Esraa Abutaleb

Esraa Abutaleb is a product leader currently shaping the future of payments at lite, a Saudi fintech startup building modern payment products for businesses across the Kingdom. At lite, she leads product strategy across key areas like payment acceptance helping businesses access secure, scalable payment solutions built for Saudi market.

With over 14 years of experience across software engineering, product management, and executive leadership, Esraa has spent her career building products that drive impact—from global automotive systems at Valeo to scaling logistics platforms at Trella, a YC-backed startup connecting carriers and shippers across the Middle East and Africa.She’s passionate about combining strong tech foundations with real-world business needs—especially in emerging markets—and has recently been diving deep into the GenAI space, experimenting with how AI-native products can enhance productivity and decision-making. Whether it’s architecting payment flows or mentoring the next generation of product managers, Esraa is most excited by the intersection of people, systems, and scale.