MENA Alliances · 2 months ago
AI\/AR Product Lead
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expMENA Alliances is a UK-based client seeking a skilled and purpose-driven Product Lead to manage the MVP delivery of a groundbreaking AR-powered Islamic product. The role involves defining and delivering a technically complex and culturally sensitive mobile-first experience, ensuring compliance with privacy and Sharia regulations while working with cross-functional teams.
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Responsibilities
Define MVP scope, milestones, and pilot rollout plans in collaboration with mosque stakeholders
Manage cross-functional teams including ASR/NLP engineers, mobile developers, and UI/UX designers
Align product development with privacy-by-design, GDPR, and Sharia compliance
Lead technical planning for Arabic ASR pipelines, fuzzy verse-matching, and real-time translation delivery
Ensure thoughtful, reverent design of Prayer Mode UX, tailored for passive, sacred-space usage
Oversee multi-platform deployment (mobile, mosque tablets, and AR overlays)
Support multi-language support (English, Urdu, French) with offline and edge functionality
Collaborate with Sharia advisors to ensure all translations and flows are compliant and respectful
Track performance KPIs: latency, confidence score, offline stability, accessibility support
Qualification
Required
Strong background in both product design and technology — able to guide UX decisions and make informed technical trade-offs
4+ years of experience as a Product Manager or Product Lead on AI, AR, or real-time mobile applications
Proven experience working with speech-to-text, streaming architectures, and real-time NLP/NLU systems
Solid understanding of mobile development (React Native, Flutter, or native) and real-time backend technologies (WebRTC, WebSockets, Redis)
Familiarity with ASR technologies (e.g. Whisper, NeMo) and machine learning productization
Strong grasp of accessible, culturally sensitive design principles for faith-based products
Experience delivering privacy-critical or mission-sensitive tech solutions
Effective cross-functional communicator and team leader
Comfortable working in agile teams and independently across time zones
Fluent in English; Arabic is a strong advantage
Sensitivity to Islamic religious norms, especially within sacred spaces like mosques
Benefits
Hourly-based compensation with flexible scheduling.
Exposure to a groundbreaking AI + AR product with global spiritual and social impact.
Take ownership of an MVP with the potential to scale across the MENA region and beyond.
Company
MENA Alliances
Mena Alliances is an IT consulting firm that provides professionals on-demand, data labeling, translation, and localization services.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Abeer Abu Ghaith
Chief Executive Officer
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