AVP - Trade & Treasury Technologies (Expats)

Talents Tide; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in Dubai seeks an AVP - Trade & Treasury Technologies to lead the management of Trade and Treasury platforms. The role requires a visionary leader with over 12 years of experience in Information Technology, particularly in Treasury and Trade products. Responsibilities include overseeing project management, team development, stakeholder engagement, and vendor management in alignment with strategic goals. This position demands strong technical competencies and effective relationship management skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12+ years in Information Technology.
• Domain knowledge in Treasury (FX, MM, Bonds, Derivatives) and Trade products.
• Hands-on experience in implementing banking applications in these domains.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for end-to-end management of Trade, Treasury, Limits Management platforms.
• Provide support, guidance & motivation to team members.
• Review team performance and deliverables in line with approved KPIs.
• Coach, train and develop team skills.
• Meet with stakeholders to discuss projects/CR.
• Provide regular Portfolio status reports to management.
• Ensure tasks and projects are executed within approved policies.
• Manage Managed Services Provider and track their KPIs.
• Provide audit input requirements and close assigned audit observations.

Skills

Budgeting and Planning

IT Business Relationship Management

Planning and Organizing

Relationship Management

IT Governance

Management of Vendors / Alliances

System Design and Development

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / Business

Master's degree

Job description

Job Title: AVP - Trade & Treasury Technologies

Location: Dubai

Reporting To: VP - Head of Enterprise Core Business Technologies

Industry: Financial Services

Job Summary:

We are seeking a dynamic and visionary AVP - Advanced Analytics Technologies aligning IT and Business strategy ensure that Technology is seen as an enabler to fulfill Business Objectives. To lead Trade & Treasury Platforms portfolio and ensure timely completion of Projects initiatives / Tasks within approved budget in order to meet strategic Technology Road map.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for end-to-end management of Trade, Treasury, Limits Management platforms, including vendor coordination, stakeholder engagement, regulator liaison, and timely implementation of changes, with secondary responsibility of managing associated Trade & Treasury platforms as assigned.
• To provide adequate support, guidance & motivation to the team members in order to ensure the achievement of assigned projects.
• Review team performance and deliverables in line with the approved KPIs to ensure meeting desired objectives
• Coach, train and develop team skills by identifying training needs and assign appropriate learning platform to the team.
• To meet with stakeholders to discuss subject related to the projects/CR and provide them with necessary suggestions & recommendations.
• To review and provide regular Portfolio status reports in order to update the management regarding status of current project initiatives and/or on the tasks assigned.
• Ensure all assigned tasks and projects are executed within the approved policies, procedures and SLA of the department.
• Manage Managed Services Provider, track their KPIs, contract renewal etc.
• Responsible to provide audit input requirements, close all assigned audit observations and provide closing evidence related to your area to IT-QA team or Audit team in a timely manner.

Education

• Bachelors degree in IT / Business.
• Masters degree will be an added advantage

Experience

• Min 12+ years in Information Technology
• Must have domain knowledge in Treasury (FX, MM, Bonds, Derivatives) and Trade products and hands on experience in implementing banking applications these domains

Technical Competencies

• Budgeting and Planning
• IT Business Relationship Management
• Planning and Organizing
• Relationship Management
• IT Governance
• Management of Vendors / Alliances
• System Design and Development