COO (Chief Operating Officer)

The Professionals; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 449,943 - 674,915; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive package

Equity potential

High impact role

Job summary

A leading fintech company in Saudi Arabia is seeking a COO to build and scale operations from the ground up. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in fintech, particularly in scaling operations and understanding the credit and risk lifecycle. Responsibilities include designing efficient processes, ensuring compliance, and leading a high-performance team. This position offers a competitive package and the opportunity to shape a key player in the KSA fintech landscape.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in fintech, digital banking, or finance.
• Ability to scale operations, not just manage them.
• Expertise in credit, risk, and lending lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale end-to-end operations in fintech.
• Turn strategy into execution quickly.
• Design tech-enabled processes that are efficient.
• Drive profitability and unit economics.
• Ensure compliance with regulations while maintaining agility.
• Lead and inspire a high-performance team.

Skills

Proven operator in fintech

Experience in scaling operations

Strong grip on credit and risk

Data-driven mindset

Comfortable with rapid change

Job description

Overview

We’re building something big — and we’re looking for a COO who can scale it.

This is not a maintenance role. This is about building, fixing, scaling, and winning.

If you thrive in fast-moving environments, know how to turn chaos into structure, and can scale operations from 0 → 1 → 10, we want to talk to you.

What You’ll Own

• Build and scale end-to-end operations (credit, collections, customer ops, support)
• Turn strategy into execution — fast
• Design lean, tech-enabled processes that scale
• Drive unit economics, efficiency, and profitability
• Ensure compliance with SAMA while keeping speed and agility
• Lead, hire, and inspire a high-performance team
• Partner closely with the CEO to drive growth and expansion

What We’re Looking For

• Proven operator in fintech, financing, or digital banking
• Someone who has scaled operations, not just managed them
• Strong grip on credit, risk, and lending lifecycle
• Data-driven, hands-on, and execution-focused
• Comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change
• Builder mindset > corporate mindset

Why This Role

• High impact, high ownership
• Build from the ground up
• Competitive package + upside (equity potential)
• Be part of shaping a leading fintech player in KSA.