Ahmed AlSamaani

Senior technical product manager building AI-powered products in Saudi Arabia. Currently at Foodics. Previously at Riyad Bank.

Ahmed AlSamaani

Background

Senior technical product manager at Foodics. I build AI-powered products end to end, from mobile and web frontends to backend services and LLM integrations. Background in behavioral psychology research (DePaul, NIH-funded) and an Executive MBA from MBSC.

I build working systems as the discovery artifact.

Behavioral Research Background

Psychology research informing product decisions

Executive MBA (MBSC)

Business strategy grounded in technical depth

Concept to Production

Taking products from idea to working system

Product Management AI and LLM Integration Voice AI Mobile Product Development System Design Fintech and Regulated Products Behavioral Research Saudi Arabia Market

What I Work On

AI-Powered Products

Building products with LLM and voice AI at their core. End-to-end ownership from model integration to user experience.

  • LLM integration and prompt architecture
  • Voice AI and conversational interfaces
  • On-device inference
  • Recommendation systems

Fintech & Regulated Platforms

Lending, payments, and credit decisioning in SAMA-regulated environments. Enterprise integrations with core banking and credit bureaus.

  • Digital lending platforms
  • Credit decisioning and risk assessment
  • SAMA regulatory compliance
  • Enterprise integration (Temenos, SIMAH, Nafath)

Discovery by Building

Rapid prototyping as product discovery. Ship a working system to learn what customers need, not a deck to guess at it.

  • Rapid prototyping across mobile, web, and backend
  • Working systems in weeks, not quarters
  • Data-informed iteration
  • Technical depth without delegation overhead

Recent Projects

Fintech

Digital Financing Platform, Jeel (Riyad Bank)

End-to-end lending platform for the Saudi micro-business segment. 15+ enterprise integrations, credit decisioning, KYC, payments. SAMA regulatory readiness.

Fintech Venture

Digital Debt Collection, 1957 Ventures

Fintech venture within Riyad Bank's venture arm. AI agentic workflows for automated debt recovery. Zero-to-one product direction.

Government

Workplace Pulse, VRO (Ministry of Education)

Employee satisfaction dashboard and organizational assessment framework for the Vision Realization Office.

Research

NIH Behavioral Research, DePaul University

Data infrastructure for an NIH-funded youth mentoring program. Led a 10-member team. Reduced analysis cycles from 6–8 months to 2 weeks. Presented at APA conferences.

Timeline

Mar 2026 – Present

Senior Technical Product Manager, New Ventures

Foodics. Building AI-powered consumer products.

Aug 2024 – Mar 2026

Senior Product Manager

Riyad Bank (Jeel and 1957 Ventures). Digital financing platform for micro-businesses and AI-powered debt collection venture.

Jan 2024 – Jul 2024

Digital Transformation Manager

The City Law Firm. Digital operations and process improvement.

Feb 2023 – Jul 2023

Digital Transformation Manager

Alarabia OOH. Digital transformation for outdoor advertising operations.

Feb 2022 – Feb 2023

Consultant

Vision Realization Office, Ministry of Education. Employee satisfaction measurement and organizational assessment.

Apr 2024

Executive MBA

Prince Mohammed Bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship (MBSC).

Mar 2018 – Mar 2021

Research Data Associate

DePaul University. NIH-funded youth mentoring research. Led 10-member team.

2018

BA Psychology, Magna Cum Laude

DePaul University. Community Psychology with Information Technology minor.