Ziad Rizk

Overview

Currently at Careem, where I work on marketplaces. Cut time-to-first-value for new marketplace customers from 17 days to 2. Took marketplace activation from 35% to 50% in three quarters. Most at home with two-sided networks and matching. I mentor first-time managers when I can.

Replies on weekends

Experience

1. Principal Product Manager

   Dec 2024 - Present
   Careem · 1 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Dubai, UAE
   • Sit on 7 boards.
   • Previously an operator for 11 years before investing.
   • Led or co-led 9 investments, 2 of them now at Series B or later.
2. Product Manager

   Nov 2021 - Dec 2024
   Mashreq · 3 yr 1 mo · Full-time · Dubai, UAE
   • Launched the marketplace product in 10 markets.
   • Killed 8 features nobody used and shipped the 2 that customers asked for.
3. Associate Product Manager

   Jul 2018 - Nov 2021
   Monday.com · 3 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Dubai, UAE
   • Ran 64 customer interviews before writing the first spec.
   • Grew marketplace revenue from $3 million to $14 million ARR.
4. Associate Product Manager

   Oct 2017 - Jul 2018
   Talabat · 9 mo · Full-time · Dubai, UAE
   • Ran 167 customer interviews before writing the first spec.
   • Grew marketplace revenue from $1 million to $49 million ARR.

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Education

1. London Business School Dubai

   EMBA, Business Administration
   2016 - 2018
2. Khalifa University

   BSc, Engineering
   2012 - 2016