Who I am

I'm Mohamed Salah, a senior product leader with over 20 years of experience building and scaling digital products across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.

I've led product strategy at both early-stage startups and established organizations like Opera, Yellow Pages, working across markets including Germany, Egypt, Turkey, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Palestine.

My focus has always been on helping teams connect product thinking to business outcomes — whether that’s launching new revenue streams, building out product organizations, or aligning cross-functional teams around strategy and execution.

Alongside my product work, I mentor product managers through The Mentoring Club and support early-stage founders across Africa and the Middle East, most recently through RiseUp Summit. I’ve advised startups at the idea stage all the way to scale-ups looking to define their next growth move.

I also speak regularly at conferences such as the Berlin Product Conference, Product Virtual Forum, and RiseUp, where I share practical lessons on product leadership, team design, and scaling with intention.

Coaching & Workshops

In addition to my leadership in product management, I am deeply committed to fostering growth in others — both on an individual level and within organizations:

  • 1:1 Coaching: As a certified mentor with The Mentoring Club, I provide personalized coaching for aspiring and mid-career product professionals. My approach integrates the latest research in educational and organizational psychology to help clients leverage their existing skills and experience, clarify their career vision, and create actionable pathways to success.

  • Startup Mentorship: I actively mentor early-stage startups across Africa and the Middle East, having worked with founders at RiseUp Summit — one of the region's largest innovation and entrepreneurship gatherings. I guide them in refining their product strategy, navigating challenges, and scaling effectively, with a focus on building sustainable, high-growth businesses.

  • Workshops for Teams: I design and lead bespoke workshops for product teams, blending cutting-edge product management practices with insights from psychology to drive team performance and collaboration. Whether it's refining a product development strategy, improving team alignment, or fostering a more innovative approach to problem-solving, my workshops are crafted to elevate the effectiveness and impact of product teams.

Speaker

As a speaker, I've shared insights on product leadership and growth at events such as the Berlin Product Conference, Product Virtual Forum, and RiseUp Summit. Whether advising companies, coaching individuals, or speaking on stage, my focus is always on helping people unlock the full potential of product management to grow their careers or scale their business..

Consultancy

I work with startups and growing businesses to sharpen their product strategy and ensure successful execution. Whether you're validating a new idea, optimizing an existing product, or navigating a critical growth phase, I help you align vision with execution. My approach combines hands-on experience building products across diverse markets with a structured, strategic lens — ensuring your team builds the right thing, the right way, at the right time. From high-level direction to detailed implementation support, I tailor each engagement to deliver tangible, long-term impact.

Contact me

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