Job description

The Development Manager - Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) at Standard Chartered in Dubai will lead enterprise blockchain development within the bank’s DLT Center of Excellence. The role involves designing, architecting, and deploying blockchain protocols, smart contracts, and digital asset tokenization projects with a strong focus on financial services. The manager will oversee the full SDLC for blockchain solutions, ensuring compliance with global banking regulations and alignment with Standard Chartered’s Global Payment Transparency Process. Responsibilities include technical leadership, governance, DevOps best practices, troubleshooting, and optimizing DLT systems for security, scalability, and performance. The candidate will collaborate with compliance, security, and product teams while staying at the forefront of emerging technologies such as zero-knowledge proofs and P2P networks. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with permissioned and public blockchains (Quorum, Hyperledger, Corda, Ethereum), programming expertise in Solidity, Python, and Golang, and deep knowledge of cryptography and consensus mechanisms. The role requires strong leadership, problem-solving, and mentoring capabilities in a regulated, fast-paced fintech environment.