Vice President - Software Engineering (Payments)

Human Capital House

Bahrain

Ref: OP732-152

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our client, a leading and cutting edge payments gateway solutions start-up company in Bahrain is looking to hire a VP – Engineering to handle software engineering, product development and management.

SCOPE OF WORK
This position will be responsible for heading, planning and managing the company’s payment gateway services and solutions. The role requires significant Payments Industry experience with a proven track record of delivering innovative solutions that adhere to industry standards and best practices. Providing guidance and leading Agile-oriented technical solutions within dynamic teams and various skill sets.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• Oversees the management of the Software Engineering function for the payment gateway/fin-tech development and acts as the highest authority on complex decisions regarding technology solutions supporting payment gateway services.
• Prepare an annual business plan for the department, by coordinating with other senior management and the junior level management.
• Provides strategic thinking and leadership related to a wide range of applications and systems, or software-development methodologies such as agile-oriented technical solutions, as well as solution design, project planning, delivery and resource estimations, team formation and project kick-off.
• Oversee the implementation of network security at the corporate level.
• Plan and implement additions, deletions and major modifications to the supporting infrastructure company-wide in coordination with corporate leadership.
• Lead & manage multiple work streams across functional divisions within the organisation.
• Holding the responsibility for capacity planning and scheduling vendor negotiations related to IT.
• Work on various IT developmental programs that would help the organisation reach newer heights.
• Set annual targets related to IT operations and monitor the overall performance of the entire department.
• Design IT policies and implement them with the consent of the other senior management.
• Ensure effective collaboration, communication and socialisation to drive the creation and implementation of a comprehensive gateway strategy.
• Serve as a subject matter expert internally and externally as it relates to gateway solutions.
• Sets the vision for an environment of ingenuity and creativity and acts as a role model for others in challenging the status quo to encourage innovation.

Requirements

• 8 – 10 years of international experience in Payments Industry, delivering systems and application supporting global credit/debit transaction processing platforms.
• Extensive Experience & expertise in Payment Gateway, Fintech, Secure Mobile Payments, eWallet, Loyalty, Prepaid, Cashless payment solutions.
• Bachelor’s in Computer Science / IT / Software Engineering from an international institution. Master’s is an added advantage.
• Various additional IT qualifications are an advantage, such as PMP, ITIL, etc. & skilled in various Web & Non-Web programming languages.
• Familiar with cutting edge industry trends and thorough understanding of development methodologies and standards, such agile-oriented technical solutions.
• Successful track record and demonstrated thought-leadership and cross-functional influence and partnership.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong, productive working relationships with stakeholders with strong management skills.
• Ability to create collaborating teams within the multi-cultural complex environment and motivating them to work together.

About the Company

Human Capital House was set up in the year 2013 with a vision to be a progressive talent acquisition partner for organizations within the local and regional market in the Middle East.

As international markets get ever demanding, corporations globally are presented with the challenges of attracting the right talent. Human capital retention and recruitment remain a critical factor to the success of any company. Strategic decision to recruit the right talent is a key issue to organization as wrong candidate selection can potentially be disastrous to their efficiency.

The critical aspect of choosing the right individual with the apt experience and knowledge becomes more crucial as he/she would need to share the ambitions of the employer, while fitting in to the new culture. Human Capital House has both the experience and expertise to help its clients make the right choice of selection. From understanding client requirements, through identifying and assessing the candidates, our systematic approach strives to ensure successful executive recruitment.

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