Doha Tech Leader: Banking & FinTech Growth

SALt; Doha; On-site; QAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt is seeking a Head of Technology in Doha, Qatar to own the technology function, shaping strategy and ensuring scalable platforms and secure operations. You will lead cross‑functional teams and external partners to drive growth and resilience in a regulated financial services environment.

The role requires a commercially minded technology leader with broad knowledge across applications, infrastructure, cloud platforms, cybersecurity and live operations, working with senior stakeholders to

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in digital banking tech.
• Experience across applications, infrastructure and cloud.
• Strong cybersecurity knowledge and live operations.
• Ability to translate technical decisions into business outcomes.
• Experience leading internal teams and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver technology strategy aligned with business priorities.
• Lead development and operation of secure, scalable platforms.
• Oversee architecture, cloud infrastructure, integrations.
• Strengthen availability, performance, incident management.
• Partner with security, risk and compliance teams.
• Manage technology vendors and delivery partners.
• Own budgets, resource planning and investment priorities.
• Collaborate with business leaders to improve customer experience.

Skills

Tech leadership

Digital banking

Cloud platforms

Cybersecurity

Live operations

Vendor management

Stakeholder comms

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Salt is seeking a Head of Technology in Doha, Qatar to own the technology function, shaping strategy and ensuring scalable platforms and secure operations. You will lead cross‑functional teams and external partners to drive growth and resilience in a regulated financial services environment.

The role requires a commercially minded technology leader with broad knowledge across applications, infrastructure, cloud platforms, cybersecurity and live operations, working with senior stakeholders to