Senior Product Manager

About MelliGold

MelliGold is a fintech startup operating at the intersection of the gold market and financial technology. We build intelligent and secure infrastructure for sourcing, trading, and managing gold flows within the Iranian market.

Our Product team is looking for a highly dedicated and ownership-driven Product Manager to lead the development of internal products from Discovery to Delivery.

Mission

You will own the full lifecycle of MelliGold's internal products—from identifying the needs of Operations, Branches, Finance, Reconciliation, Marketing, and other business teams, to delivering solutions that improve organizational efficiency and optimize gold sourcing and trading decisions.

Your mission is to leverage a deep understanding of business processes, data, and operational needs to build reliable gold supply forecasting capabilities and enable data-driven sourcing and trading decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Product Discovery process to identify real business problems and internal stakeholders' needs.
• Define product vision and roadmap, and translate insights into comprehensive Product Requirement Documents (PRDs).
• Manage the product lifecycle end-to-end, from Discovery through Delivery, ensuring high-quality execution.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Data, Operations, Finance, and Marketing teams to prioritize and implement solutions.
• Design and monitor gold supply forecasting models to support trading and sourcing decisions.
• Own and maintain the Product Backlog, facilitating Grooming and Planning sessions.
• Align goals and requirements across multiple internal stakeholders.
• Build strong partnerships with technical teams through effective leadership and decisive decision-making.
• Define, track, and optimize product success metrics (KPIs/OKRs).

Requirements

• 3–6 years of hands-on Product Management experience, preferably in FinTech, Banking, Capital Markets, or the Gold Industry.
• Strong understanding of Product Discovery, Product Delivery, and Stakeholder Management.
• Proven ability to analyze data and collaborate with Data teams on forecasting and demand planning initiatives.
• Experience working closely with Engineering teams and familiarity with product architecture, APIs, microservices, and software development lifecycles.
• Excellent documentation, prioritization, decision-making, and dependency management skills.
• Ability to facilitate discussions with diverse stakeholders and translate business needs into product requirements.
• An ownership mindset with a strong sense of accountability, commitment, and persistence through product success.

Nice to Have

• Experience in fintech, payment, banking, or gold-related businesses.
• Familiarity with reconciliation, settlement, branch operations, or internal operational systems.
• Experience designing or implementing forecasting and demand planning models.
• Understanding of Compliance, AML (Anti-Money Laundering), and financial risk management concepts.

Personal Attributes

• Strong ownership mentality and leadership capabilities.
• Ability to maintain focus and drive initiatives through completion.
• Analytical thinking, pragmatism, and accountability.
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Passion for learning and growing in a fast-paced, challenging fintech environment.
• Fluent English proficiency.