About the role
About us
Tamara is the leading fintech platform in Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC region with a mission to help people make their dreams come true by building the most customer-centric financial super-app on earth. The company serves millions of users in KSA, UAE and Kuwait, and partners with leading global and regional brands such as SHEIN, Jarir, noon, Amazon, IKEA, eXtra and Farfetch as well as small and medium businesses.
Tamara is Saudi’s first fintech unicorn and is backed by Sanabil Investments, SNB Capital, Checkout.com, amongst others, operating out of its headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with other regional and global support offices.
About the Role
We are seeking a highly driven and experienced Senior Product Manager to lead the development and evolution of our Loan Management System (LMS). This role requires a strategic thinker and hands-on builder who can set the product direction, drive discovery and solutioning, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver a best-in-class lending platform.
The ideal candidate will have prior experience building core financial systems, with the ability to either architect a new LMS from the ground up or enhance and extend existing open-source platforms. This is a senior, independent role requiring strong ownership, structured thinking, and stakeholder management skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Set Product Direction: Define and communicate the long-term vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Loan Management System.
- Product Discovery & Solutioning: Lead structured product discovery, evaluate multiple approaches (build, extend, or integrate), and ensure the right trade-offs are made to achieve business goals.
- System Development: Drive the end-to-end creation of an LMS from scratch or modularize/enhance existing open-source platforms.
- Cross-functional Leadership: Independently collaborate with engineering, operations, credit risk, compliance, Finance and cross-vertical business teams to align requirements and deliver value.
- Execution & Delivery: Translate product strategy into clear requirements, prioritize ruthlessly, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality solutions.
- Scalability & Compliance: Ensure the LMS is built with scalability, reliability, and regulatory compliance in mind.
- Stakeholder Management: Manage expectations at senior leadership level, ensuring alignment on priorities, trade-offs, and timelines.
Requirements
- 7–10 years of Product Management experience, with at least 4+ years in fintech, lending, or financial systems.
- Strong background in Loan Management Systems, Core Banking Platforms, or Lending Infrastructure.
- Proven ability to build complex financial platforms either from scratch or by extending open-source solutions.
- Excellent problem-solving, discovery, and structured thinking skills.
- Strong cross-functional leadership and communication abilities.
- Experience working in early-stage, fast-paced environments with high ownership.
- Familiarity with loan lifecycle management (disbursement, repayments, rescheduling, collections, settlements).