Tech Project Manager

Globant; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Globant is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead a technology program for a premier UAE bank. You will drive end-to-end delivery, ensure Agile governance, and maintain regulatory compliance in a highly regulated environment.

You will bridge technical progress and business leadership, manage risks, dependencies, and multi-vendor coordination, and oversee AI agentic initiatives with engineering leads to deliver feasible architectures and realistic timelines.

Qualifications

• 9 years of project/program management experience with a strong track record of delivering technology projects within financial services or banking.
• Proven hands-on experience managing Agile software development delivery Scrum Kanban SAFe including sprint governance backlog management and release planning.
• Exposure to AI agentic systems or generative AI product development e.g. multi-agent orchestration agentic workflows or AI assistant platforms.
• Working knowledge of banking regulatory frameworks including CBUAE standards PCI DSS and compliance coordination.
• Strong command of Agile governance disciplines risk management dependency tracking RAID logs and RACI frameworks in multi-vendor or client delivery-partner environments.
• Excellent stakeholder communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical topics for executive audiences.
• Experience utilizing tools such as Jira Linear Confluence or equivalent project tracking systems.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of technical projects and programs across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Run Agile ceremonies and coordinate sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives across cross-functional teams.
• Manage program governance by maintaining RAID logs, risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, tracking cross-team dependencies and mitigating risks.
• Act as the primary coordination between the delivery team and client stakeholders, translating technical progress into business updates for senior executives.
• Oversee delivery of AI agentic and software engineering initiatives, working with engineering leads to ensure feasibility and timelines.
• Ensure all delivery activities comply with PCI DSS standards and internal information security policies.
• Coordinate SIT, UAT and security testing phases with clear ownership and regulatory sign-off teams.
• Prepare executive reports and roadmaps for steering committees, including scope trackers and RAG status.
• Facilitate change governance ceremonies to document scope changes and commercial impacts.
• Identify blockers and process gaps early and drive resolution to avoid delivery delays.

Skills

Agile software development

Scrum

Kanban

SAFe

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Jira

Confluence

AI agentic systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business or related field

Tools

Jira

Linear

Confluence

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead the delivery of a technology program for a premier banking institution in the UAE. This role sits at the intersection of technical delivery agile program governance and regulatory compliance. It requires someone equally comfortable running sprint ceremonies as they are briefing senior banking stakeholders on risk and delivery status. The successful candidate will manage the end-to-end delivery of software initiatives including emerging AI agentic solutions within a highly regulated banking environment ensuring alignment with regulatory standards PCI DSS compliance and internal governance frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of technical projects and programs managing scope timeline budget and quality across multiple concurrent workstreams


• Run and continuously improve Agile ceremonies sprint planning backlog refinement stand-ups reviews retrospectives across cross-functional engineering product and QA teams


• Manage program governance by maintaining RAID logs risks assumptions issues dependencies tracking cross-team dependencies and driving timely risk mitigation


• Act as the primary point of coordination between the delivery team and client stakeholders translating technical progress into clear business-relevant updates for senior executives


• Oversee delivery of AI agentic and software engineering initiatives working closely with engineering leads to ensure technical feasibility architecture decisions and realistic timelines


• Ensure all delivery activities comply with regional central bank regulatory requirements PCI DSS standards and internal information security audit policies


• Coordinate SIT UAT and security penetration testing phases ensuring clear ownership between delivery and regulatory sign-off teams


• Prepare and present executive-level reporting steering committee decks scope trackers roadmaps RAG status reports tailored to senior banking leadership


• Facilitate change management and governance ceremonies to document and approve scope changes decisions and commercial impacts through proper channels


• Proactively identify delivery blockers ambiguities and process gaps e.g. SLA gaps terminology misalignment and drive them to resolution before they impact delivery timelines

Required Skills

• 9 years of project program management experience with a strong track record of delivering technology projects within financial services or banking


• Proven hands-on experience managing Agile software development delivery Scrum Kanban SAFe including sprint governance backlog management and release planning


• Exposure to AI agentic systems or generative AI product development e.g. multi-agent orchestration agentic workflows or AI assistant platforms


• Working knowledge of banking regulatory frameworks including CBUAE standards PCI DSS and compliance coordination


• Strong command of Agile governance disciplines risk management dependency tracking RAID logs and RACI frameworks in multi-vendor or client delivery-partner environments


• Excellent stakeholder communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical topics for executive audiences


• Experience utilizing tools such as Jira Linear Confluence or equivalent project tracking systems


• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Information Technology Business or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications PMP PRINCE2 PMI-ACP CSM or SAFe


• Prior experience delivering technology programs directly for or within a UAE GCC banking institution


• Familiarity with KYC AML workflows financial data connectivity or regulatory auditability requirements for AI systems


• Experience managing multi-vendor delivery models client consulting partner in regulated industries


• 9+ years of project/program management experience, with a strong track record of delivering technology projects within financial services or banking.


• Proven hands-on experience managing Agile software development delivery (Scrum/Kanban/SAFe), including sprint governance, backlog management, and release planning.


• Exposure to AI agentic systems or generative AI product development (e.g., multi-agent orchestration, agentic workflows, or AI assistant platforms).


• Working knowledge of banking regulatory frameworks (including CBUAE standards, PCI DSS, and compliance coordination).


• Strong command of Agile governance disciplines: risk management, dependency tracking, RAID logs, and RACI frameworks in multi-vendor or client/delivery-partner environments.


• Excellent stakeholder communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical topics for executive audiences.


• Experience utilizing tools such as Jira, Linear, Confluence, or equivalent project tracking systems.


• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field.