Engineering Manager - Digital Banking

LHH; Dubai; On-site; AED 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH invites applications for a senior engineering leadership role within a government-backed UAE bank’s Digital Channels unit. You will lead engineering delivery across mobile, web, APIs and emerging channels, turning digital transformation goals into measurable customer outcomes.

You will build and mentor high-performing teams, set technical direction, and drive secure, scalable solutions that integrate AI-driven practices and end-to-end delivery ownership.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience delivering digital banking platforms at scale.
• Proven ability to align business, technology, risk and operations stakeholders.
• Strong background in cloud-native, microservices architectures and secure design.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow high-performing engineering teams and squads.
• Set technical direction for digital channels across mobile, web and APIs.
• Embed AI-driven engineering, automation and continuous delivery.
• Own delivery across scope, budgets, risks and production readiness.
• Manage technology partners and ensure architectural alignment.

Skills

Technical leadership

Digital product engineering

Microservices

Cloud-native architecture

Agile delivery

API design & governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

PMP or similar certification

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

API management

Job description

About the Client

Our client is a well-established, government-backed UAE bank with over 50 years in the market, offering

retail, corporate, Islamic and treasury banking. The bank is going through a major digital and AI

transformation, investing in modern platforms and new talent to reshape how it serves customers.

The Role

Sitting within the Digital Channels unit, this role leads the engineering delivery and continuous evolution of

the bank's digital ecosystem across mobile, web, APIs and emerging channels. It combines hands-on

technology leadership with end-to-end delivery ownership, turning the bank's transformation ambitions into

measurable customer and business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and grow high-performing engineering teams and squads, developing technical leaders and building a strong engineering culture
• Set the technical direction for the bank's digital channels across mobile, web and APIs
• Stay close to architecture and design decisions so solutions are secure, scalable and differentiated
• Turn the digital strategy into clear roadmaps and deliver them from investment planning through to adoption
• Embed AI-driven engineering, intelligent automation and continuous delivery practices
• Own delivery across scope, budgets, dependencies, risks, releases and production readiness
• Select and manage technology partners and vendors on architecture alignment, quality and outcomes
• Champion the digital agenda internally through showcases, roadshows and engagement forums
• Embed security, privacy and regulatory compliance by design

Candidate Profile

• 10+ years building and scaling digital products and platforms in banking or fintech
• Strong experience across digital onboarding, mobile and online banking, payments, cards, servicing journeys, APIs and digital identity
• Solid grounding in microservices, distributed systems, cloud-native architecture and modern mobile/web engineering
• Proven track record leading multidisciplinary engineering teams in Agile, product-led environments
• Experience delivering large-scale transformation programmes through to production and adoption
• Executive-level communication, with the ability to align business, technology, risk and operations stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field; PMP or similar certification is a plus