The Payments Lead will be responsible for managing the bank’s critical payments processing platforms, with a key focus on overseeing the development and deployment activities for Instant Payment Platforms. The role requires strong leadership, domain expertise, and coordination across business, technology, and vendor teams to ensure seamless transition and continued operational excellence.
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Responsibilities
- Platform Transition Management:
- Oversee environment setup and validation across UAT, Pre-Prod, and Prod.
- Develop migration playbooks, timelines, and contingency plans.
- Ensure readiness through dry-run execution and data masking.
- Functional & Technical Oversight:
- Lead payment workflow mapping and migration.
- Collaborate on OBP module configuration tailored to bank-specific needs.
- Review customizations for compliance and validate specs from legacy systems.
- Cross-Team Collaboration:
- Engage with business, operations, and compliance teams for requirement gathering.
- Act as the primary contact for migration-related queries.
- Drive UAT planning and execution, and support country-specific workshops.
Required Skills
- Payments Expertise: Strong domain knowledge in instant payments, UAE local payment systems, and ISO 20022 standards.
- Solutioning Experience: Ability to design and validate end-to-end payment solutions, perform gap analysis, and lead legacy-to-modern migrations.
- OBP Knowledge: Familiarity with Oracle Banking Platform modules and customizations.
- Technical Awareness: Working knowledge of Java, UI technologies (e.g., Angular/React), microservices architecture, and DevOps practices.
- Project Management: Skilled in environment setup, migration planning, dry-run execution, and cutover coordination.
- Collaboration & Leadership: Experience working with cross-functional teams, leading workshops, and managing UAT and business sign-offs.
- Soft Skills: Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving abilities.
Qualifications
- Payments Expertise: Strong domain knowledge in instant payments, UAE local payment systems, and ISO 20022 standards.
- Solutioning Experience: Ability to design and validate end-to-end payment solutions, perform gap analysis, and lead legacy-to-modern migrations.
- OBP Knowledge: Familiarity with Oracle Banking Platform modules and customizations.
- Technical Awareness: Working knowledge of Java, UI technologies (e.g., Angular/React), microservices architecture, and DevOps practices.
- Project Management: Skilled in environment setup, migration planning, dry-run execution, and cutover coordination.
- Collaboration & Leadership: Experience working with cross-functional teams, leading workshops, and managing UAT and business sign-offs.
- Soft Skills: Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving abilities.
