Remittance BusinessProject Manager

Job Title: Remittance Business/Project Manager

Employment type: Contract (On-site)

Contract length: 6-12 months

Location: Riyadh KSA

PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT

We are looking for a driven and detail-oriented Project Manager to be seconded full-time at a leading bank in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia embedded within the Cards & Payments this role you will own the end-to-end delivery of payments and remittance projects from initiation and requirements gathering through to UAT go-live and post-deployment monitoring while also supporting day-to-day operational flows within the remittance and payments function.

This is a hands-on client-facing role that requires strong coordination across internal bank teams third-party vendors technology partners and scheme operators. You will be expected to operate independently on-site represent the engagement professionally and drive project outcomes with minimal supervision.

Core Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Project Delivery:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of payments and remittance projects including new product launches system upgrades API integrations and payment scheme implementations (e.g. SARIE BUNA AFAQ IPS).
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans timelines RACI matrices and status reports using tools such as JIRA CLM or equivalent.
• Gather and review functional requirements and support the production of Business Requirement Documents (BRDs) in coordination with technology and business teams.
• Coordinate across business technology compliance and vendor teams to ensure milestones are met on time and within scope.
• Manage UAT cycles: define test cases coordinate functional regression and system testing review UAT evidence track defects and manage resolution with vendors and technical teams.
• Monitor post-deployment production performance and escalate issues promptly to ensure business continuity.

Payments & Remittance Operations Support:

• Support the operational management of inbound and outbound payment and remittance flows including SWIFT local transfers bulk payments and API-based transactions.
• Assist with monitoring remittance flows via portals FTP and API tools and support settlement activities including nostro/vostro account reconciliation and correspondent bank charge management.
• Help identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities within existing operational workflows.
• Act as a point of escalation for operational incidents coordinating with technology teams to drive timely resolution.
• Support compliance with SAMA regulations and relevant scheme rules across all project and operational activities.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management:

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal client stakeholders across operations technology compliance and business.
• Manage day-to-day interactions with external vendors MTOs correspondent banking partners and scheme operators.
• Prepare and present project updates steering committee materials and risk/issue logs to senior stakeholders.

Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

• 68 years of experience in project management within the payments remittance or financial services sector.
• Demonstrated experience delivering payments or remittance projects at a bank fintech or money transfer operator (MTO) in KSA or the GCC.
• Solid understanding of Saudi and GCC payment schemes including SARIE BUNA AFAQ (GCC RTGS) IPS (Instant Payment System) and SAMA regulatory requirements.
• Hands-on experience with SWIFT messaging standards MT (Series 1 2 & 9) and MX/ISO 20022 messages (PACS PAIN CAMT) and cross-border payment flows.
• Experience with API integration projects including correspondent bank integrations identity/KYC APIs and MTO platform connectivity.
• Familiarity with payment system platforms such as OPF (Open Payment Framework) TMS/X GTX or similar core payments infrastructure.
• Experience managing end-to-end UAT processes including functional regression and system testing and coordinating vendor-side defect resolution.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as JIRA CLM or equivalent.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills able to engage confidently with both technical teams and senior business leaders.

Desirable:

• Familiarity with incident management tools.
• Exposure to core banking systems (e.g. T24/Temenos Oracle)
• Knowledge of settlement mechanisms including SWIFT GCC RTGS and local scheme settlement flows.
• Familiarity with ELM APIs (e.g. Tahaquq Nafath Yakeen) and Saudi digital identity integration frameworks.
• Arabic language proficiency (spoken and/or written) is a plus.
• PMP PRINCE2 or equivalent project management certification is an advantage.