Senior Project Manager / Scrum Master — Digital Assets & Stablecoin

You’d be building the money of tomorrow — inside a 50 year-old bank that’s moving faster than most fintechs. RAKBANK is the first conventional bank in the UAE to put crypto trading inside a mobile banking app — live, regulated, and used by real retail customers. Now it’s gone further: RAKBANK has secured in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the UAE to issue its own AED-backed stablecoin, fully collateralized 1:1, held in segregated regulated accounts, with audited smart contracts and real-time reserve attestation. Translation: this isn’t a whitepaper or a hackathon side-project. It’s a licensed bank, in one of the world’s most crypto-forward regulatory environments, building a real digital dirham — and we need someone who can run point on it end-to-end. If you’ve been chasing the actual frontier of Web3 — not speculative tokens, but regulated, bank-grade digital assets with a central bank looking over your shoulder — this is that seat. The Role We’re looking for a Senior Project Manager / Scrum Master to own the delivery of RAKBANK’s Digital Assets and Stablecoin program — coordinating everything from smart contract development lifecycle (requirements → design → testing → deployment → upgrades) to token issuance, redemption, and custody workflows, working across Technology, Operations, Risk, and Compliance. You’ll be the translation layer between blockchain engineers building the protocol and senior bankers who need to trust it. What you’ll actually be doing: • Owning end-to-end delivery of the stablecoin build — scope, plans, budgets, milestones, go-live • Coordinating the full smart contract lifecycle: requirements, design, testing, deployment, and upgrades • Running governance: risk registers, steering committee decks, escalations, regulatory alignment • Managing vendors, smart contract auditors, and blockchain security reviewers • Being the connective tissue between engineering and the business — no jargon lost in translation either direction Why This Role Works for a Digital Nomad: • Defined, bounded engagement. 8–10 months, contract-based — build something real, then decide what’s next. No ambiguous “indefinite consulting” fog. • Genuine conversion path. This is a live, funded, regulator-backed program, not a pilot that might get shelved. Strong performers are positioned for a permanent offer. • Dubai as your base. Tax-efficient income, world-class connectivity, a 2–4 hour flight radius to most of Europe, Africa, and Asia for downtime between sprints, and a genuinely international professional community that’s building the same future you are. • Career-defining portfolio material. “I ran delivery on a central-bank-approved stablecoin at a regulated UAE bank” is a sentence that opens doors — in Web3, in fintech, anywhere digital assets are headed next. • You’re early, not speculative. UAE regulation here is ahead of most of the world. You’d be doing real, bank-grade digital asset work with actual regulatory clarity — a rare combination right now. What You Bring: • 8+ years in project/program management, ideally in banking, financial services, or digital assets • Real exposure to blockchain/crypto/stablecoin initiatives — you understand token lifecycles, smart contract platforms (Ethereum/EVM-compatible), and custody models, or you’re deeply fluent in the concepts even without a bank badge • Strong grip on SDLC, Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery — you flex to what the workstream needs • Comfort running governance and stakeholder management at a senior level — Risk, Compliance, C-suite included • PMP/PRINCE2 (or equivalent) is a plus; a track record of shipping complex tech-enabled change matters more The Fine Print Location: Dubai, UAE (on-site/hybrid — this is a build phase, presence matters) Contract length: 8–10 months Conversion: Genuine potential to convert to full-time Show more Show less

8+ years in project/program management; Real exposure to blockchain/crypto/stablecoin initiatives (understanding token lifecycles, smart contract platforms, and custody models); Strong grip on SDLC, Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery; Comfort running governance and stakeholder management at a senior level (Risk, Compliance, C-suite); PMP/PRINCE2 (or equivalent) is a plus

Owning end-to-end delivery of the stablecoin build — scope, plans, budgets, milestones, go-live; Coordinating the full smart contract lifecycle: requirements, design, testing, deployment, and upgrades; Running governance: risk registers, steering committee decks, escalations, regulatory alignment; Managing vendors, smart contract auditors, and blockchain security reviewers; Being the connective tissue between engineering and the business — no jargon lost in translation