Job Overview
Principal Director of Digital Asset Settlement Networks & Cross-Border Financial Technology
Location: Doha, Qatar
Employment Type: Full-Time
Industry: Fintech | Digital Assets | Cross-Border Payments | Institutional Settlement Systems | Treasury Technology
Strategic Role Overview
A highly advanced financial institution in Doha is hiring a Principal Director of Digital Asset Settlement Networks & Cross-Border Financial Technology to lead the future of institutional settlement systems across digital payments, treasury corridors, and international financial infrastructure.
This position focuses on the transformation of traditional settlement models into programmable, high-speed, secure financial ecosystems capable of supporting digital asset flows, tokenized settlement rails, real-time treasury visibility, and intelligent liquidity coordination across jurisdictions.
The selected executive will oversee strategic payment infrastructure connecting institutional finance, treasury operations, merchant ecosystems, remittance corridors, and next-generation programmable settlement platforms.
This is one of the most advanced leadership roles in regional fintech transformation, requiring both exceptional technical depth and global financial systems expertise.
Major Responsibilities
- Lead institutional settlement architecture across cross-border payments, treasury operations, and tokenized transaction ecosystems
- Design digital asset settlement rails supporting programmable finance, treasury visibility, and liquidity optimization
- Build infrastructure for high-speed settlement orchestration across merchant acquiring, remittance systems, and enterprise treasury platforms
- Oversee payment network integrations involving SWIFT, RTGS systems, instant payments, correspondent banking, and digital settlement channels
- Develop intelligent liquidity frameworks for treasury forecasting, cash visibility, and institutional payment optimization
- Strengthen financial infrastructure security across transaction verification, settlement integrity, and regulatory compliance layers
- Establish governance across digital transaction controls, reconciliation systems, and institutional payment transparency
- Collaborate with regulators and policy stakeholders on future payment frameworks and settlement modernization standards
- Build interoperability strategies across legacy financial systems and emerging programmable finance layers
- Evaluate digital asset custody architecture, institutional wallet controls, and secure financial asset movement systems
- Lead long-term infrastructure planning for future-ready financial corridors across GCC and international markets
Required Qualifications
- Degree in Financial Technology, Computer Science, Banking Systems, Treasury Technology, or related discipline
- 9+ years of leadership experience in payment systems, settlement infrastructure, treasury technology, or institutional fintech
- Strong understanding of SWIFT, settlement networks, correspondent banking systems, and treasury operations
- Deep expertise in payment orchestration platforms, acquiring systems, and liquidity management infrastructure
- Experience with distributed financial systems, secure API architecture, and high-availability payment platforms
- Strong knowledge of financial controls, audit readiness, and regulated transaction environments
- Familiarity with digital asset infrastructure and institutional settlement modernization
- Strong executive leadership and stakeholder management capabilities
- Experience working within GCC financial services ecosystems strongly preferred
Preferred Advantage
- Exposure to tokenized settlement frameworks and programmable payment models
- Experience with institutional custody systems and digital treasury platforms
- Knowledge of international remittance infrastructure and liquidity corridors
- Familiarity with sovereign payment modernization programs
Executive Benefits Package
- Premium executive compensation
- Strategic leadership bonus structure
- Luxury housing and relocation support
- Private family healthcare and executive benefits
- Annual international mobility allowance
- Participation in national-scale financial modernization programs
- Long-term executive leadership pathway and strategic institutional influence
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