Summary
RAKBANK is hiring an Associate Vice President to manage cash management implementations for wholesale and business banking clients in Dubai. The role leads end-to-end delivery of online banking, host-to-host connectivity, liquidity, payments, collections, wallet and virtual account solutions, including client integration, testing, training and handover. It also manages implementation reporting, production issue coordination, compliance, and the development of a direct-report team. Applicants need a bachelor's degree, at least 10 years of transaction banking experience, including 4 years in cash management implementation or client integration, and experience with AI and automation tools.
The posting
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What We’re Looking For:
- Own the end-to-end implementation lifecycle for Corporate Online Banking, Host-to-Host (SFTP / API), Liquidity Management, Wallet propositions, Payments, Collections and Virtual Accounts for WBG and BBG clients.
- Convert mandates handed over by Cash Management Sales into live, revenue-generating solutions within agreed timelines, supporting committed cash management revenue targets.
- Implement complex client mandates and bespoke solutions, supporting product enhancement and value-added services that drive overall growth of the cash management business.
- Lead technical integration with client ERPs (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics) across ISO 20022 / XML, MT file formats and SWIFT FileAct / SCORE.
- Deliver wallet and stored-value implementations covering onboarding journeys, API integration, funding, settlement and reconciliation flows.
- Ensure clients are correctly set up for billing as per approved pricing and that the first charge is applied accurately; fee ownership remains with Cash Management Sales.
- Act as single point of contact for clients, Coverage, Product, Technology, Operations and vendors through the implementation phase.
- Run client workshops, connectivity and penny testing, UAT and training ahead of go-live.
- Ensure complete, documented handover to the Customer Service Unit once solutions are live and stabilized.
- Coordinate with Technology on production issues, defects and service disruptions arising after handover to the Customer Service Unit – driving root cause analysis, timely resolution and permanent fixes.
- Provide full visibility of the implementation portfolio through MIS and dashboards covering status, ageing, bottlenecks and delivery risk, leveraging Artificial Intelligence tools and techniques for automated reporting, predictive delivery insights and exception tracking.
- Work with the Product team to identify and close product and platform gaps observed during implementations.
- Deploy AI and automation tools to improve turnaround, documentation quality, testing and resource utilization.
- Ensure all implementations comply with bank policies, product program guidelines, security standards and regulatory requirements.
- Lead, coach and develop a team of direct reports, ensuring consistent delivery standards.
- Resolves connectivity, file format, mapping and integration issues across multiple concurrent implementations.
- Translates complex client requirements into deliverable bank solutions, balancing bespoke demands against platform capability.
- Applies sound judgment in prioritizing competing client, delivery and production support demands.
- Self-starter with strong ownership and willingness to undertake self-learning.
What We’re Looking For:
Minimum Qualification:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Finance or a related field.
- CertICM, PMP / Agile or SWIFT / ISO 20022 certification preferred.
- Minimum 10 years in transaction banking, with at least 4 years in cash management implementation or client integration.
- Proven delivery of online banking, host-to-host (SFTP / API), liquidity and wallet / digital payment implementations for corporate clients.
- Middle East banking experience with a sound understanding of UAE regulatory and compliance requirements.
- Experience managing teams and multiple stakeholder groups.
Minimum Experience:
Demonstrated use of AI and automation tools to improve delivery efficiency.