Senior Program Manager

GTN; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

GTN is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead large-scale technology and brokerage infrastructure programs across its trading and fintech platform in Dubai. You will own delivery across business, technology, operations, risk, compliance, finance, and external vendors, with global fintech experience and fast-paced culture.

The role emphasizes governance, end-to-end program delivery, and strong stakeholder management in a regulated, multi-market environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technology or financial services.
• 5+ years leading large, multi-workstream programs in fintech or brokerage.
• Hands-on exposure to brokerage or trading platforms.
• Advanced stakeholder management with global relationships.
• Strong analytical reasoning and problem solving.
• Excellent communication across global stakeholders.
• Proven budget and resource management in agile environments.
• Experience tracking programs end-to-end in Confluence and Jira.

Responsibilities

• Lead large global programs from initiation to delivery across roadmaps.
• Establish governance, milestones, priorities and success criteria.
• Be the single point of accountability for progress, risks and delivery.
• Run steering committees, program reviews, and change control.
• Drive go-to-market readiness and cross-functional coordination.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Program leadership

Analytical reasoning

Communication skills

Confluence

Jira

Tools

Confluence

Jira

Job description

Job Description:

Senior Program Manager - Fintech & Trading Platforms

About GTN

GTN is a FinTech-powered brokerage business operating through its regulated subsidiaries. Backed by NTG Global Holdings Limited (Dubai), International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group, and SBI Ventures Singapore (a subsidiary of SBI Holdings Japan), GTN aims to create the most comprehensive global trading ecosystem. With a global team of over 500 people, GTN provides a multi-market, multi-asset class trading platform for institutional clients, operating on a B2B and B2B2C model.

GTN currently serves clients through regulated subsidiaries in London, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the USA. As part of our global expansion, we are focused on bringing our innovative trading platform to more markets worldwide. We also have offices in Brazil, South Africa and Saudi Arabia.Our platform is designed for buy- and sell-side financial institutions and fintech companies, such as digital banks, wallet providers and neo brokers, offering a seamless experience across trading, wealth management, and API solutions.

"We see a world where anyone can invest in anything, any time"

We are on the look out for a team player who can see the world way we see it !

About the Role

We are hiring a Senior Program Manager to lead large-scale, strategic technology and brokerage infrastructure programs across our trading and wider fintech platform. You will be the single point of accountability for delivery, working across business, technology, operations, risk, compliance, finance and external vendors. The ideal candidate has worked inside a global fintech organisation and is used to its fast-paced culture.

Programs span trading technology and market infrastructure integrations on the brokerage side of the business. Strong delivery discipline comes first. You must also know enough about trading (cash products and derivatives) to understand how the trade lifecycle affects the different building blocks of the brokerage infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead large global programs from initiation to delivery, managing multiple projects and workstreams under one roadmap.
• Establish the governance framework, roadmap, milestones, priorities and success criteria.
• Act as the single point of accountability for progress, risks, dependencies and final program delivery.
• Run steering committees and program reviews, and own escalation paths, documentation and change control.
• Drive successful go-to-market readiness.

Requirements

• 10+ years of overall experience in technology or financial services, including at least 5 years leading large, multi-workstream programs in a global fintech, brokerage or capital markets organisation.
• Hands-on exposure to brokerage or trading platforms, with a working understanding of the trade lifecycle across cash and derivative products.
• Advanced stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build productive working relationships locally and globally.
• Demonstrated ability to apply analytical reasoning and problem-solving to break down business, technical or operational objectives into manageable tasks and activities.
• Self-motivated, thrives in fast-paced environments and excels at managing multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication skills to keep stakeholders informed globally and foster a collaborative team environment.
• A go-getter attitude and a passion for achieving goals.
• Proven track record of managing resources, budgets and high-performing teams in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Experience tracking programs end to end in Confluence and Jira.

Our Culture

We believe innovation relies on inclusion and diversity. At GTN, our culture encourages creativity, bold ideas and out-of-the-box thinking at every level — turning ideas into pioneering results. We foster a fast-paced, collaborative, and inclusive work environment where consistent learning is celebrated, and every team member is empowered to perform at their highest potential. We hold ourselves to a clear code — to be transparent in how we communicate, to lead with equality, to own our work with pride, and to act with professionalism at every level.

Why join GTN?

As investing becomes increasingly digital, cross-border, and embedded into financial services, GTN sits at the centre of this transformation