Job Overview
Group Chief Digital Payments Transformation Officer
📍 Manama, Bahrain
💰 BHD 11,500 – BHD 19,800 Monthly
💳 Enterprise Payments | Financial Infrastructure Transformation | Digital Banking Ecosystems
🕒 Executive C-Suite Leadership Appointment
Strategic Transformation Mandate
A highly capitalized fintech and digital banking ecosystem in Bahrain is entering a major infrastructure transformation cycle aimed at modernizing enterprise payment operations, institutional transaction orchestration, and regional financial connectivity across GCC and international markets.
The organization operates sophisticated financial ecosystems supporting:
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Real-time payment infrastructure
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Merchant acquiring environments
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Enterprise settlement operations
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Embedded digital finance services
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Institutional transaction orchestration
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API-driven banking connectivity
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Cross-border payment ecosystems
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Treasury-integrated payment architecture
Following aggressive expansion in transaction volume and enterprise financial integration demand, the company is hiring a Group Chief Digital Payments Transformation Officer to oversee enterprise payment modernization, operational scalability, ecosystem resilience, and long-term financial infrastructure strategy.
This is a high-authority executive position responsible for ensuring enterprise financial systems remain continuously scalable, commercially competitive, operationally resilient, and globally interoperable.
Executive Leadership Responsibilities
Enterprise Payment Transformation
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Lead modernization of institutional payment ecosystems across regional and international markets
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Improve scalability and operational resilience across high-volume transaction environments
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Coordinate optimization of payment routing, orchestration, and settlement infrastructure
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Strengthen reliability of enterprise merchant transaction ecosystems
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Support deployment of next-generation instant payment capabilities
Financial Connectivity & Infrastructure
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Improve interoperability between banking systems, APIs, payment processors, and fintech ecosystems
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Coordinate enterprise modernization involving cloud-native financial infrastructure
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Reduce operational inefficiencies across financial transaction servicing environments
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Improve infrastructure visibility and transaction intelligence frameworks
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Support expansion of embedded finance and Banking-as-a-Service capabilities
Strategic Commercial Coordination
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Drive long-term fintech infrastructure growth initiatives
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Coordinate strategic relationships involving banks, payment providers, and enterprise commerce platforms
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Present enterprise payment transformation reporting to board-level leadership
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Support transaction volume growth and financial ecosystem expansion strategies
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Improve operational execution across commercial fintech environments
Governance, Continuity & Risk Oversight
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Ensure enterprise infrastructure aligns with Bahrain financial governance standards
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Strengthen operational continuity and infrastructure resilience frameworks
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Support audit readiness and enterprise compliance coordination
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Coordinate closely with cybersecurity and treasury divisions regarding operational financial stability
Candidate Requirements
✔ 15–22 years experience within:
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Enterprise payment ecosystems
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Digital banking infrastructure
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Fintech modernization
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Transaction operations
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Banking technology environments
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Institutional financial infrastructure
✔ Advanced expertise involving:
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Payment orchestration systems
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Enterprise settlement infrastructure
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Open banking environments
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Banking API ecosystems
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Real-time financial connectivity
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Multi-market transaction operations
✔ Proven executive leadership within large-scale financial ecosystems
✔ Strong commercial, operational, and infrastructure transformation capability
Executive Compensation & Benefits
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Ultra-premium executive compensation structure
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Strategic long-term infrastructure transformation incentives
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Executive relocation and luxury housing support
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Premium family healthcare and travel privileges
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International fintech and banking leadership sponsorship
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Long-term pathway into Group COO, CIO, or enterprise transformation leadership
Ideal Candidate
A globally minded fintech executive capable of modernizing highly sophisticated payment ecosystems where operational resilience, transaction continuity, banking interoperability, and enterprise financial scalability must function together without disruption.
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