Senior Consultant for Cards Portfolio Management and Growth

1. Title: Senior Consultant for Cards Portfolio Management and Growth
2. Location: Onsite (Muscat, Oman)
3. Term: 12 months
4. Experience Requirement: 10-15 years

Scope:

• Managing the portfolio, which encompasses activation, increasing spend (within the country and internationally), and expansion. This applies to both traditional and Islamic financial services.

• Enhancing the range of current products and transitioning processes to digital platforms (for instance, customer onboarding and card activation).

• Overseeing initiatives aimed at activating and augmenting expenditure on card products.

• Crafting plans to boost the use of cards and elevate the number of transactions.

• Teaming up with the marketing department to devise promotional campaigns that increase card utilization.

• Performing analyses of customer expenditure trends to seize opportunities for advancement.

• Coordinating with involved parties to facilitate seamless operations and address potential complications.

• Tracking key performance indicators to evaluate the effectiveness of migration and activation operations.

• Synchronizing updates to systems with in-house collaborators like IT, legal, and the marketing team.

• Fostering existing alliances and developing new beneficial partnerships to promote growth within the portfolio.

Language Requirements: English fluency, Arabic is a plus.

Reporting to: Head of Cards

Qualifications/Expectations:

• Proven experience in card products business development in both conventional and/or Islamic banking.

• Strong analytical, communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to manage end-to-end card product launch or revamp projects independently.

• Knowledge of market trends, opportunities, and product launches in the Islamic banking and payments market.

• Experience in communicating and interacting with senior stakeholders for periodic updates.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

This role combines the strategic and operational aspects of card product support and Islamic portfolio management, requiring a candidate with a strong background in both areas and the flexibility to adapt to the dynamic needs of the business