Job Overview

CHIEF

Chief Engineering Officer – Fintech Platforms & Financial Infrastructure

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Executive Leadership Opportunity

A pioneering financial technology institution is seeking an accomplished Chief Engineering Officer (CEO – Engineering) to define, architect, and lead the engineering vision behind one of the Gulf region’s most ambitious fintech transformation programmes. This is an elite executive opportunity for a technology leader capable of building globally competitive engineering organizations, delivering mission-critical financial platforms, and driving continuous innovation across enterprise-scale digital ecosystems.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and serving as a permanent member of the Executive Leadership Committee, the Chief Engineering Officer will oversee the organization’s complete engineering strategy, software architecture, infrastructure modernization, cloud engineering, artificial intelligence initiatives, payment technologies, cybersecurity collaboration, DevSecOps maturity, enterprise integration, blockchain engineering, and platform reliability.

This appointment is intended for an executive who thrives in high-growth environments, possesses exceptional technical depth, and can translate complex engineering initiatives into measurable commercial value. The successful candidate will establish engineering as a strategic business capability that accelerates product innovation, strengthens customer trust, improves operational resilience, and supports sustainable international expansion.

Executive Mission

The Chief Engineering Officer will establish a world-class engineering organization responsible for designing, developing, securing, and continuously improving next-generation fintech products and financial infrastructure capable of serving millions of customers while maintaining exceptional levels of availability, security, scalability, and regulatory compliance.

The executive will champion engineering excellence, cultivate innovation, implement enterprise-wide technology standards, and ensure that every engineering investment contributes directly to organizational growth, customer satisfaction, operational efficiency, and shareholder value.

Executive Responsibilities

The Chief Engineering Officer will:

• Define and execute enterprise engineering strategy.

• Develop long-term technology roadmaps aligned with corporate objectives.

• Build high-performing multidisciplinary engineering organizations.

• Lead software engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, and cloud engineering functions.

• Oversee enterprise application modernization initiatives.

• Direct digital banking platform engineering.

• Lead payment gateway engineering programmes.

• Supervise blockchain engineering initiatives.

• Guide API-first platform development.

• Expand Banking-as-a-Service capabilities.

• Lead engineering support for embedded finance products.

• Oversee artificial intelligence engineering.

• Drive machine learning platform development.

• Improve engineering productivity through automation.

• Establish enterprise DevSecOps practices.

• Build Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) capabilities.

• Improve software quality assurance standards.

• Lead enterprise architecture governance.

• Strengthen engineering security collaboration.

• Oversee technology risk mitigation.

• Enhance disaster recovery engineering.

• Improve cloud-native infrastructure maturity.

• Drive containerization and orchestration strategies.

• Build enterprise integration capabilities.

• Introduce engineering innovation laboratories.

• Establish technical governance frameworks.

• Develop engineering KPIs and executive dashboards.

• Present engineering performance reports to executive leadership and the Board.

Technology Domains

The executive will oversee engineering across:

• Digital Banking Platforms

• Mobile Banking

• Payment Processing Systems

• Digital Wallet Infrastructure

• Core Banking Integrations

• Financial APIs

• Open Banking Platforms

• Embedded Finance

• Cross-Border Payment Systems

• Merchant Payment Infrastructure

• Wealth Technology Platforms

• Lending Platforms

• Identity Verification Systems

• Fraud Detection Platforms

• AI Banking Solutions

• Enterprise Data Platforms

• Cloud Infrastructure

• Blockchain Networks

• Financial Analytics Platforms

• Customer Engagement Technologies

Technical Leadership

The successful executive should possess deep expertise in:

• Java

• Python

• Go

• Kotlin

• Rust

• C#

• Microservices Architecture

• Kubernetes

• Docker

• Terraform

• Infrastructure as Code

• CI/CD Pipelines

• DevSecOps

• Site Reliability Engineering

• Distributed Systems

• Cloud Computing

• AWS

• Microsoft Azure

• Google Cloud Platform

• Kafka

• Redis

• PostgreSQL

• Cassandra

• MongoDB

• Event-Driven Architecture

• Enterprise APIs

• OAuth2

• OpenID Connect

• Zero Trust Architecture

• Artificial Intelligence

• Machine Learning

• Large Language Models

• Blockchain Engineering

• Enterprise Security Engineering

Executive Qualifications

Applicants should possess:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Engineering Management, or a related discipline.

• Executive leadership experience within fintech, digital banking, payment technology, enterprise software, or financial services.

• Proven success leading large engineering organizations.

• Experience delivering enterprise-scale financial technology platforms.

• Strong commercial understanding of digital financial ecosystems.

• Expertise in cloud-native engineering and platform modernization.

• Experience managing globally distributed engineering teams.

• Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities.

Leadership Competencies

The ideal executive will demonstrate:

• Engineering Vision

• Executive Leadership

• Strategic Decision-Making

• Commercial Awareness

• Innovation Management

• Technology Governance

• Technical Mentorship

• Enterprise Architecture Leadership

• Customer-Centric Thinking

• Organizational Transformation

• Risk Management

• Financial Acumen

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Talent Development

• Operational Excellence

• Change Leadership

• Executive Presence

• Ethical Leadership

• Continuous Innovation

• Global Perspective

Performance Indicators

Performance will be evaluated through:

• Platform Availability

• Engineering Productivity

• Deployment Frequency

• Software Quality

• Customer Satisfaction

• Product Delivery Velocity

• Infrastructure Scalability

• Security Resilience

• Engineering Cost Optimization

• Innovation Delivery

• Revenue Enablement

• Digital Adoption

• Time-to-Market

• Engineering Talent Retention

• Operational Efficiency

• Technical Debt Reduction

• Enterprise Reliability

• Strategic Programme Delivery

• Commercial Impact

• Long-Term Enterprise Value Creation

Executive Compensation & Benefits

An exceptional executive rewards package includes:

• Highly Competitive Tax-Free Executive Salary

• Annual Executive Performance Bonus

• Long-Term Executive Incentive Programme

• Premium Executive Housing Allowance

• Transportation Allowance

• Family Medical Insurance

• International Health Coverage

• Executive Life Insurance

• Annual Business-Class Travel

• Leadership Development Sponsorship

• Global Technology Conference Participation

• Executive Relocation Assistance

• Professional Membership Sponsorship

• Education Support for Eligible Dependents

• Executive Wellness Programme

• Generous Paid Executive Leave

• Defined Career Progression toward Group Technology Leadership and Board Advisory Responsibilities

Why Join This Opportunity?

This role offers an extraordinary opportunity to shape the engineering foundation of a rapidly expanding fintech ecosystem in one of the world’s most ambitious digital economies. The successful Chief Engineering Officer will influence enterprise strategy, lead transformative technology initiatives, build globally respected engineering capabilities, and leave a lasting legacy through innovation, operational excellence, and sustainable business growth.

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