Job Overview
Principal — Fintech Risk & Resilience
Location: Manama, Bahrain
Seniority Level: Principal / Senior Leadership
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Industry: Fintech, Digital Banking, Payments, Financial Infrastructure
Work Model: Remote / Hybrid with regional stakeholder engagement
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced Fintech Risk & Resilience Principal to strengthen the operational, technological, and financial resilience of complex digital-finance environments.
The role focuses on identifying systemic vulnerabilities across fintech platforms and developing sophisticated frameworks that allow financial technology businesses to remain reliable during cyber incidents, technology failures, payment disruptions, third-party outages, and rapidly changing market conditions.
Key Responsibilities
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Develop enterprise frameworks for fintech operational resilience and technology risk.
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Conduct scenario analysis covering payment outages, cyber incidents, cloud failures, data corruption, and third-party disruptions.
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Establish quantitative and qualitative risk indicators for critical financial platforms.
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Assess resilience across payment processing, APIs, cloud infrastructure, customer platforms, and transaction systems.
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Lead business-impact assessments and critical-service mapping.
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Develop recovery strategies and technology-continuity frameworks.
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Evaluate risks associated with fintech vendors, technology partners, cloud providers, and outsourced services.
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Work with cybersecurity, engineering, compliance, product, finance, and executive teams to mitigate material risks.
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Establish executive dashboards covering technology risk exposure and resilience performance.
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Challenge existing controls and recommend improvements based on emerging threats and industry developments.
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Lead post-incident reviews and convert operational failures into measurable resilience improvements.
Required Experience
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8–12 years of experience in fintech risk, technology risk, operational resilience, banking, payments, cybersecurity, or financial infrastructure.
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Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Risk Management, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
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Strong understanding of digital payment systems and financial technology architecture.
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Experience with enterprise risk frameworks, business continuity, third-party risk, and technology governance.
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Strong analytical and executive-reporting capabilities.
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Experience working with regulated financial institutions or large-scale fintech environments is highly desirable.
Preferred Certifications
CRISC, CISM, CISSP, FRM, PRM, PMP, or equivalent professional qualifications.
Core Competencies
Technology Risk | Operational Resilience | Payment Infrastructure | Scenario Analysis | Business Continuity | Third-Party Risk | Cyber Risk | Executive Governance
Indicative Compensation
BHD 4,500–6,500 monthly + benefits, depending on experience, professional credentials, and scope of responsibility.
Success Measure
The successful candidate will create a measurable resilience environment in which critical financial services can continue operating reliably despite technological, operational, cyber, or third-party disruption.
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