Job Overview
CHIEF DIGITAL PAYMENTS OFFICER (CDPO)
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Remote with Executive Regional Travel)
Employment Type: Full-Time | Permanent
Career Level: Executive Leadership
Industry: Digital Banking | FinTech | Payment Infrastructure | Financial Technology | Cross-Border Payments
Compensation Package
- Highly Competitive Tax-Free Executive Salary
- Annual Performance Incentive
- Long-Term Executive Retention Bonus
- Housing & Mobility Benefits
- Family Medical Coverage
- Executive Wellness Program
- International Conference Sponsorship
- Learning & Leadership Development Budget
Position Overview
An exciting executive opportunity is available for an accomplished digital payments leader passionate about redefining financial ecosystems across international markets. This role provides strategic oversight of enterprise payment platforms, digital transaction modernization, payment innovation initiatives, financial infrastructure resilience, and next-generation customer payment experiences.
The successful executive will influence enterprise-wide digital transformation while collaborating with technology leaders, regulators, banking partners, fintech innovators, and executive stakeholders to deliver scalable payment ecosystems capable of supporting millions of transactions.
Primary Responsibilities
- Develop enterprise payment transformation strategies.
- Lead modernization of payment infrastructure.
- Build scalable digital payment ecosystems.
- Oversee cross-border transaction optimization.
- Improve payment security architecture.
- Drive payment innovation initiatives.
- Collaborate with technology and product divisions.
- Lead executive governance meetings.
- Optimize transaction processing performance.
- Develop strategic fintech partnerships.
- Oversee payment risk management.
- Support enterprise regulatory compliance.
- Drive customer payment experience improvements.
- Prepare executive performance reports.
- Mentor senior leadership teams.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related discipline.
- MBA or Master’s degree preferred.
- 12+ years of leadership within payments, digital banking, or financial technology.
- Deep understanding of payment platforms.
- Experience leading enterprise digital transformation.
- Strong commercial leadership capabilities.
- Excellent executive communication skills.
Preferred Technical Expertise
- Digital Payment Platforms
- ISO 20022
- Payment Switching
- API Banking
- Payment Gateways
- Cloud Technologies
- AI Analytics
- Enterprise Security
- Data Governance
- Financial Risk Management
Key Leadership Competencies
- Strategic Vision
- Executive Decision-Making
- Innovation Leadership
- Organizational Development
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Financial Planning
- Change Management
- Global Business Perspective
Why Join?
This executive opportunity offers the chance to shape the future of digital financial services while leading transformational initiatives within one of the Gulf region’s most dynamic fintech environments.
Don’t miss the chance to make a difference in the fintech and FX industry!
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