Strategic Card Partnerships Lead

PayTech Group; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

PayTech Group is seeking a seasoned Partnerships & Alliances lead to drive strategic relationships across merchants, lifestyle, travel, retail, hospitality, e-commerce and loyalty ecosystems. The role focuses on accelerating customer acquisition, activation and retention through compelling benefits and campaigns.

The candidate will negotiate terms, manage campaigns end-to-end, and work with Product Marketing, Digital, Legal, Compliance, Procurement and Operations to optimise ROI and partner

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field (Master's preferred).
• Experience in Banking, Digital Payment & Card solutions, or FinTech.
• Regional experience in fast-paced matrix organisations.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic partnerships and alliances with merchants, lifestyle, travel, retail, hospitality, e-commerce and loyalty partners.
• Support card acquisition, activation, usage and retention campaigns.
• Develop benefit platforms, promotional offers, rewards propositions, and customer engagement programmes.
• Negotiate commercial terms, partner agreements, campaign mechanics and SLAs.
• Manage partner relationships and ensure timely campaign execution.
• Coordinate with product marketing, digital, legal, compliance, procurement and operations to deliver campaigns.
• Track campaign performance, customer uptake, spend uplift, ROI and partner contribution.

Skills

Partnerships & alliances

Business development

Marketing partnerships

Negotiation

Campaign management

Cross-functional collaboration

Arabic & English bilingual

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Admin, or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

PayTech Group is seeking a seasoned Partnerships & Alliances lead to drive strategic relationships across merchants, lifestyle, travel, retail, hospitality, e-commerce and loyalty ecosystems. The role focuses on accelerating customer acquisition, activation and retention through compelling benefits and campaigns.

The candidate will negotiate terms, manage campaigns end-to-end, and work with Product Marketing, Digital, Legal, Compliance, Procurement and Operations to optimise ROI and partner