Solutions Architect

Hyphen Connect; Dubai; On-site; AED 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyphen Connect is seeking a senior strategic executive to lead fintech industry positioning and trusted advisory services for global clients in Dubai and beyond. You will influence C-level stakeholders, shape digital transformation roadmaps, and align product capabilities with regulatory requirements across Financial Services, Telecommunications, and Public Sector.

Strong communication and technical storytelling are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or equivalent.
• Domain knowledge in banking, insurance, securities, or financial services.
• Experience guiding digital transformation with innovation methodologies.
• Ability to influence C-level executives on transformations.
• Breadth across fintech domains, cloud platforms, and AI architectures.
• Strategic thinker capable under pressure.
• Fluent English with strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide fintech industry leadership to shape market positioning.
• Advise customers and executives on new business models.
• Share industry best practices across ecosystems and associations.
• Define solutions based on product portfolio to meet client needs.
• Deliver technical demos and guidance to support sales.
• Gather market feedback to inform product development.
• Support deployment with technical guidance during delivery.

Skills

Domain Expertise

Transformation Leadership

Executive Engagement

Technical Breadth

Strategic Mindset

Languages & Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

Our client is a global fintech company that originated as the digital payment engine for e-commerce industries.

Responsibilities

• Thought Leadership & Positioning: Provide strong leadership within the fintech industry to develop market positioning and brand authority as an executive, trusted advisor, and thought leader. Influence customer mindsets by challenging the status quo, introducing innovative ideas, and showcasing the unique value the company provides.
• Executive Advisory: Act as a key driver for enabling new business models. Leverage executive expertise to eliminate barriers and present market trends to customer senior leadership, building a shared vision for their innovation journey.
• Ecosystem Knowledge Sharing: Capture, consolidate, and share industry-specific best practices internally and across global industry ecosystems and associations, maximizing the company's reach and impact.
• Industry Solutions & Architecture: Understand the unique requirements of key industry clients and partners (Financial Services, Telecommunications, Public Sector, Digital Native, etc.). Define business and technical solutions based on the company's product portfolio (financial security, digital banking, financial cloud, intelligent marketing, AI agents, etc.) to ensure solutions align with customer business needs and regulatory compliance.
• Technical Communication & Demonstration: Deliver technical presentations and product demos that clearly communicate software functionality, technical architecture, and core advantages. Answer technical inquiries and support sales teams with pre-sales technical guidance to build customer confidence.
• Solutions Ownership & Product Optimization: Gather international market trends, customer feedback, and competitive intelligence to feed back into product development. Recommend functional optimizations and version upgrades to ensure financial software products remain competitive in overseas markets.
• Project Implementation & Delivery Support: Work closely with engineering and implementation teams during deployment to offer technical guidance and resolve complex issues. Ensure payment systems are deployed smoothly, run reliably, and meet customer acceptance criteria.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree (B.S./B.A.) in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent field.
• Domain Expertise: Proven experience in banking, insurance, securities, or financial services solution domains, with deep knowledge of industry operations, regulatory standards, and compliance requirements.
• Transformation Leadership: In-depth understanding of the modern technical ecosystem with a demonstrated ability to guide customers through digital transformation using proven innovation methodologies.
• Executive Engagement: Demonstrated ability to influence C-level executives and guide them step-by-step through complex digital transformations.
• Technical Breadth: Familiarity with major fintech domains, cloud platforms, and AI architectures.
• Strategic Mindset: Ability to thrive under pressure and approach business, product, and technical challenges strategically.
• Languages & Communication: Fluent in English is required. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to articulate complex fintech architectures through documentation and visual diagrams.