Technical Implementation Manager- Riyadh Branch

Technical Implementation Manager – 602 Associate

As a Technical Implementation Manager in Payments located in Riyadh branch, you will be responsible for the Project Management and Business Analysis for client Host-to-Host implementations, including PaySource for payment initiation, API (Application Programming Interface) and Open Banking implementations, and all forms of file-based information reporting.

Job responsibilities

• Delivers complex technical solutions to the firm’s largest global corporate and financial institution clients implementing in Riyadh branch
• Conducts technical scoping meetings with clients, to ensure the product and technical requirements are understood and satisfied in accordance with the client's business and technical needs, as well as, the firm's capabilities
• Prepares Technical Statement of Work outlining product implementation options and timelines to meet both the client’s business and technical requirements
• Supports clients during production migrations and production verification; provide timely status updates to the client and project team
• Provide consultative early engagement support, to both Sales and Clients, on technical connectivity capabilities
• Attends meetings and training as required, to continue development and product knowledge and become a subject matter expert in Technical Implementation
• Identify and communicate process gaps and improvements opportunities; express willingness to own improvement initiatives; be recognized by partners as a process expert with ability to drive improvements

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience implementing complex solutions involving a technical integration element – such as (but not limited to): SWIFT FIN, SWIFTNet FileAct, Host to Host, SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol), FTPS (File Transfer Protocol Secure), AS2 (Applicability Statement 2), API (application programming interface), JSON (JavaScript Object Notation), Open Banking, ISO 20022 XML, MT***
• Project Management skills
• Transaction Banking business and technical experience – Payments and Cash Management, Trade and Supply Chain Services, Global Custody
• Knowledge of market leading ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and TMS (Treasury Management Systems) applications
• Strong business and technical analytical skills
• Attention to detail
• Experience managing external clients and internal stakeholders

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Knowledge of Saudi payment types - SADAD and Wage Protection System (payroll)
• Knowledge of the Saudi Payments landscape
• Agile, PRINCE2, Waterfall project management qualification or experience an advantage
• Qualified SWIFT For Corporates Specialist and / or ACT CertICM preferred
• Experience in Financial Services including FinTech organisations