Product Manager, StrideUp
3-5 days a week in office
Ethical and Shariah-compliant home finance
Open for applications
Ethical and Shariah-compliant home finance
21-100 employees
Open for applications
3-5 days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To redefine the standard of Islamic financial services.
Role
Who you are
- Empowered Owner: You take responsibility for the products you manage, balancing user needs, business goals, and delivery constraints to make informed, confident decisions
- Relentless Learner: You dive deep into business requirements and technical constraints to truly understand the problem. You ask the right questions, explore edge cases, and proactively seek out context to ensure your decisions are well-informed and your solutions are robust
- Curious Collaborator: You ask thoughtful questions, seek input from across the business, and create a shared understanding that enables better outcomes
- Customer-Focused Thinker: You champion the needs of both internal and external users, translating insight into practical improvements that drive real impact
- Clear and Considerate Communicator: You tailor your communication to the audience, distilling complexity into clear language and ensuring alignment at every stage of delivery
- Positive Force: You bring energy and resilience to your work, support your team through ambiguity, and help maintain a high-trust, low-ego culture
- Improvement-Minded: You seek feedback, reflect on what’s working (and what’s not), and use each delivery cycle as a chance to learn and get better
- Proven experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner in a small or mid-sized organisation in the finance / mortgage industry
- Comfortable operating in a hands-on, fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
- Strong collaboration skills, especially working with engineers, operations teams, and compliance stakeholders
- Ability to write clear specifications and manage a backlog in tools like Jira
- Analytical mindset; confident using data to inform decisions
- Understanding of mortgages and the lending industry
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Product Manager to support our in-house Engineering team
- This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing, mission-driven company at the forefront of Islamic financial service
- As a Product Manager at StrideUp, you’ll take ownership of core product initiatives that support our operations and customer journey
- You’ll work closely with a talented Engineering team and report directly to the Head of Product and Engineering
- Your focus will be to define, prioritise and deliver product enhancements that results in intuitive digital portals for customers and improves our internal operations to help us provide an outstanding overall customer experience
- Product Ownership: Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of key product features across our platform
- Roadmap Execution: Work with the Head of Product & Engineering to shape and maintain a clear, outcome-driven roadmap aligned with business goals
- Discovery & Definition: Lead discovery, gather requirements from stakeholders (including underwriting, operations, and compliance), and translate these into well-defined user stories and acceptance criteria
- Delivery Support: Collaborate closely with engineers to clarify scope, unblock delivery, and ensure timely releases with high quality
- User-Centric Thinking: Advocate for customer and internal user needs, ensuring the product is intuitive, efficient, and regulatory compliant
- Data & Iteration: Use data and user feedback to inform decisions, monitor impact, and iterate on solutions
Salary benchmarks
Our take
For many in the UK, owning a home feels out of reach, especially for those looking for a halal alternative to a mortgage. Traditional home loans often don't align with Islamic financial principles, and that can leave Muslims with few ethical options for buying a home. Add in strict lending criteria and confusing jargon, and it's easy to see why home ownership can feel frustrating and unfair.
StrideUp offers Sharia-compliant Home Purchase Plan that let people buy or refinance a home without compromising on values. Its model is built around fairness, clarity and flexibility, with no interest, no hidden fees, and no complicated terms. Making its a smooth, inclusive option.
So far, StrideUp has helped thousands of people on their path to home ownership, including many who were turned away by traditional lenders. With big plans to grow into a full digital Islamic bank, StrideUp is truly redefining what ethical finance can look like in the modern world.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (1 round)
Nov 2017
$2.2m
SEED
Total funding: $2.2m
Company benefits
- 25 days annual holiday
- Annual L&D budget
- 3% pension contribution
- Monthly socials
- Central London location
- Friendly and informal startup environment with a focus on performance and impact
Company HQ
Farringdon, London, UK
Leadership
Sakeeb Zaman
(Co-Founder & CEO)After studying at the University of Oxford, Sakeeb joined Deutsche Bank in 2008, before founding GammaTrace in 2014. He co-founded StrideUp in 2016, serving as CEO since then.
Rohan Trivedi
(Co-Founder)Prior to co-founding StrideUp, Rohan spent 9 years at Deutsche Bank as Vice President and then Director or Capital Markets.
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