Zargham Rehman

Zargham Rehman

I act as an embedded CTO & Product Manager on a monthly retainer, helping founders build scalable products and launch to market faster.

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CTO - Product Manager Retainer

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What this covers

  • Product strategy & technical roadmapping
  • 0→1 MVP scoping & architecture design
  • Embedded leadership for engineering & design teams
  • Agile implementation & sprint velocity optimization
  • Tech stack advisory (AWS, MongoDB, Serverless)
  • Growth strategy & digital product launching

How I work

I focus on the areas with the highest leverage—not surface-level activity. This means diving deep into your product, understanding your users, scoping your tech stack, and unblocking development teams immediately.

I work as an embedded leader inside your Slack, daily standups, and strategic roadmap sessions. I show up where the work actually happens, not as an outside consultant handing off slide decks.

Most engagements see immediate development momentum within the first few weeks, resulting in clearer product roadmaps and faster release cycles.

Starting from $3,000/month Dubai, UAE & Remote Available worldwide · +971 50 883 3924
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Case Studies

Proven product and growth results.

A selection of digital products, platforms, and e-commerce growth strategies I have scoped, designed, and launched.

Canadian Air Filters
+126%
Increase in sales. Directed landing page optimization, offer clarity, and conversion flow tightening to drive growth.
TruckLoad.me
0 → 1
GCC digital freight coordinator. Directed product discovery, system architecture, and MVP launch to link transport fleets with verified shippers.
Dikochi
6.7x
ROAS. Managed complete e-commerce and app development, then directed acquisition and funnel optimization end to end.
Quadspire Real Estate
300+
Leads in the first month. Led the architecture, dashboard design, and customer acquisition funnel from zero.
Futureman Group
AED 5M+
In closings driven. Steered full brand and platform redesign, driving qualified digital acquisition strategies at scale.
Top Spots Dubai
+40% DAU
Dubai's leading consumer tourism app. Directed product discovery, architecture, and feature roadmap iteration to drive massive user growth.

Impact

Results that hold up.

Built on shipped products, real user growth, and teams that kept delivering after I was done.

40%
Increase in daily active users on a consumer tourism platform after roadmap overhaul and targeted iteration cycles.
15+
Years building and shipping digital products across UAE, UK, and US markets - from early MVPs to scaled platforms.
4×
Functions led simultaneously: engineering, design, R&D, and marketing - without dropping velocity on any of them.
MVP
PropTech platform UX revamp secured official Florida Realtors' Association endorsement within one engagement cycle.

What teams say

Trusted by founders and operators.

"Zargham brought real structure to our product process. He didn't just ship features - he reshaped how the team thought about priorities. Sprint velocity improved and everyone finally had clarity on what we were building."
TS
Founder & CEO B2B SaaS Platform · Dubai
"What stood out was how naturally he bridges design, engineering, and business. The discovery sessions surfaced the right problems - and the dev team actually had specs they could execute on without constant back-and-forth."
BC
Managing Director Fintech Scale-up · Abu Dhabi

Experience

Background.

Nov 2020 - Present
Top Spots Dubai · UAE
Product Manager
Owned the product roadmap for a consumer tourism app and web platform. Led multinational teams across engineering, design, R&D, and marketing. Drove a 40% uplift in daily active users through structured iteration, competitor analysis, and targeted feature differentiation.
Apr 2019 - 2020
Real Knu · Florida, USA
Product Consultant
Diagnosed UX friction and reliability issues in a PropTech platform. Led a design overhaul that rebuilt user trust and unlocked an endorsement from the Florida Realtors' Association. Supported MVP demos and investor pitch preparation.
Aug 2016 - 2020
Thrive Creative Media · UAE
Co-Founder & Product Strategist
Co-founded a digital transformation consultancy. Led the scoping of custom MVPs for B2B and B2C clients, directed end-to-end user flow designs, and ran discovery workshops that translated business pain into shippable product specs.
Nov 2014 - 2016
Futureman HR & IT · UAE
Technology Consultant
Advised clients on scalable tech stacks for digital transformation. Built competitive analysis frameworks and drove digital lead generation strategies across key verticals.

Skills & tools

How I work.

Product Roadmapping Agile / Scrum Sprint Planning User Research MVP Development Go-to-Market Strategy A/B Testing Data-Driven Decisions Product-Market Fit Figma Adobe XD Jira GitHub MongoDB AWS Google Analytics HubSpot CRM Meta Ads Manager Google Ads HTML / CSS UI/UX Design Cross-functional Leadership Stakeholder Management

Need a CTO & Product Manager for your venture?

Let's schedule an exploratory call to map your product needs, discuss your technical roadmap, and explore how a monthly retainer can accelerate your shipping velocity.

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