Product Manager

Your tasks

Product strategy & roadmap Own the product strategy, roadmap and backlog for CleverSo, from vision through delivery. Decide what becomes a reusable platform capability vs. a client-specific customization. Track the localization and AI-translation market and competitors to inform positioning and roadmap bets.

Client, investor & stakeholder engagement Present the product vision, roadmap and progress to investors, clients and leadership; contribute to investor and board materials. Work directly with key clients: lead discovery sessions and demos, and turn client needs into platform priorities.

Prototyping & validation Use AI tools to rapidly build POCs and interactive prototypes of new features and user flows, and validate them with stakeholders and clients before committing engineering effort.

Delivery & execution Lead the delivery team through refinement, planning and reviews; make the final call on scope and trade-offs. Partner with engineering on technical direction, architecture trade-offs and release planning.

Performance & reporting Define and own product KPIs (adoption, retention, revenue impact, platform health) and report on them to leadership.

Requirements

Education, Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, business, translation or a related field.
• 4–6 years of experience in product management, owning strategy and roadmap for a live B2B software product.
• Proven background in the translation/localization industry; understands LSP and enterprise localization workflows (TEP, vendor management, QA, project handoffs).
• Hands-on experience with Translation Management Systems (e.g., XTM, Phrase, Smartling, memoQ, Trados), ideally on the product side, not only as a user.
• Working knowledge of CAT tool concepts: translation memory, termbases, file filters and MT integration.
• Proven, hands-on use of AI tools in product work: building working POCs and clickable prototypes (e.g., Claude, Cursor, Lovable, v0, Figma Make), drafting specs and analysis. Examples of past prototypes required.
• Track record of presenting to senior stakeholders, clients and investors with confidence.
• Strong commercial sense: able to connect roadmap decisions to revenue, retention and client value.
• Deep Agile delivery experience; proficient with Jira and Confluence (or equivalent).
• Solid technical understanding of APIs, integrations and data flows, enough to discuss trade-offs with engineers.
• Clear communicator who can push back on scope and say no with reasoning.
• Fluent in English and Arabic, both written and spoken.

Nice to have

• CSPO, PSPO or SAFe POPM certification.
• Experience with B2B/multi-client SaaS platforms, where client requests compete for the same roadmap.
• Experience supporting fundraising or investor due diligence.
• Familiarity with UX basics (wireframing in Figma).

Behavioral competencies

• Technical competencies
• Stakeholder & investor communication
• Influencing & negotiation
• Commercial acumen
• Decision making & prioritization
• Client orientation
• Results orientation
• Product strategy & roadmapping
• Localization workflows & TMS/CAT tools
• AI-assisted prototyping
• Agile delivery (Jira & Confluence)
• APIs, integrations & data flows
• Product KPIs & analytics