Senior Digital Banking Manager

Role summary

Key responsibilities

• Lead design, configuration, and deployment of digital banking platforms, mobile applications, and online banking portals.
• Manage core banking and third-party FinTech integrations, including account opening, payment gateways, and KYC/AML solutions.
• Drive technical projects from inception through implementation and launch; define roadmaps, milestones, risks, dependencies, and delivery plans.
• Manage vendors, technology partners, and consultants while ensuring SLA compliance.
• Coordinate with financial regulators and ensure applicable regulatory compliance.
• Ensure data residency, cybersecurity, consumer protection, AML/KYC, and risk controls.
• Coordinate security assessments, penetration testing, audits, and remediation.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience in digital banking, platform development, or technical project management.
• Proven experience launching or setting up a digital banking, neobanking, or mobile banking platform from the ground up.
• Strong understanding of core banking APIs, cloud architecture, microservices, and secure digital onboarding.
• Hands-on experience with digital banking platforms, OAuth, biometrics, authentication standards, and payment ecosystems.
• Experience coordinating with regional financial regulators and implementing requirements; embedding risk and compliance controls into SDLC.
• Strong stakeholder and vendor management skills.
• Arabic communication skills are mandatory; English communication skills are an added advantage.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.