Remittance Business/Project Manager

PayTech Group; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 270,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

PayTech Group seeks a hands-on Remittance Business Project Manager to lead end-to-end payments and remittance projects embedded within a major bank's Cards & Payments team in Riyadh. You will own requirements, UAT, go-live and post-deployment monitoring, coordinating with internal and external partners.

The role is on-site in Saudi Arabia, demanding strong coordination, vendor management and regulatory compliance, with a 6–12 month contract and a focus on delivering timely, scalable payment

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of project management experience in payments or financial services.
• Demonstrated delivery of payments/remittance projects at banks, fintechs, or MTOs in KSA or GCC.
• Solid understanding of Saudi/GCC payment schemes and SAMA regulatory requirements.
• Hands-on experience with SWIFT MT/MX messages and ISO 20022, plus cross-border flows.
• Experience with API integrations and vendor collaboration across multiple teams.
• Familiarity with core payments platforms and UAT testing processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of payments and remittance projects from initiation to go-live.
• Develop detailed plans, RACI matrices, and status reports; track milestones and risk.
• Coordinate across business, tech, compliance, and vendors to meet scope.
• Oversee UAT, test case creation, defect tracking, and post-deployment monitoring.
• Support day-to-day remittance operations and regulatory compliance activities.

Skills

Project management

Payments & remittance

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

JIRA

APIs

Regulatory compliance

SWIFT & ISO messages

Core payments platforms

Team leadership

Tools

JIRA

CLM

Open Banking / API tools

Job description

Remittance Business Project Manager

Employment type

Contract

Contract length

6-12 months

Location

Riyadh KSA

Purpose of the project

We are looking for a driven and detail-oriented Project Manager to be seconded full-time at a leading bank in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia embedded within the Cards amp Payments department In this role you will own the end-to-end delivery of payments and remittance projects from initiation and requirements gathering through to UAT go-live and post-deployment monitoring while also supporting day-to-day operational flows within the remittance and payment s function This is a hands-on client-facing role that requires strong coordination across internal bank teams third-party vendors technology partners and scheme operators You will be expected to operate independently on-site represent the engagement professionally and drive project outcomes with minimal supervision

Core Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Project Delivery

• Lead end-to-end delivery of payments and remittance projects including new product launches system upgrades API integrations and payment scheme implementations e g SARIE BUNA AFAQ IPS
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans timelines RACI matrices and status reports using tools such as JIRA CLM or equivalent
• Gather and review functional requirements and support the production of Business Requirement Documents BRDs in coordination with technology and business teams
• Coordinate across business technology compliance and vendor teams to ensure milestones are met on time and within scope
• Manage UAT cycles define test cases coordinate functional regression and system testing review UAT evidence track defects and manage resolution with vendors and technical teams
• Monitor post-deployment production performance and elevate issues promptly to ensure business continuity

Payments amp Remittance Operations Support

• Support the operational management of inbound and outbound payment and remittance flows including SWIFT local transfers bulk payments and API-based transactions
• Assist with monitoring remittance flows via portals FTP and API tools and support settlement activities including nostro vostro account reconciliation and correspondent bank charge management
• Help identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities within existing operational workflows
• Act as a point of escalation for operational incidents coordinating with technology teams to drive timely resolution
• Support compliance with SAMA regulations and relevant scheme rules across all project and operational activities

Stakeholder amp Vendor Management

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal client stakeholders across operations technology compliance and business
• Manage day-to-day interactions with external vendors MTOs correspondent banking partners and scheme operators
• Prepare and present project updates steering committee materials and risk issue logs to senior stakeholders

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• 6 8 years of experience in project management within the payments remittance or financial services sector
• Demonstrated experience delivering payments or remittance projects at a bank fintech or money transfer operator MTO in KSA or the GCC
• Solid understanding of Saudi and GCC payment schemes including SARIE BUNA AFAQ GCC RTGS IPS Instant Payment System and SAMA regulatory requirements
• Hands-on experience with SWIFT messaging standards MT Series 1 2 amp 9 and MX ISO 20022 messages PACS PAIN CAMT and cross-border payment flows
• Experience with API integration projects including correspondent bank integrations identity KYC APIs and MTO platform connectivity
• Familiarity with payment system platforms such as OPF Open Payment Framework TMS X GTX or similar core payments infrastructure
• Experience managing end-to-end UAT processes including functional regression and system testing and coordinating vendor-side defect resolution
• Proficiency with project management tools such as JIRA CLM or equivalent
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills able to engage confidently with both technical teams and senior business leaders

Desirable

• Familiarity with incident management tools
• Exposure to core banking systems e g T24 Temenos Oracle
• Knowledge of settlement mechanisms including SWIFT GCC RTGS and local scheme settlement flows
• Familiarity with ELM APIs e g Tahaquq Nafath Yakeen and Saudi digital identity integration frameworks
• Arabic language proficiency spoken and or written is a plus
• PMP PRINCE2 or equivalent project management certification is an advantage