Job Overview

Executive Director – Fintech Platforms & Digital Finance Architecture

GCC Alignment: United Arab Emirates

Work Mode: Fully Remote

Seniority Level: Executive / Platform Leadership

Executive Context (Visionary Platform Format)

The Executive Director of Fintech Platforms & Digital Finance Architecture is a strategic leadership role designed for a professional who builds the structural backbone of large-scale financial systems. Unlike operational or product-focused positions, this role focuses on designing the underlying architecture that drives entire digital financial ecosystems, spanning payment networks, core banking modules, transaction engines, digital wallets, financial APIs, and analytics systems.

The professional in this role operates as a long-term strategic systems architect, responsible for ensuring that the digital financial platforms are scalable, resilient, and compliant with future technological and regulatory shifts.

Strategic Mandate

• Define multi-year architectural vision for fintech platforms serving high-volume digital finance operations.

• Establish and enforce architectural principles for scalability, resilience, and system integrity.

• Guide cross-functional technical and product teams in implementing coherent, modular system frameworks.

• Evaluate emerging technologies (e.g., cloud-native services, AI-powered transaction monitoring, blockchain integration) and align them with the strategic architecture.

• Ensure platform designs are interoperable with regional and global financial infrastructures, including cross-border payment systems.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Architecture & Systems Strategy

• Design reference architectures for multi-layer fintech platforms.

• Architect transaction engines, payment rails, reconciliation frameworks, and settlement systems.

• Establish API and integration standards across internal and external systems.

• Maintain long-term roadmap for platform evolution, balancing technical debt with innovation.

Governance & Oversight

• Develop architectural governance frameworks and enforce adherence across engineering teams.

• Conduct system-level risk assessments and operational resilience audits.

• Author technical whitepapers, architectural playbooks, and strategic roadmaps.

• Present architecture strategy to executive stakeholders and regional fintech regulators.

Innovation & Emerging Technology

• Evaluate cloud-native, AI-driven, and decentralized finance technologies for integration into platforms.

• Anticipate technological disruption in financial systems and design systems that adapt without service interruption.

Candidate Profile

• 15+ years of experience in fintech or enterprise financial systems architecture.

• Proven track record of architecting large-scale, mission-critical financial platforms.

• Deep knowledge of payment processing, banking systems, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.

• Exceptional leadership, communication, and strategic planning skills.

Engagement Terms

• Fully remote role with UAE regional alignment.

• Executive-level authority with long-term strategic responsibility.

• International compensation benchmarked to principal fintech leadership roles.

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