Open Finance Tech PM

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Open Finance and Digital Asset initiatives from inception through production rollout.
• Define project scope, timelines, milestones, budgets, and success metrics aligned to business OKRs.
• Manage multi-vendor delivery streams (FinTech, custodians, blockchain service providers).
• Chair project governance forums, risk reviews, and steering committees.
• Track regulatory dependencies (CBUAE Open Finance Framework, VARA, FSRA, ESCA) ensuring compliance.

• Partner with enterprise architects to define reference architecture for Open APIs, consent management, digital identity, and data exchange.
• Coordinate with solution architects and engineering teams to ensure secure, scalable, cloud-ready implementation.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging DLT/blockchain platforms (e.g., Ethereum, Polygon, Corda, Hyperledger Fabric).
• Drive proof of concepts for tokenized assets, programmable payments, and interoperability with existing core banking systems.
• Ensure adherence to internal DevSecOps, CI/CD, and model risk/governance processes.

• Serve as single point of contact between Business Sponsors, Technology, Security, Legal, and Compliance.
• Manage onboarding and oversight of third party technology providers, ensuring SLA adherence and contractual compliance.
• Translate technical progress into executive level dashboards, ensuring clear communication and escalation management.

• Define and monitor key delivery KPIs (velocity, throughput, incident closure rates).
• Coordinate UAT, non functional testing (performance, security, resilience).
• Drive change control and release management in line with the Banks TMO standards.

Virtusa is one of the fastest growing IT Services companies in the Middle East, serving clients in UAE, KSA, Qatar & Oman across Banking, Finance, Telecom, and other sectors.