Technical Lead – Capital Markets & OMS Transformation
Listed on 2026-10-23
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IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, IT Project Manager, IT Consultant, Business Systems & Technology Analysis
We're Hiring | Technical Lead – Capital Markets & OMS Transformation
PositionSenior Technical Lead / Solution Architecture & Delivery
Are you an experienced Capital Markets Technology professional with a strong track record in Order Management Systems (OMS), trading platforms and complex financial technology transformations?Projactive is seeking a highly experienced Technical Lead to support a major technology transformation programme within Saudi Arabia's capital markets sector.
This senior techno-functional role requires a deep understanding of trading systems, brokerage operations, enterprise architecture, market connectivity, and end-to-end technology delivery.
Key Responsibilities- Provide technical leadership and architecture oversight throughout a complex OMS replacement programme.
- Review and challenge High-Level and Low-Level Designs (HLD/LLD), integration architecture and technical specifications.
- Assess OMS integration with trading platforms, market connectivity, clearing, settlement, custody and back-office systems.
- Support technical design governance covering performance, scalability, security, resilience, high availability and disaster recovery.
- Review data migration strategies, mapping, reconciliation and integration dependencies.
- Oversee technical readiness across system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), performance testing and parallel runs.
- Evaluate technical risks, vendor deliverables and solution readiness for deployment and go-live.
- Work closely with business, technology, operations, and external vendors to align business requirements with technical solutions.
- Support cutover planning, production readiness, post-implementation validation and hypercare.
- 10+ years of experience in financial services technology, capital markets systems or enterprise technology transformation.
- Strong experience with Order Management Systems (OMS), Execution Management Systems (EMS), brokerage or investment trading platforms.
- Proven involvement in major trading platform implementations, replacements or modernisation programmes.
- Deep understanding of the front-to-back trade lifecycle, including order management, execution, clearing, settlement, custody and reconciliation.
- Knowledge of market connectivity and integration protocols, particularly FIX
, APIs and real-time trading interfaces. - Experience with solution architecture, system integration, technical design assurance and multi-vendor delivery.
- Strong familiarity with the Saudi capital markets ecosystem, including Tadawul, Edaa, Muqassa and CMA requirements
, is highly desirable. - Excellent stakeholder management, technical problem-solving and communication skills.
Experience with capital markets technology providers, brokerage firms, investment banks, asset managers, stock exchanges, clearing houses or financial technology consulting organisations.
Previous experience supporting mission-critical trading platform transformations in Saudi Arabia or the GCC will be a significant advantage.
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