Senior Advisor to Head of Assets & Cards

PayTech Group; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 804,000 - 1,205,000; Full time

Job summary

PayTech Group in Riyadh is seeking a seasoned banking professional to advise the Head of Assets & Cards and drive strategy across lending, cards and payments. You will shape the roadmap, oversee key initiatives, and partner with risk, finance, operations and tech to deliver growth.

The role requires a blend of strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and hands-on execution to strengthen profitability and market leadership in the Saudi market.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of the Saudi banking and payments market.
• Track record across retail assets, cards, payments and digital propositions in the Saudi market.
• A highly strategic yet execution-oriented leader who translates vision into results.
• Strong KSA market expertise, executive presence and growth delivery across Assets & Cards.
• Experience in strategy development and large-scale business initiatives.
• Understanding of retail lending, cards, payments and digital banking ecosystems.
• Excellent analytical, communication, stakeholder management and leadership skills.

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 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

Skills

Retail assets & cards

Digital propositions

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree (Finance / Economics / Business)

Master's preferred

Job description

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

• Bachelor s degree in Finance Economics Business Administration Computer Science Information Technology or a related field Master s 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
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (Master's 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.
• 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.