Senior Technical Product Manager Banking Integration

Senior Technical Product Manager – Banking Integration (10+ years experience) – Kuwait City, Kuwait (onsite)

We are seeking an experienced Senior Technical Product Manager to lead the technology workstream for a large-scale Retail Banking Post Merger Integration (PMI) program. This role is based in Kuwait and requires extensive experience in retail banking mergers, integration management, and enterprise-scale technology transformation within regulated financial environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and execute the end-to-end technology integration roadmap from discovery through post-merger stabilization.

• Lead system integration activities across core banking platforms, digital channels, payment systems, and enterprise applications.

• Define API integration strategies, system architecture, technical specifications, and integration standards.

• Manage data migration activities including data mapping, cleansing, reconciliation, validation, and migration planning.

• Coordinate with engineering teams, architects, infrastructure teams, technology vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of integration milestones.

• Develop and maintain technical integration playbooks, implementation plans, runbooks, cutover plans, and rollback strategies.

• Monitor system performance, application reliability, transaction integrity, and platform availability during migration and post-production support.

• Manage product backlogs, sprint planning, release schedules, and Agile delivery using Jira and Confluence.

• Ensure compliance with banking regulations, security standards, governance requirements, and data residency policies.

• Identify technology risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans while ensuring minimal disruption to customers and business operations.

• Present technology updates, project status, and risk assessments to senior leadership and Steering Committees.

• Define and own the technology integration strategy aligned with merger objectives and enterprise architecture.

• Lead integration of core banking systems, payment platforms, digital banking applications, and supporting infrastructure.

• Drive end-to-end product lifecycle management using Agile and SDLC best practices.

• Act as the primary liaison between business leaders, engineering teams, IT vendors, compliance, and legal stakeholders.

• Ensure successful execution of data migration and validation with zero data loss.

• Continuously improve system performance, reliability, and operational efficiency throughout the integration lifecycle.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 10 years of Project or Program Management experience.

• Minimum 5 years of Retail Banking Post Merger Integration (PMI) or Banking Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) experience.

• Proven hands-on experience delivering retail banking integration programs from Day 1 readiness through post-merger stabilization.

• Experience establishing or operating an Integration Management Office (IMO).

• Experience leading enterprise technology transformation initiatives within regulated banking environments.

• Strong experience working with engineering teams, business stakeholders, and third-party technology vendors.

• Proficiency in Product Management, Post Merger Integration (PMI), Retail Banking, and Banking Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A).

• Expertise in Core Banking Platforms, API Integration, System Architecture, and Technology Roadmap Management.

• Strong understanding of Enterprise Application Integration, Digital Banking, Data Migration, Data Mapping and Reconciliation.

• Experience with Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), Agile and Scrum methodologies, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and DevOps practices.

• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence.

• Demonstrated skills in Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Technical Documentation, and Integration Management Office (IMO) operations.

• Strong understanding of Core Banking platforms such as Temenos T24, Oracle FLEXCUBE, Finacle, Mambu, Fiserv, or Jack Henry.

• Experience with API design, REST services, middleware, and enterprise integration patterns.

• Knowledge of payment systems including SWIFT, SEPA, ACH, RTP, and real-time payment schemes.

• Experience with cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

• Strong understanding of data architecture, ETL processes, migration tools, and enterprise integration technologies.

• Experience with monitoring system performance, availability, and production support.

• Agile/SAFe certification (PMI-ACP or equivalent), TOGAF or ITIL certification preferred.

• TOGAF, ITIL, or similar enterprise architecture and IT service management certifications are preferred.

• English fluency is mandatory; Arabic language skills are preferred.