VP Technology-Corporate Payments, Liquidity & VA

Job Purpose The role is responsible for providing strategic technology thought and change leadership, architecture oversight, and end-to-end delivery of Oracle Banking solutions and products supporting the Bank's Corporate and Global Transaction Banking (GTB) businesses growth vision in Payments, Liquidity and Virtual Account Management product portfolios. The role will lead the technology team responsible for implementing solutions and large-scale technology transformations on Oracle Banking Payments (OBP), Liquidity Management (OBLM), and Virtual Account Management (OBVAM) products, delivering mission-critical payment and transaction banking solutions that are secure, scalable, resilient, compliant, and aligned with the Bank's business strategy roadmap and vision. The position requires extensive experience in implementing Oracle Banking products across multiple geographies and banking institutions, driving complex digital transformation programs, managing executive stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and audit requirements across the UAE, Gulf, Asia, Europe and US market. The role will provide technology vision, innovation, and thought leadership to position the Bank's Corporate GTB and Payments capabilities and product offering as best-in-class in the region and globally. Key Result Areas : • Define and execute the technology roadmap for Oracle Banking platforms supporting GTB and Payments. • Align technology strategy with the Bank's digital transformation objectives and business growth plans. • Provide executive leadership on modernization initiatives across Payments, Cash Management, Liquidity Management, Virtual Accounts. • Drive adoption of modern architecture principles, APIs, cloud readiness, microservices, automation, and digital payment technologies. • Promote innovation and continuous improvement across the Oracle Banking ecosystem. • Lead end-to-end implementation, rollout, upgrade, migration, and transformation programs involving: Oracle Banking Payments (OBP) Oracle Banking Liquidity Management (OBLM) Oracle Banking Virtual Account Management (OBVAM) • Ensure successful delivery of multi-country, multi-entity banking transformation initiatives. • Oversee architecture, solution design, integration, testing, deployment, and production stabilization. • Manage Corporate/GTB/BG book of work for payments, liquidity and virtual account products and solutions. • Work closely with business and transformation office for requirement and delivery prioritization. • Ensure focus and prioritization to regulatory requirements and deadlines during prioritization and planning. • Ensure delivery within agreed timelines, budgets, quality standards, and regulatory requirements. • Ensure end to end traceability of requirements (BRD) with solution design (FS/SRS) and test scenarios and cases. • Provide deep domain expertise on various types of Funds Transfers and Payments including Domestic Low Value Fast Payments, Domestic High value payments, Cross-Border Payments, Salary and Vendor Payments, Liquidity Management (SIs, Sweeps and Pools). • Drive modernization of payment processing capabilities supporting high-volume, real-time payment ecosystems. • Enhance Straight Through Processing (STP), payment automation, operational resilience, and customer experience. • Support implementation of emerging payment infrastructures and industry standards. • Partner with senior business executives, GTB leadership, Operations, Risk, Compliance, Finance, Information Security, and Architecture teams. • Act as the primary technology advisor for business transformation initiatives. • Manage executive steering committees and governance forums. • Build strong relationships with Oracle, system integrators, implementation partners, and external vendors. • Ensure Oracle Banking platforms comply with respective countries’ local regulatory requirements relating to Payments, Funds Transfer, AML, KYC, Sanctions Screening, Data Privacy, and Operational Risk. • Ensure adherence to internal Information Security and Cyber Security standards and policies, IT Risk frameworks, and audit requirements. • Drive regulatory readiness for payment modernization initiatives. • Support internal, external, and regulatory audits. • Establish delivery governance, architecture standards, project controls, and quality assurance prac

Lead and manage the technology team delivering end-to-end Oracle Banking solutions for Corporate GTB, Payments, Liquidity, and Virtual Account Management. Define and execute the technology roadmap for OBP, OBLM, and OBVAM platforms; align technology strategy with digital transformation and business growth objectives. Provide executive leadership on modernization initiatives across Payments, Cash Management, Liquidity Management, and Virtual Accounts. Drive adoption of modern architecture principles (APIs, cloud readiness, microservices, automation, digital payment technologies); promote innovation and continuous improvement. Oversee end-to-end implementation, rollout, upgrade, migration, and transformation programs across multi-country, multi-entity banking contexts. Manage the Corporate/GTB/BG book of work for payments, liquidity and virtual account products; prioritize requirements with business and transformation offices; ensure regulatory deadlines are met. Ensure delivery within timelines, budgets, quality, and regulatory requirements; maintain end-to-end traceability from BRD to FS/SRS and test cases. Provide deep domain expertise on Funds Transfers and Payments (Domestic Low Value Fast Payments, Domestic High Value, Cross-Border, Salary and Vendor Payments) and Liquidity Management. Drive real-time payment processing capabilities, STP, and payment automation; enhance operational resilience and customer experience. Support emerging payment infrastructures and industry standards. Collaborate with senior business executives, GTB leadership, Operations, Risk, Compliance, Finance, Information Security, and Architecture teams; act as primary technology advisor for business transformation; manage executive steering committees and governance forums. Build strong relationships with Oracle, system integrators, implementation partners, and vendors; ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements (Payments, AML/KYC, Sanctions Screening, Data Privacy, Operational Risk) and internal IT risk and audit standards. Drive regulatory readiness for payment modernization and support internal, external, and regulatory audits. Establish delivery governance, architecture standards, project controls, and quality assurance practices.