Associate Vice President – IT Core Platform

RAKBANK
Dubai
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: high_schoolSkills: ["Incident management","Team leadership","Stakeholder management","Operational excellence","Technology roadmap planning"]

Own the end-to-end run-and-change lifecycle of the Wealth Management platform, ensuring high availability, performance, and operational excellence. Lead incident management, system monitoring, disaster recovery, business continuity planning, platform enhancements, upgrades, integrations, and release governance. Define and maintain platform roadmaps for scalability and API stability, manage infrastructure lifecycle and patching with vendor partners, and govern platform KPIs while leading and developing a cross-functional engineering and operations team.

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Associate Vice President – IT Core Platform

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end run-and-change lifecycle of the Wealth Management platform, ensuring high availability, performance, and operational excellence. Lead incident management, system monitoring, disaster recovery, business continuity planning, platform enhancements, upgrades, integrations, and release governance. Define and maintain platform roadmaps for scalability and API stability, manage infrastructure lifecycle and patching with vendor partners, and govern platform KPIs while leading and developing a cross-functional engineering and operations team.
Location: Dubai
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the run-and-change lifecycle of the Wealth Management platform, ensuring high availability, performance, and operational excellence.
  • •Lead platform operations including incident management, system monitoring, disaster recovery, business continuity planning, and service improvement.
  • •Manage platform enhancements, upgrades, integrations, regulatory changes, and strategic technology initiatives.
  • •Define and maintain platform roadmaps for scalability, integration readiness, API stability, and alignment with business priorities.
  • •Drive release management, testing strategies, DevOps adoption, and operational resilience; lead platform KPIs and develop the platform engineering team.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Medical CoverageLife Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of experience in Banking and Financial Services Technology.
  • •At least 5 years in platform management, application management, or technology leadership supporting Wealth Management platforms.
  • •Hands-on experience with Wealth Management platforms such as Finacle Wealth, Avaloq, Temenos Wealth, or FNZ (or similar).
  • •Strong knowledge of platform security, disaster recovery, business continuity, regulatory compliance, release management, and DevOps practices.
  • •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
Experience:10+ yearsBankingFinancial servicesWealth managementPlatform management
Education:High School
Skills:Incident managementTeam leadershipStakeholder managementOperational excellenceTechnology roadmap planning
Tech Stack:Finacle WealthAvaloqTemenos WealthFNZAPI managementDevOps

Company Brief

RAKBANK
RAKBANK is a United Arab Emirates-based bank offering personal, business, and commercial banking services, including accounts, cards, loans, deposits, and digital banking products. It serves retail customers and SMEs across the UAE.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 1976
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