Jabez Mammen Monani Malickal

Lead Product Manager

Growth & Data Architecture • Technical Product Leadership • 14 Years Technical & Product Experience

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Current Role: Product Manager, Growth & Data Architecture (DAMAC Properties)
Target Scope: Lead Product Manager
Domains: High-Growth PropTech • Regulated FinTech • Enterprise Omnichannel Retail
80%
Integration Cost Reduction
Segment CDP Rollout (BitOasis)
< 5 Min
Reconciliation Latency
From 12h/wk via Agentic AI (DAMAC)
8+
Enterprise Apps Shipped
Multi-Brand MENA & SEA (Al-Futtaim)
Zero
Critical Audit Failures
Regulated Crypto Platforms (BitOasis)

Key Projects & Measured Outcomes

Systematic breakdowns showing the proven chain: Problem → Evidence-Led Decision → Measured Outcome.

Autonomous Data Reconciliation & High-Velocity Lead Engine
DAMAC Properties • Luxury PropTech
Problem
Complex lead flows across ad networks, custom middleware, and Salesforce CRM caused data drop-offs, lead reconciliation lags, and fragmented conversion attribution across high-value international buyer funnels.
Evidence-Led Decision
Configured closed-loop attribution across Amplitude, Adjust, and Salesforce CRM. Architected and deployed an autonomous Agentic AI reconciliation workflow (Claude Code, Model Context Protocol, REST APIs) connecting in-house middleware with BigQuery to automatically catch and reconcile data discrepancies.
Measured Outcome
Slashed weekly reconciliation overhead from 12 hours to under 5 minutes, unified ad spend with ground sales pipeline operations, and eliminated lead attribution blind spots with real-time data integrity.
Segment CDP Infrastructure Implementation
BitOasis • FinTech & Cryptocurrency
Problem
High engineering maintenance cost and extreme architectural complexity when connecting multiple third-party marketing, analytics, and security platforms with fragmented customer data streams.
Evidence-Led Decision
Conducted rigorous build-vs-buy ROI benchmark comparing Segment against custom in-house pipelines. Designed normalized event tracking schemas and led phased, zero-downtime implementation across web and mobile platforms.
Measured Outcome
Achieved an 80% reduction in third-party platform integration costs, established organization-wide real-time data streaming, and unblocked automated lifecycle marketing pipelines across email, push, and product channels.
Omnichannel Retail & Region-First Scan-&-Go Platform
Al-Futtaim • Retail Enterprise
Problem
Legacy brick-and-mortar checkout friction and lack of synchronized digital mobile experiences across major multinational brands in the GCC and Southeast Asia.
Evidence-Led Decision
Recruited and led cross-functional Android engineering squads, executed customer-centered proof-of-concept tests, and architected the region's first in-store Scan-&-Go self-checkout system for Kiabi UAE.
Measured Outcome
Successfully launched 8+ enterprise mobile applications (Watsons UAE, Marks & Spencer Food UAE/SG/HK, Toys "R" Us MENA, Kiabi UAE), dramatically reducing peak physical checkout bottlenecks and unifying digital-physical inventory.
Global Mobile App Expansion & DevOps Stabilization
BitOasis • International Scale
Problem
Scaling regulated cryptocurrency mobile trading into foreign jurisdictions (Turkey) without accumulating technical debt, slowing deployment cadence, or risking compliance violations.
Evidence-Led Decision
Recruited, mentored, and stood up dedicated Android development squads. Overhauled branch strategies, automated CI/CD validation gates, and instituted strict compliance and security audit backlogs.
Measured Outcome
Delivered a seamless cross-border market launch into Turkey, established a predictable 2-week release cadence with zero critical compliance audit breaches, and maintained production stability across all mobile releases.
Enterprise Data Engineering & Executive BI Pipelines
BitOasis • Enterprise Intelligence
Problem
Manual, ad-hoc spreadsheet reporting created 48-hour data latency, slowing leadership decision-making and clouding product investment clarity.
Evidence-Led Decision
Architected automated data warehouse pipelines on Google BigQuery and configured unified executive dashboards across PowerBI and Amplitude.
Measured Outcome
Eliminated manual reporting overhead, delivered real-time executive visibility into platform activity, and grounded roadmap prioritization in verified behavioral metrics.

The Product Operating System

Rigorous mental models and cadences applied to protect engineering capacity, remove ambiguity, and maximize return on investment.

5-Step Strategic Bet Filter

Every initiative must pass all 5 gates before committing engineering sprint capacity:

  • 1
    Problem: Is this an undeniable, validated user or enterprise friction point?
  • 2
    Impact: How will this measurably shift the designated North Star metric?
  • 3
    Evidence: What qualitative feedback and quantitative data validates this investment?
  • 4
    Trade-off: What existing backlog items are we explicitly saying NO to in order to build this?
  • 5
    Learning: What institutional insight will we capture even if this experiment underperforms?

The Weekly Clarity Ritual

Synchronized Monday morning protocol with engineering leads and product designers:

Pillar 1: Outcome Clarity
What singular business outcome are we attempting to move this week?
Pillar 2: Construction Rationale
What are we actively building right now, and why is this the most efficient path?
Pillar 3: Active De-prioritization
What requests are we explicitly declining to shield deep engineering work?
“If these three answers cannot be articulated in 60 seconds, focus has already been compromised.”

Product Leadership & Engineering Velocity

Cultivating psychological safety, high-trust engineering cultures, and high-velocity execution.

Bridging Systems Rigor with High-Trust Culture

Over 14 years of high-tempo delivery across FinTech, luxury real estate, and enterprise e-commerce have reinforced a foundational truth: fragile systems break people, and burned-out people build fragile systems.

As a Product Lead, I partner closely with engineering managers, PMs, and cross-functional teams to eliminate chronic firefighting, institute blameless post-mortems, establish clear cognitive boundaries, and build operating rhythms where technical excellence flourishes sustainably.

Psychological Safety Blameless Post-Mortems Context-Switching Reduction High-Trust Team Rituals Conflict De-escalation & Alignment

Core Competencies & Capabilities

Strategic governance, technical architecture, and modern data & AI systems honed across 14 years.

Product Leadership & Governance

Product Operating Models 0→1 & International Scale Build-vs-Buy ROI Analysis Cross-Functional Squad Mentorship FinTech Compliance (KYC/AML) Executive Stakeholder Alignment

Growth, Data & AI Systems

Agentic AI & Autonomous Workflows Claude Code & MCP Segment CDP Google BigQuery & SQL Closed-Loop Attribution Amplitude & Adjust Salesforce CRM & SFMC

Technical Architecture & Delivery

Distributed Mobile (Android) Middleware & API Integration DevOps & CI/CD Governance Retail Omnichannel & POS Agile / Scrum / Kanban Jira & Confluence

Career History

A 14-year progressive trajectory from core software engineering to technical product leadership and growth orchestration.

Product Manager, Growth & Data
DAMAC Properties • Dubai, UAE
September 2023 – Present
Lead digital marketing and data architecture initiatives to scale high-value lead acquisition for luxury real estate. Partner closely with ground sales teams to calibrate lead quality scores, evaluate MarTech tools (Salesforce, Adjust, Amplitude), build autonomous Agentic AI reconciliation pipelines, and execute rapid growth experiments.
Product Manager, Technical
BitOasis • Dubai, UAE
December 2020 – September 2023
Owned technical backlog across Customer Data Platform (Segment CDP), Cybersecurity compliance, and Data Engineering. Cut integration overhead by 80%, architected BigQuery data models, managed security vulnerability resolution for regulatory compliance, and scaled mobile engineering into international markets (Turkey).
Senior Software Engineer & Mobile Lead
Al-Futtaim • Dubai, UAE
March 2018 – November 2020
Hired and mentored cross-regional Android development squads. Successfully launched 8+ mobile applications across MENA & Southeast Asia (Watsons, Kiabi, Marks & Spencer Food, Toys 'R' Us). Introduced the region's first retail Scan-&-Go functionality.
Associate Business Consultant
IBS Software Services • India
March 2017 – January 2018
Collaborated with Etihad Cargo operations team on mission-critical migration to the iCargo platform. Executed comprehensive business requirement gathering, gap analysis, and process optimization.
Business Analyst
McFadyen Digital • India
March 2013 – March 2017
Delivered enterprise e-commerce solutions utilizing Oracle Commerce. Consulted on China eCommerce implementation for Louis Vuitton and platforms for Santa Cruz Biotechnology. Authored technical specifications and user stories.

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Open to exploring Lead Product Manager opportunities with forward-thinking teams based in Dubai or globally distributed.