Head of Technology - Enterprise Banking Platforms

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)


Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Abu Dhabi
Contract type: Full time
Job Description

  • Provide leadership to platform engineering and operations teams.
  • Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and infrastructure standards.
  • Promote a culture of platform thinking, reusability, and continuous improvement.
  • Track and report on KPIs including platform uptime, transaction volumes, and change success rates.
  • Support audit, compliance, and risk management across platform domains.
  • Lead the strategy, modernization, and operational excellence of core banking, payments, and enterprise workflow platforms.
  • Ensure these platforms are scalable, secure, and aligned with business growth, regulatory compliance, and digital transformation goals.
  • Drive simplification, automation, and integration across the banking value chain.
  • Enable seamless customer and employee experiences through resilient and interoperable systems.
  • Foster a platform mindset, promoting reusability, modularity, and agility.
  • Define and execute the platform strategy for core banking, payments, and enterprise workflows.
  • Lead modernization of legacy systems and migration to modular, API-enabled, and cloud-ready platforms.
  • Ensure platform availability, scalability, and compliance with regulatory and operational standards.
  • Collaborate with business, architecture, and delivery teams to prioritize platform enhancements and integrations.
  • Drive automation and straight-through processing across banking operations.

Qualifications

  • Core Banking Expertise – Deep understanding of core banking systems (e.g., account management, lending, deposits).
  • Payments & Clearing Systems – Knowledge of domestic and cross-border payment rails, ISO 20022, SWIFT, and real-time payments.
  • Workflow & Process Automation – Experience with BPM, case management, and enterprise workflow orchestration.
  • Platform Engineering & Integration – Ability to lead platform modernization, API enablement, and cloud-native transformation.
  • Regulatory & Operational Risk Acumen – Familiarity with compliance, audit, and operational resilience requirements.
  • Leadership & Execution – Proven ability to lead large-scale platform programs and cross-functional teams.

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