Senior Advisor To Head Of Assets & Cards – Cards &

Job Summary

Job Title: Senior Advisor to Head of Assets & Cards Cards & Payments

Employment type: Contract (On-site)

Contract length: 6 - 12 months

Location: Riyadh KSA

PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT

We are seeking a seasoned banking professional to serve as a trusted advisor to the Head of Assets & Cards supporting the development and execution of the business strategy across lending cards and payments. This role requires a unique blend of strategic thinking commercial acumen and hands-on execution to drive growth profitability and market leadership.

Core Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Partner with the Head of Assets & Cards to shape and execute the strategic roadmap for the business.
• Lead and oversee the implementation of key initiatives across retail assets cards payments and digital propositions.
• Identify market opportunities customer needs and emerging trends to drive portfolio growth and enhance customer value propositions.
• Monitor business performance portfolio health profitability and key KPIs providing actionable recommendations to achieve targets.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across Product Risk Finance Operations Technology and Marketing teams to ensure successful delivery of strategic programs.
• Prepare executive-level business cases strategic reviews and management presentations for senior leadership.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with external partners payment schemes fintechs and other strategic stakeholders.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Deep knowledge of the Saudi banking and payments market.
• A strong track record across retail assets cards payments digital propositions portfolio performance and transformation in the Saudi market.
• A highly strategic yet execution-oriented leader who can seamlessly translate vision into results.
• You will possess strong KSA market expertise executive presence and a proven ability to deliver growth and transformation across Assets & Cards businesses.
• Demonstrated success in both strategy development and execution of large-scale business initiatives.
• Strong understanding of retail lending products cards payments and digital banking ecosystems.
• Excellent analytical communication stakeholder management and leadership skills.

Mandatory Skills:

• Bachelors degree in Finance Economics Business Administration Computer Science Information Technology or a related field (Masters preferred).
• Previous experience within Banking Digital Payment & Card solutions or the FinTech industry.
• Regional experience including working in a faced-paced matrix organisation.
• Excellent communication skills in English (written verbal and presentation); Arabic preferred.

Preferred Skills:

• The ability to analyse data troubleshoot payment issues optimize processes and make data-driven decisions.
• Good understanding of payment systems digital platforms system workflows security basics and industry technologies.
• An understanding of regional regulations across financial services or payment networks.

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