Robert Walters
Product Development Business Analyst
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
Job expiry date: 27/05/2026
Job overview
Date posted
13/04/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 15,000 - 20,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Experienced
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
27/05/2026
Job description
The Product Development Business Analyst role is a hybrid, double-hat position within a leading bank based in Deira, Dubai, operating within a growing Digital Banking function. The role combines product development and business analysis responsibilities, focusing on leading the development of a new retail loan product to be offered via an online application channel as part of the bank's Digital Banking strategy. The position requires working as a Business Analyst for the go-live of the product and supporting the broader Digital Banking Transformation programme. The role involves contributing to product lifecycle management, business requirements gathering, stakeholder engagement, process analysis, and banking product launch activities within a retail and consumer banking environment. The candidate is expected to work within a UAE banking context, ideally within a DFSA-regulated environment, while supporting digital banking initiatives, online loan applications, and transformation programmes. This fully office-based role operates Monday to Friday with an early finish on Fridays and requires a mid-level professional with experience in retail or consumer banking in the UAE or wider Middle East, capable of supporting digital banking product development and transformation initiatives.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Lead development of a new retail loan product within the Digital Banking function by defining product requirements, coordinating stakeholders, supporting product lifecycle management, and ensuring successful delivery through online application channels
- Work as a Business Analyst for the product go-live by gathering business requirements, documenting business processes, supporting system implementation, and coordinating with Digital Banking transformation teams
- Support the broader Digital Banking Transformation programme by contributing to process analysis, requirements documentation, stakeholder alignment, and transformation initiatives within retail banking operations
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, product teams, and technology teams to define functional requirements, ensure alignment with banking operations, and support product development initiatives
- Conduct business analysis activities including requirements gathering, documentation, process mapping, and validation to support digital banking product implementation
- Support go-live activities including user acceptance testing, issue resolution, operational readiness, and deployment of digital retail loan products
- Work within retail or consumer banking environments in the UAE or wider Middle East, ensuring compliance with banking regulations and DFSA-regulated environment requirements
- Provide ongoing support for product enhancements, digital banking initiatives, and operational improvements following product launch
Experience & skills
- Demonstrate 3–4+ years of experience in product development and business analysis within retail banking or consumer banking environments
- Possess experience working within UAE banking sector or wider Middle East, preferably within a DFSA-regulated environment
- Show experience leading development of banking products, particularly retail loan products or digital banking products
- Demonstrate experience supporting product go-live, digital transformation initiatives, and banking system implementations
- Exhibit strong business analysis experience including requirements gathering, process analysis, and documentation
- Demonstrate experience working within Digital Banking functions and online application product environments
- Possess professional working proficiency in English and ability to work within fully office-based environment in Dubai
- Show ability to support Digital Banking Transformation programme and collaborate with stakeholders across product, business, and technology teams