Engineering Director – Financial Technology Platform

Job Overview

  • Date Posted
    July 2, 2026
  • Location
  • Expiration date
    October 2, 2026

Job Description

  • Anywhere

Job Description

Job Title: Engineering Director – Financial Technology Platform

Job Description: As an Engineering Director at a leading regulated financial technology platform — powering seamless, smart, and inclusive finance and connecting financial institutions across Saudi Arabia — you will lead the technical architecture and engineering excellence across a nationally significant fintech infrastructure platform. You will apply engineering leadership expertise to build and scale a platform that is transforming financial inclusion and digital banking across the Kingdom.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead technical architecture and engineering excellence across a regulated financial technology platform
  • Power seamless, smart, and inclusive finance by building and scaling the platform’s engineering organization
  • Connect financial institutions across Saudi Arabia through high-quality, secure engineering leadership
  • Define and execute multi-year technology roadmaps aligned with the platform’s business and regulatory objectives
  • Build and develop the engineering team — recruiting, coaching, and driving engineering excellence at scale
  • Ensure all engineering work meets SAMA regulatory standards, NCA cybersecurity requirements, and fintech compliance
  • Partner with Product, Compliance, and Commercial teams on technology strategy and platform architecture
  • Drive digital transformation of the Saudi financial services ecosystem through engineering leadership excellence

Qualifications Needed:

  • Proven Engineering Director experience with financial technology platform leadership in Saudi Arabia or GCC
  • Deep technical architecture expertise for fintech, payments, or digital banking platforms at national scale
  • Strong understanding of SAMA regulatory requirements and NCA cybersecurity standards for Saudi fintech
  • Excellent engineering team leadership, organizational development, and technology strategy skills
  • Arabic language skills preferred for Saudi regulatory, government, and banking stakeholder engagement

What the Company Offers:

  • Engineering Director role at a leading regulated financial technology platform in Riyadh — powering seamless, smart, and inclusive finance
  • Engineering leadership mandate connecting financial institutions across Saudi Arabia at a nationally significant fintech platform

Are you interested in this position? Apply by clicking on the “Apply Now” button below!

#LibertyloomJobs #FintechCareers #JobOpportunities #FinanceJobs #TechTalent #FintechRecruitment #CareerInFinance#