Murex Implementation Mgr

Riyad Bank; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Riyad Bank in Saudi Arabia seeks a seasoned Murex specialist to understand business needs and drive the development, configuration and delivery of applications that ensure efficient, reliable operations.

You will monitor daily system operations, maintain stability, backup processes and DR readiness, and coordinate with cross‑functional teams to meet deadlines while applying best practices for safety, quality and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computers science or related subject.
• 6–8 years of relevant experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Murex products and operations.
• Ability to set up books, configure events and rules to match organizational postings.
• Team player able to interact with other experts to ensure delivery.
• Good command of spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Understand business needs and drive development, configurations and delivery of applications for efficient operations.
• Monitor day-to-day operations and ensure compliance with standards within SLA guidelines.
• Carry out daily operational jobs to maintain Murex system stability and backups.
• Communicate business needs to identify and clarify requirements.
• Analyze business needs and support solutions that match operating needs.
• Suggest improvements based on global best practices for efficiency and speed.

Skills

Team player

English language proficiency

Interdepartmental collaboration

Education

Bachelor degree in Computers science or related subject

Tools

Murex

Sun Unix

Java

Job description

JOB PURPOSE / ROLE:

To understand the business needs of the assigned area of responsibility and to proceed to the development, configurations and delivery of the applications and systems required for efficiency and effectiveness of the business operations

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Policies, Processes & Procedures

• Implement approved departmental policies, processes, procedures and provides instructions to subordinates and monitors their adherence so that work is carried out in a skillful manner

Day- to-day Operations

• Monitors the day-to-day operations and ensure compliance with the established standards and procedures within SLA guidelines
• Ensure all Operations completed within target timeframe

Murex System Implementation

• Carry of daily operational jobs in maintaining the system and application stability
• Ensure that daily jobs on the system are running smooth and the backup of the systems and disaster recovery sites are running without issues
• Communicates with the business operation of the assigned area of responsibility to identify and to better clarify its business needs
• Analyses the business needs of the assigned area and supports the introduction of solutions that match the operating needs of the business needs
• Monitors the local and international trends and best practices in the banking operating systems and proposes relevant improvements for increasing the efficiency and speed of operations

Operational Efficiency

• Ensure the availability of a consistent and streamlined with unit structure, in order to achieve error-free processing and high turnaround of service
• Ensure archiving of all documents as per the policies and guidelines for sustainable operational efficiency

Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes and practices taking into account international best practice, improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity improvement

Analyses & Reports

• Direct and supervise analysis of data for to establish trends and efficiency/quality opportunities so that any necessary corrective/improvement actions can be applied
• Review and lead the preparation of statistical reports according to prescribed schedules for use by senior management in decision making processes

Safety, Quality & Environment

• Ensure compliance to all relevant safety, quality and environmental management policies, procedures and controls across the department in order to guarantee employee safety, legislative compliance and a responsible environmental attitude

Related Assignments

• Ensure the completion of assignments and ad-hoc requirements from business as well as Operations Management per direction

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Computers science or related subject.

Minimum Experience:

• 6-8 years of relevant experience

Technical Knowledge areas:

• Advanced Knowledge of Murex products.
• Advanced operational knowledge of Murex.
• Should have the skill to set up books, configure accounting events, rules etc. such that the end postings should be as expected by the organization.
• The candidate should be a team player, should be ready to interact with other experts in the team, so that delivery is assured before the dead-line.
• Good command on speaking and writing English
• Basic operational knowledge of Sun Unix, Java to work on the system in order to ensure the good health of the system and report/escalate of any potential issues