Based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Iqama Transferable)

Senior Product Manager
Zero-to-One Specialist

From Employee #1 on a 34-person EV team to a SAR 7.5M SaaS pipeline — built products from zero and measured every outcome in revenue.

Open to Senior PM · Head of Product · KSA & GCC · Available now

Thariq Hamad, Senior Product Manager

Where I've Built

Fortude
Sling Mobility
FieldR
MillenniumIT
1 → 34Team ScaledEmployee #1 to full ops team
SAR 7.5M+Pipeline BuiltEnterprise SaaS, 15 months
~30Cross-FunctionalStakeholders led at Fortude
Board + CSOReporting LineDirect to executive level

Core Expertise

Functional leadership across the product lifecycle.

Revenue Strategy

Pricing, packaging, and commercial validation. Built a SAR 7.5M annual revenue pipeline at Fortude.

AI Product Leadership

Product discovery, use-case definition, and workflow integration. Designed AI workflows driving SAR 750K new ARR.

Data & Retention

17% retention improvement and 30% revenue growth at Sling Mobility via closed-loop decision making.

GTM & CRO

Scaled Chonk Cookies to SAR 60K revenue. Top 28 Venture Engine finalist via social-commerce experimentation.

What colleagues say

Thariq consistently demonstrated a rare balance of strategic thinking, technical understanding, and strong people leadership. He has a clear ability to translate complex business requirements into actionable product roadmaps while working closely with engineering, hardware, and operations teams. I would confidently recommend him for senior product leadership roles, especially in environments that require close coordination between software, hardware, and operational teams.
Hikam BadurdeenDevOps Engineer · Sling MobilityDirect Report · January 2026
Thariq's ability to handle multiple projects was unlike any I've seen before and made a dramatic increase in the productivity level of our company. No matter how tense a meeting, Thariq made sure everyone left with a smile. As a team member or a leader, Thariq earns my highest recommendation.
Janith Tharaka SamaratungaCoach Development Lead · MillenniumIT ESPDirect Manager · October 2019
Working with Thariq was refreshing and easy because he was crystal clear in his communication and expectations. He would go into the smallest detail to make sure everything was looked at. I would recommend Thariq to any brand that needs a Product Lead that goes above and beyond no matter what was tasked.
Dhanushka De SilvaMarketing Consultant · Sling MobilityClient · June 2024
We started working as cross-functional teams and ended up building synergies and delivering as one team. Over the year long experience working with Thariq, I admired his patience, his perseverance, his team spirit and commitment for his work — and I'm glad to recommend him to those who like to get work done.
Geetha GopalPMI Future 50 Awardee · Digital Transformation Leader · Client CollaborationClient · July 2024

Ready to scale products in the GCC?

Based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Iqama Transferable)