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<p>ABOUT THE COMPANY OSON is an international fintech holding company developing modern payment infrastructure between MENA and Central Asia. Our MENA Division, based in Dubai (DIFC), is currently in the active launch phase of its key flagship product. Oson Neo is an innovative digital bank operating under a full DFSA license (DIFC, Category 3C). The project's scope of activities includes managing payment accounts, issuing payment instruments, providing IBANs, and card issuing in partnership with Emirates NBD. We are building marketing from scratch in a regulated financial environment and are looking for a strong leader capable of effectively balancing the aggressive growth of a startup with the requirements of financial compliance. RESPONSIBILITIES • Go-to-Market Strategy: Developing, comprehensively planning, and launching a full-scale marketing strategy to introduce the Oson Neo digital bank to the Middle East market. • Performance & Growth Marketing: Building a measurable performance marketing function from scratch. • Managing digital customer acquisition channels, optimizing customer acquisition costs (CAC), and controlling conversion funnels to ensure a steady stream of early users (Phase 1 Retail). • Positioning and Brand: Shaping and developing the Oson Neo brand within the DIFC/UAE as a reliable, fully licensed financial product. Managing the company's market positioning. • Content and Compliance Communications: Creating content and external communications in strict compliance with DFSA regulations for financial product advertising and disclosure. • Establishing close collaboration with the Compliance department to pre-approve all claims and marketing materials. • PR and Media Relations: Organizing and executing PR activities during the launch phase (including announcing the acquisition of the DFSA license and technological partnerships). • Marketing Analytics: Establishing an end-to-end analytical function, closely monitoring the funnel, key performance metrics, and ROI across all utilized acquisition channels.</p><p>• Relevant Experience: Between 5 and 9 years of successful marketing experience, with a mandatory focus on the Fintech industry, neobanking, payment services (PSP/EMI), or other regulated financial products. • Launches from Scratch: Proven practical experience launching fintech products in the market and acquiring initial customers under tight initial budget constraints. • Ability to work in a hands-on format (executing tasks independently at the early stages) in cooperation with a small team and external agencies. • Performance Expertise: Deep knowledge and practical skills in performance and growth marketing, with a clear understanding of CAC, LTV, and ROI metrics, as well as conversion optimization principles. • Understanding of Regulated Environments: A clear understanding of the specifics and boundaries of financial advertising, and the requirements of regulators (DFSA, FCA, MAS, or similar) regarding promotional claims and data protection. • High sensitivity to reputation within the financial sector. • Required knowledge of Russian and English languages! knowledge of Arabic will be an advantage.</p>

<p>The division's product ecosystem features: Oson Neo, an innovative digital bank operating under a DFSA license (DIFC, Category 3C); OsonX, a progressive crypto direction; and a cross-border international payments service. We are seeking a strong leader and product strategy owner capable of systematically scaling the division's products at the intersection of customer needs, technology, and strict compliance, fully transitioning product decision-making away from hands-on founder management. Responsibilities • Product Strategy and Roadmap: Taking full ownership of the product strategy and a comprehensive roadmap for all core division products (Oson Neo, OsonX, international payments). • Prioritizing the product backlog effectively based on business value and available resources. Translating global business goals into explicit product solutions and metrics. • Oson Neo Launch and Scalability: Leading the digital bank to a successful market launch (Phase 1 Retail), including the product specification for IBAN functionality, Visa issuing, and the AED wallet. • Designing a seamless customer journey (onboarding, KYC flow) strictly aligned with DFSA regulatory standards. • Strategically preparing subsequent product phases, such as the transition to the Corporate segment and integration with the OsonX crypto framework. • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ensuring smooth product delivery in alignment with the group's engineering team (under the Group CTO). • Collaborating closely with the Compliance/MLRO department to ensure product adherence to regulatory boundaries right from the initial stages. • Coordinating product details with key external partners, including Emirates NBD bank, the BaaS provider, and card schemes. • Product Analytics and Metrics: Defining, implementing, and constantly tracking key product performance metrics (activation, retention, funnel conversions, transaction volume and count). • Making product decisions solely based on data rather than intuition, and continuously iterating the post-launch product according to user behavior analytics.</p><p>• Relevant Experience: 7+ years of experience in Product Management, with a significant track record in Fintech, digital banking, or payment systems. • Proven practical experience launching a financial product from scratch, rather than just managing pre-existing systems. • Payment Infrastructure Expertise: Deep understanding of payment systems and infrastructure, including integrations with BaaS platforms and partner banks, card issuing mechanisms, IBAN provisioning, and KYC flows. • Regulated Environment Experience: Clear grasp of the regulatory context, alongside experience navigating compliance frameworks and tight licensing constraints. • Direct experience working under licensed jurisdictions regulated by authorities such as the DFSA, FCA, ADGM, or MAS will be a distinct advantage. • Soft Skills and Traits: A high level of independence and a systematic approach to product management instead of reactive execution. • Ability to find a balance and communicate fluently across engineering, compliance, and business functions. • Strong focus on product metrics and business results, rather than the raw number of features shipped. • Required knowledge of Russian and English languages! knowledge of Arabic will be an advantage.</p>

<p>One of the key flagship products of the division is Oson Neo, a state—of-the-art digital fintech solution developing in a regulated environment (DFSA). To bring the product to a new stage and ensure its full technological independence, we are creating a dedicated, sovereign engineering team from scratch, led by the Head of Engineering. Responsibilities • Development and Product Management: Full technical responsibility for the architecture, stability and continuous development of the Oson Neo fintech product. Interact with the Head of Product to synchronize the product roadmap and technical priorities. • Building a team from scratch: Designing the target structure and processes of a new engineering team. Independent recruitment, adaptation, and development of technical specialists (starting with backend and integration engineers). Formation of a strong engineering culture (code review, CI/CD, quality standards). • Integrations and vendors: Technical coordination and management of integration processes with BaaS providers, partner bank (Emirates NBD) and Visa (Visa issuing) payment system. • Regulatory compliance: Fruitful cooperation with the Compliance department to ensure full compliance of the technical architecture and data security with the strict requirements of the DFSA financial regulator, and preparation of the system for audits. • Cross-team partnership: Diplomatic coordination with the group's CTO on issues of common standards and the holding's infrastructure to maintain a balance of interests and avoid duplication, without operational subordination to the current technical structure.</p><p>• Experience and leadership: More than 7 years of total experience in software development, including at least 3 years as a technical leader (Head of Engineering, Engineering Manager, Tech Lead). Having successful practical experience building and scaling engineering teams from scratch or almost from scratch. • Fintech expertise: A deep understanding of the specifics of Fintech and the payment sector. Experience working with payment system architecture, integrations with traditional banks, IBAN providers, and BaaS platforms. The experience of working with core banking/wallet solutions (for example, Crassula or analogues) and Visa/Mastercard issuing processes will be a great advantage. • Regulated environment: Practical experience in designing and maintaining systems operating in highly regulated jurisdictions (DFSA, FCA, MAS or similar). Understanding data security standards and auditing. • Technical stack and architecture: High level of personal technical competence. The ability to dive deeply into code and architectural solutions, act as an expert for the team, and not just perform managerial functions. • Required knowledge of Russian and English languages! knowledge of Arabic will be an advantage.</p>

<p>ABOUT THE COMPANY OSON is an international fintech holding company developing modern payment infrastructure between MENA and Central Asia. Our MENA Division, based in Dubai (DIFC), is currently in the active launch phase of its key flagship product. Oson Neo is an innovative digital bank operating under a full DFSA license (DIFC, Category 3C). The project's scope of activities includes managing payment accounts, issuing payment instruments, providing IBANs, and card issuing in partnership with Emirates NBD. We are building marketing from scratch in a regulated financial environment and are looking for a strong leader capable of effectively balancing the aggressive growth of a startup with the requirements of financial compliance. RESPONSIBILITIES • Go-to-Market Strategy: Developing, comprehensively planning, and launching a full-scale marketing strategy to introduce the Oson Neo digital bank to the Middle East market. • Performance & Growth Marketing: Building a measurable performance marketing function from scratch. • Managing digital customer acquisition channels, optimizing customer acquisition costs (CAC), and controlling conversion funnels to ensure a steady stream of early users (Phase 1 Retail). • Positioning and Brand: Shaping and developing the Oson Neo brand within the DIFC/UAE as a reliable, fully licensed financial product. Managing the company's market positioning. • Content and Compliance Communications: Creating content and external communications in strict compliance with DFSA regulations for financial product advertising and disclosure. • Establishing close collaboration with the Compliance department to pre-approve all claims and marketing materials. • PR and Media Relations: Organizing and executing PR activities during the launch phase (including announcing the acquisition of the DFSA license and technological partnerships). • Marketing Analytics: Establishing an end-to-end analytical function, closely monitoring the funnel, key performance metrics, and ROI across all utilized acquisition channels.</p><p>• Relevant Experience: Between 5 and 9 years of successful marketing experience, with a mandatory focus on the Fintech industry, neobanking, payment services (PSP/EMI), or other regulated financial products. • Launches from Scratch: Proven practical experience launching fintech products in the market and acquiring initial customers under tight initial budget constraints. • Ability to work in a hands-on format (executing tasks independently at the early stages) in cooperation with a small team and external agencies. • Performance Expertise: Deep knowledge and practical skills in performance and growth marketing, with a clear understanding of CAC, LTV, and ROI metrics, as well as conversion optimization principles. • Understanding of Regulated Environments: A clear understanding of the specifics and boundaries of financial advertising, and the requirements of regulators (DFSA, FCA, MAS, or similar) regarding promotional claims and data protection. • High sensitivity to reputation within the financial sector. • Required knowledge of Russian and English languages! knowledge of Arabic will be an advantage.</p>

<p>The division's product ecosystem features: Oson Neo, an innovative digital bank operating under a DFSA license (DIFC, Category 3C); OsonX, a progressive crypto direction; and a cross-border international payments service. We are seeking a strong leader and product strategy owner capable of systematically scaling the division's products at the intersection of customer needs, technology, and strict compliance, fully transitioning product decision-making away from hands-on founder management. Responsibilities • Product Strategy and Roadmap: Taking full ownership of the product strategy and a comprehensive roadmap for all core division products (Oson Neo, OsonX, international payments). • Prioritizing the product backlog effectively based on business value and available resources. Translating global business goals into explicit product solutions and metrics. • Oson Neo Launch and Scalability: Leading the digital bank to a successful market launch (Phase 1 Retail), including the product specification for IBAN functionality, Visa issuing, and the AED wallet. • Designing a seamless customer journey (onboarding, KYC flow) strictly aligned with DFSA regulatory standards. • Strategically preparing subsequent product phases, such as the transition to the Corporate segment and integration with the OsonX crypto framework. • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ensuring smooth product delivery in alignment with the group's engineering team (under the Group CTO). • Collaborating closely with the Compliance/MLRO department to ensure product adherence to regulatory boundaries right from the initial stages. • Coordinating product details with key external partners, including Emirates NBD bank, the BaaS provider, and card schemes. • Product Analytics and Metrics: Defining, implementing, and constantly tracking key product performance metrics (activation, retention, funnel conversions, transaction volume and count). • Making product decisions solely based on data rather than intuition, and continuously iterating the post-launch product according to user behavior analytics.</p><p>• Relevant Experience: 7+ years of experience in Product Management, with a significant track record in Fintech, digital banking, or payment systems. • Proven practical experience launching a financial product from scratch, rather than just managing pre-existing systems. • Payment Infrastructure Expertise: Deep understanding of payment systems and infrastructure, including integrations with BaaS platforms and partner banks, card issuing mechanisms, IBAN provisioning, and KYC flows. • Regulated Environment Experience: Clear grasp of the regulatory context, alongside experience navigating compliance frameworks and tight licensing constraints. • Direct experience working under licensed jurisdictions regulated by authorities such as the DFSA, FCA, ADGM, or MAS will be a distinct advantage. • Soft Skills and Traits: A high level of independence and a systematic approach to product management instead of reactive execution. • Ability to find a balance and communicate fluently across engineering, compliance, and business functions. • Strong focus on product metrics and business results, rather than the raw number of features shipped. • Required knowledge of Russian and English languages! knowledge of Arabic will be an advantage.</p>

<p>One of the key flagship products of the division is Oson Neo, a state—of-the-art digital fintech solution developing in a regulated environment (DFSA). To bring the product to a new stage and ensure its full technological independence, we are creating a dedicated, sovereign engineering team from scratch, led by the Head of Engineering. Responsibilities • Development and Product Management: Full technical responsibility for the architecture, stability and continuous development of the Oson Neo fintech product. Interact with the Head of Product to synchronize the product roadmap and technical priorities. • Building a team from scratch: Designing the target structure and processes of a new engineering team. Independent recruitment, adaptation, and development of technical specialists (starting with backend and integration engineers). Formation of a strong engineering culture (code review, CI/CD, quality standards). • Integrations and vendors: Technical coordination and management of integration processes with BaaS providers, partner bank (Emirates NBD) and Visa (Visa issuing) payment system. • Regulatory compliance: Fruitful cooperation with the Compliance department to ensure full compliance of the technical architecture and data security with the strict requirements of the DFSA financial regulator, and preparation of the system for audits. • Cross-team partnership: Diplomatic coordination with the group's CTO on issues of common standards and the holding's infrastructure to maintain a balance of interests and avoid duplication, without operational subordination to the current technical structure.</p><p>• Experience and leadership: More than 7 years of total experience in software development, including at least 3 years as a technical leader (Head of Engineering, Engineering Manager, Tech Lead). Having successful practical experience building and scaling engineering teams from scratch or almost from scratch. • Fintech expertise: A deep understanding of the specifics of Fintech and the payment sector. Experience working with payment system architecture, integrations with traditional banks, IBAN providers, and BaaS platforms. The experience of working with core banking/wallet solutions (for example, Crassula or analogues) and Visa/Mastercard issuing processes will be a great advantage. • Regulated environment: Practical experience in designing and maintaining systems operating in highly regulated jurisdictions (DFSA, FCA, MAS or similar). Understanding data security standards and auditing. • Technical stack and architecture: High level of personal technical competence. The ability to dive deeply into code and architectural solutions, act as an expert for the team, and not just perform managerial functions. • Required knowledge of Russian and English languages! knowledge of Arabic will be an advantage.</p>