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SOUM

Online marketplace for used electronics transactions

Product Manager - Data & AI

Technical Product ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • 2–4 years of product management experience, including significant time spent on data platforms, ML/AI products, or data-intensive products.
  • Advanced SQL, data modelling (dimensional/star schema), ETL/ELT, event tracking, and familiarity with modern data stacks such as BigQuery, Snowflake or Redshift, dbt, Airflow, and Kafka.
  • Solid understanding of the ML lifecycle and modern GenAI, including problem framing, feature engineering, model evaluation, MLOps, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), prompt design, and vendor APIs.
  • Strong commercial acumen, demonstrated by linking data or AI products to revenue, margin, or cost outcomes and building business cases.
  • Experience shipping AI/ML or data products into production and demonstrating measurable impact beyond prototypes.
  • Ability to drive products forward independently by setting direction, unblocking teams, and making timely, well-reasoned decisions.
  • Fluent English; Arabic is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Define and own the Data & AI product roadmap, tying every initiative to a commercial outcome such as gross merchandise value, margin, conversion, operating cost, or fraud loss.
  • Lead pricing and valuation products for used electronics and cars, including seller instant quotes, price recommendations, and dynamic pricing based on condition, demand, seasonality, and market trends.
  • Identify, size, and ship AI/ML use cases across the business, including search ranking and recommendations, fraud and risk scoring, image-based condition grading, LLM-powered listing creation, and Arabic/English customer support automation.
  • Own the data platform as a product; work with data engineering on pipelines, data models, the warehouse, and event tracking, establishing standards for data quality, lineage, documentation, and access.
  • Work hands-on with data by writing SQL, exploring datasets, specifying tracking schemas and data contracts, reviewing data models, and validating that implementations meet business needs.
  • Translate business problems into ML and analytics problem statements; define offline and online evaluation metrics, success criteria, and guardrails with data scientists and ML engineers.
  • Build business cases and make build-versus-buy decisions, including evaluating third-party LLM APIs versus in-house models, ROI, inference costs, and infrastructure costs.
  • Drive adoption of data products across Commercial, Operations, Finance, and leadership, including self-serve analytics, trusted KPI definitions, and useful dashboards.
  • Monitor models and data products after launch for performance, drift, data quality, and business impact; iterate when results fall short.
  • Ensure responsible and compliant use of data and AI in line with Saudi Arabia's Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) and SDAIA guidance, using appropriate privacy, human-in-the-loop, and bias controls.
  • Explain technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders and leadership, and build alignment around priorities.

Desired Qualifications

  • Prior experience as a data engineer, analytics engineer, or data scientist before moving into product.
  • Experience with pricing engines, marketplaces, e-commerce, automotive, or fintech risk and fraud.
  • Experience with computer vision or Arabic natural language processing use cases.
  • Familiarity with PDPL, data governance frameworks, or the GCC data regulatory landscape.

About the Company

SOUM

Online marketplace for used electronics transactions

Soum.sa runs an online marketplace in Saudi Arabia for buying and selling used mobile phones and electronics. Sellers list items with their own prices, and when a sale occurs, the seller ships the device to the buyer for free using a selected shipping carrier. The platform verifies the device before payment is released to the seller, ensuring product quality and building buyer trust. Revenue comes from transaction fees and optional premium listing features, with potential earnings from carrier and service partnerships. What sets Soum.sa apart is its emphasis on verification, secure payments, and free shipping within a trusted marketplace tailored to the Saudi market. Its goal is to provide a reliable, secure, and user-friendly way for people to buy affordable, high-quality used devices.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
Series A
Total funding
$22M
Headquarters
Saudi Arabia
Founded
2021

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