Cards Technical Implementation Lead - Riyadh
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About the Role
Innovations Global is hiring a Cards Technical Implementation Lead for a financial services client in Saudi Arabia. The role involves leading end-to-end technical implementation of card programs, including processor integration, scheme certification, and digital wallet integrations.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the end to end technical implementation and production launch of consumer credit, prepaid/wallet, and commercial card programs.
- Drive BIN setup, ICA assignment, and principal membership enablement with major card schemes.
- Coordinate processor integrations and card management system implementations.
- Manage Mastercard scheme certification, testing, and production readiness activities.
- Oversee card personalization, production, fulfillment, and digital issuance processes.
- Lead digital wallet integrations including Apple Pay, Google Pay, tokenization (MDES), and 3D Secure implementation.
- Manage authorization, authentication, dispute management, and operational readiness for production.
- Coordinate with processors, personalization bureaus, payment schemes, technology teams, compliance, and business stakeholders.
- Drive project governance, milestone tracking, risk management, and stakeholder reporting.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline
- 10+ years of experience in card issuing, payments technology, and technical implementation
- Proven experience delivering end to end card implementation projects for consumer and commercial card products
- Strong experience with BIN setup and management, ICA assignment, principal membership enablement, processor integration, and Mastercard scheme certification
- Strong understanding of card lifecycle, authorization, clearing, settlement, and dispute management
- Experience with card management platforms such as PowerCARD, Way4, VisionPLUS, Cortex, Prime, or similar
- Knowledge of ISO 8583/ISO 20022 messaging standards
- Experience implementing digital wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay), tokenization (MDES), and 3D Secure
- Understanding of PCI DSS requirements and payment security standards
- Knowledge of API integrations and certification environments
- Familiarity with the Saudi Arabian (SAMA) regulatory framework for card issuance
- Experience using JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, or similar project management tools
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Job Overview
- We are hiring a Cards Technical Implementation Lead on behalf of a leading financial services client in Saudi Arabia.
- This is an exciting opportunity to lead the end to end technical implementation of next generation card programs, including consumer credit cards, wallet linked prepaid cards, and commercial card solutions.
- The successful candidate will work closely with product, technology, compliance, payment processors, and card schemes to deliver a greenfield card issuing program from inception through production launch.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end to end technical implementation and production launch of consumer credit, prepaid/wallet, and commercial card programs.
- Drive BIN setup, ICA assignment, and principal membership enablement with major card schemes.
- Coordinate processor integrations and card management system implementations.
- Manage Mastercard scheme certification, testing, and production readiness activities.
- Oversee card personalization, production, fulfillment, and digital issuance processes.
- Lead digital wallet integrations including Apple Pay, Google Pay, tokenization (MDES), and 3D Secure implementation.
- Manage authorization, authentication, dispute management, and operational readiness for production.
- Coordinate with processors, personalization bureaus, payment schemes, technology teams, compliance, and business stakeholders.
- Drive project governance, milestone tracking, risk management, and stakeholder reporting.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline
- 10+ years of experience in card issuing, payments technology, and technical implementation
- Proven experience delivering end to end card implementation projects for consumer and commercial card products
- Strong experience with BIN setup and management, ICA assignment, principal membership enablement, processor integration, and Mastercard scheme certification
- Strong understanding of card lifecycle, authorization, clearing, settlement, and dispute management
- Experience with card management platforms such as PowerCARD, Way4, VisionPLUS, Cortex, Prime, or similar
- Knowledge of ISO 8583/ISO 20022 messaging standards
- Experience implementing digital wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay), tokenization (MDES), and 3D Secure
- Understanding of PCI DSS requirements and payment security standards
- Knowledge of API integrations and certification environments
- Familiarity with the Saudi Arabian (SAMA) regulatory framework for card issuance
- Experience using JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, or similar project management tools
Additional Information
- Job location – Riyadh, KSA
- Outsourced though Innovations Global
- Type – 12 months project (may extend)
- Package – SAR 25000/month
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