Senior Advisor to Head of Assets & Cards

Client of PENTABELL; Medina; On-site; SAR 650,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of PENTABELL in Medina, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Senior Advisor to the Head of Assets & Cards to shape strategy across lending, cards and payments and to lead the execution of major initiatives in the retail banking portfolio.

The role requires 20+ years in banking, strong analytical and leadership skills, and deep Saudi market knowledge to drive growth, optimize profitability, and align product, risk, operations and technology teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related discipline.
• MBA preferred.
• 20+ years of experience in retail banking, consumer finance, cards, payments, or related financial services.
• Demonstrated success in strategy development and execution of large-scale initiatives.
• Strong understanding of retail lending products, cards, payments, and digital banking ecosystems.
• Exceptional analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Deep knowledge of the Saudi banking and payments market.

Responsibilities

• 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 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.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Economics

MBA

Job description

Position

Senior Advisor to Head of Assets amp Cards

Summary

We are seeking a seasoned banking professional to serve as a trusted advisor to the Head of Assets amp Cards supporting the development and execution of the business strategy across lending cards and payments

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Head of Assets amp 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

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline; MBA preferred
• 20+ years of experience in retail banking, consumer finance, cards, payments, or related financial services
• 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
• Exceptional analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills
• Deep knowledge of the Saudi banking and payments market