Tech Project Manager for Buy Now Pay Later

About the job

Term: 12 months

Location: West Bay, Doha, Qatar

Division: Cards & Payments

Reports to: Head of Product - Cards

Relevant experience: 10+ years (preferably in project management within traditional banking environments)

Mandatory requirements

Strong payments technology

Project management background with business orientation (Cards)

Professional proficiency in English

Experience in cards domain (debit, credit, prepaid) and BNPL solutions

Knowledge of UAE/GCC regulatory frameworks for digital onboarding

Immediately available

Purpose of the project

The techno-functional project manager will act as the interface between the Cards Product team and Technology team, ensuring seamless delivery of strategic initiatives such as BNPL card launch, One-Credential implementation, digital onboarding, and loyalty migration. This role demands a strong technology background combined with business acumen to drive projects to completion within aggressive timelines.

Key activities

Core responsibilities and accountabilities

Project leadership: Manage end-to-end delivery of BNPL card and One-Credential projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical feasibility. Oversee digital onboarding initiatives to enable instant credit card issuance. Drive loyalty platform migration and ensure operational readiness.

Stakeholder management: Serve as the primary liaison between product, technology, compliance, and operations teams. Facilitate workshops to define requirements and solution design.

Technical & business integration: Translate business requirements into technical specifications and ensure smooth integration with card issuance platforms, APIs, and fraud engines. Monitor compliance with KYC/AML and regulatory standards.

Execution & governance: Develop and maintain project plans, risk registers, and governance documentation. Track milestones, manage dependencies, and escalate issues proactively.

Testing & quality assurance: Oversee SIT, UAT, and certification testing for new features and platforms. Ensure robust performance monitoring post-launch.

KPIs

Authorization rate uplift

Digital onboarding time

Loyalty migration success rate

SLA adherence

Incident mean-time-to-recovery

Time-to-certification/launch

Knowledge and experience

Strong technology background with proven ability to manage complex integrations

Expertise in card issuance systems, BNPL solutions, tokenization, and digital onboarding

Familiarity with loyalty platforms and migration strategies

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

PMP or equivalent certification preferred

Tokenization and network tokens

3DS risk flows and fraud management

GCC regulatory familiarity with cards and BNPL

Full cards lifecycle knowledge (authorization clearing/settlement)

EMV certification and scheme compliance basics

Digital onboarding processes and API integration

Disputes/chargebacks lifecycle

Mandatory skills

Strong payments technology

Project management background with business orientation (Cards)

Professional proficiency in English

Experience in cards domain (debit, credit, prepaid) and BNPL solutions

Knowledge of UAE/GCC regulatory frameworks for digital onboarding

Immediately available