Content Writer - Arabic
About Alpheya
We are a B2B WealthTech startup based in Abu Dhabi and backed by BNY Mellon (America’s oldest bank and first company to list on NYSE) and Lunate (a new $100B AUM alternative asset management firm based in Abu Dhabi, UAE). The company has raised $300M to build a state of the art wealth technology platform.
Our mission is to power and grow our clients’ Wealth franchises through differentiated experiences, financial solutions, and insights. Our digital wealth management platform- will enable banks and other financial institutions in the Middle East to grow and further penetrate affluent, HNW and UHNW investor segments.
While still leveraging the capabilities and knowledge of large organizations, our fintech is a startup with truly cross-functional and agile teams.
For more information, please visit www.alpheya.com
We’re hiring a bilingual (English/Arabic) UX Writer to support multiple product squads. You’ll safeguard quality and consistency across product UX microcopy, localization—including per-client customizations. The focus is on clear, in-context copy aligned to our tone of voice and terminology.
The role requires to be based in Al Ain
What you’ll do:
- Write and edit UX/UI microcopy (labels, CTAs, states, tooltips, onboarding flows)
- Maintain terminology governance (EN/AR): evolve a living glossary and style guide
- Translate/localize EN↔AR product copy and microcopy, adapting tone and terminology to the style guide and context.
- Support a new product translation/localization, including client-specific customizations
- Partner with Design, Product, Engineering, QA, and Delivery to land copy on time and in context
- Do in-context checks on staging for your own strings and flag issues to QA/Engineering (no ownership of full linguistic QA)
- Contribute suggestions to the glossary/style guide to maintain consistency (no ownership of cross-team governance)
- Track work in Notion/Jira and keep source-of-truth copy organized and versioned; surface risks/blocked strings early
Requirements
- Native-level Arabic and strong professional English writing/editing
- 3–5+ years in content design/UX writing or product copywriting; fintech/wealth exposure preferred
- Proven ability to write concise, task-oriented microcopy and longer formats (web, emails, scripts)
- Experience with localization and in-context QA; comfortable with EN/AR typography and layout constraints
- Familiarity with MENA financial terminology (risk profile, AUM, structured products, onboarding/KYC)
- Excellent collaboration, feedback handling, and deadline discipline across multiple squads
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Saudi/UAE market usage and neutral Modern Standard Arabic
- Experience with client-by-client customization for B2B/B2B2C platforms
- Understanding of Shariah-compliant finance language and sensitivities
Tools you’ll use
- Figma, Jira, Notion, POEditor, CSV/JSON keys, in-context previews, Slack, Google Workspace