Manager - Payment Technologies

Job Title: Manager - Payment Technologies

Location: Dubai, UAE

Reporting To: VP – Head of Enterprise Core Business Technologies

Industry: Financial Services

Job Summary:

We are seeking a dynamic and visionary Manager - Payment Technologies responsible for managing and technical deliveries of assigned initiatives under Payments Technologies portfolio as per defined parameters related to scope, costs, timelines & quality.

Key Responsibilities:

• To manage specific Payments Solutions and its activities and ensure that resources are available and channeled to produce the planned deliverables on time and within the approved budget.
• To meet with the Project stakeholders in order to discuss matters related to the Projects and provide them with necessary suggestions & recommendations.
• Ensure proper handover of the project to the respective unit on the successful completion of the projects.
• To ensure all the projects are carried out in a cost-effective manner by complying with the approved budget and providing high customer service to bank staff.
• Familiarity with Agile, SAFe and DevOps methodologies.
• Act as Technical escalation point during go-lives and production incidents as required; deep dive into application, database and infra layers to resolve issues; Guide engineering teams in applying best practices in Java, API, microservices, and database optimization.
• To provide adequate support, guidance & motivation to the team members in order to ensure the achievement of assigned projects.
• Review team performance and deliverables in line with the approved KPI’s to ensure meeting desired objectives.

Education:

• Bachelors degree in IT / Business.
• Masters degree will be an added advantage

Experience:

• Min 6-8 years in Information Technology
• Must have hands on experience in implementing banking applications
• Deep understanding of payment systems-domestic & international clearing systems, message formats (SWIFT, ISO20022, NPSS), and clearing mechanisms
• Guide engineering teams in applying best practices in Java, API, microservices, and database optimization

Technical Competencies:

• Budgeting and Planning
• IT Business Relationship Management
• IT Governance
• Management of Vendors / Alliances
• System Design and Development
• Regulatory and Compliance Knowledge
• Sharia Principles of Islamic Finance