Job Title:
Tech PM for BNPL
Term:
12 months
Location:
West Bay, Doha, Qatar
Division:
Cards & Payments
Reports to:
Head of Product- Cards
Relevant experience:
10+ years (preferably in project management within traditional banking environments)
Mandatory requirements:
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Strong payments technology. Project Management background with business orientation (Cards)
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Professional proficiency in English
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Experience in cards domain (debit, credit, prepaid) and BNPL solutions
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Knowledge of UAE/GCC regulatory frameworks for digital onboarding
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Immediately available
PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT
The Techno-Functional Project Manager will act as the interface between the Cards Product team and Technology team, ensuring seamless delivery of strategic initiatives such as BNPL card launch, One-Credential implementation, digital onboarding, and loyalty migration. This role demands a strong technology background combined with business acumen to drive projects to completion within aggressive timelines.
Key Activities
Core Responsibilities And Accountabilities
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Project Leadership: Manage end-to-end delivery of BNPL card and One-Credential projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical feasibility. Oversee digital onboarding initiatives to enable instant credit card issuance
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Drive loyalty platform migration and ensure operational readiness.
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Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary liaison between product, technology, compliance, and operations teams. Facilitate workshops to define requirements and solution design.
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Technical & Business Integration: Translate business requirements into technical specifications and ensure smooth integration with card issuance platforms, APIs, and fraud engines. Monitor compliance with KYC/AML and regulatory standards.
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Execution & Governance: Develop and maintain project plans, risk registers, and governance documentation. Track milestones, manage dependencies, and escalate issues proactively.
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Testing & Quality Assurance: Oversee SIT, UAT, and certification testing for new features and platforms.
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Ensure robust performance monitoring post-launch.
KPIs
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Authorization rate uplift
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Digital onboarding time
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Loyalty migration success rate
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SLA adherence
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Incident mean-time-to-recovery
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Time-to-certification/launch
Knowledge And Experience
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Strong technology background with proven ability to manage complex integrations.
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Expertise in card issuance systems, BNPL solutions, tokenization, and digital onboarding.
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Familiarity with loyalty platforms and migration strategies.
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Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
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PMP or equivalent certification preferred.
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Tokenization and network tokens.
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3DS risk flows and fraud management.
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GCC regulatory familiarity with cards and BNPL.
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Full cards lifecycle knowledge (authorization clearing/settlement).
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EMV certification and scheme compliance basics.
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Digital onboarding processes and API integration.
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Disputes/chargebacks lifecycle.
Mandatory Skills**
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Strong Payments technology Project Management background with business orientation (Cards)
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Professional proficiency in English.
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Experience in cards domain (Debit, Credit, Prepaid) and BNPL solutions.
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Knowledge of UAE/GCC regulatory frameworks for digital onboarding
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Immediately Available