Head of Embedded Payments & Real-Time Treasury APIs

Job Overview

Head of Embedded Payments & Real-Time Treasury APIs – Kuwait City, State of Kuwait

Position Title: Head of Embedded Payments & Real-Time Treasury APIs

Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait

Sector: Fintech | Embedded Finance | TreasuryTech | API Banking | Real-Time Liquidity

Level: Senior Executive

Engagement: Permanent | On-Site with Executive Mobility Support

Role Synopsis

As Kuwait ramps up its ambitions to integrate with regional fintech corridors and digitise its historically conservative treasury frameworks, this high-impact role focuses on launching embedded financial infrastructures for real-time treasury management and liquidity streaming via high-performance APIs. The remit spans across government-linked corporates, logistics giants, and emerging fintechs.

Key Responsibilities

• API Architecture & Treasury Mesh: Lead the end-to-end design of real-time, event-driven APIs that allow for intra-day liquidity tracking, just-in-time payments, and sweep operations integrated across ERP ecosystems.

• Embedded Finance Layering: Embed financial capabilities directly into logistics, energy, and retail tech platforms via Kubernetes-deployed microservices that are regulatory-grade and PCI DSS Level 1 certified.

• Regulatory Synchronicity: Liaise with the Central Bank of Kuwait and GCC cross-border remittance task forces to embed regulatory-interoperable financial data streams, especially with the upcoming GCC Instant Payment System (GCC-IPS).

• Treasury-as-a-Service (TaaS) Protocols: Build protocols that allow government-owned and sovereign-linked enterprises to dynamically optimise idle liquidity across multiple asset classes in real-time.

• Digital Cash Positioning Dashboards: Launch advanced UI/UX dashboards with dynamic AI-powered liquidity forecasting and FX-exposure mitigation tools.

Candidate Requirements

• 12+ years in treasury management, API banking, or enterprise-grade fintech platforms.

• Deep expertise in ISO 20022, SWIFT gpi, Open Banking frameworks, and event-driven architectures.

• Experience with GraphQL, Kafka, and container orchestration systems like Docker and Kubernetes.

• Executive presence and proven ability to manage regulatory dialogue and corporate treasury alliances.

• MBA or Master’s in Treasury Technology, Finance, or Systems Engineering is preferred.

Kuwait’s Strategic Context

While quieter than its neighbors, Kuwait’s state-backed digital transformation is ambitious, deeply funded, and increasingly internationalised. This role is pivotal in establishing the country’s treasury liquidity rails in line with global real-time finance trends. A career-defining opportunity to code the very arteries of Kuwait’s digital financial system.

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