Job Overview

Chief Digital Banking Ecosystem Executive

📍 Location: Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

🌐 Work Model: Executive Hybrid | GCC Headquarters | International Travel Required

💼 Employment Type: Full-Time | Permanent

🏦 Industry: FinTech | Digital Banking | Open Finance | Embedded Finance | Artificial Intelligence | Financial Infrastructure

💼 Executive Grade: C-Suite | Board-Level Leadership

Executive Summary

A globally expanding financial technology institution is seeking a transformational Chief Digital Banking Ecosystem Executive to spearhead one of the Middle East’s most ambitious financial innovation programmes.

This executive appointment offers a rare opportunity to shape enterprise-wide banking transformation, oversee AI-powered financial services, build strategic regional alliances, and accelerate the evolution of intelligent financial ecosystems serving millions of consumers and businesses.

Reporting directly to the Group Chief Executive Officer, you will influence long-term corporate strategy while leading multidisciplinary executive teams responsible for digital banking, payments innovation, financial technology investments, customer experience transformation, and sustainable commercial expansion.

Key Executive Responsibilities

Strategic Transformation

• Define the enterprise digital banking vision across regional and international markets.
• Lead next-generation financial technology transformation initiatives.
• Develop long-term innovation and commercialization strategies.
• Advise executive leadership on emerging technologies and market opportunities.

Business Expansion

• Build partnerships with banks, payment institutions, fintech innovators, and technology providers.
• Drive cross-border fintech expansion programmes.
• Identify new digital revenue channels.
• Lead high-value strategic negotiations.

Innovation Leadership

• Oversee AI-driven banking platforms and intelligent financial products.
• Modernize digital customer engagement.
• Accelerate Open Banking ecosystem development.
• Promote enterprise automation initiatives.

Corporate Governance

• Establish executive governance frameworks.
• Strengthen enterprise resilience and operational excellence.
• Monitor strategic KPIs.
• Develop future executive leadership capabilities.

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Computer Science, or Information Technology.
• MBA or Executive Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 15–20 years of executive leadership experience in fintech, banking, enterprise payments, or financial technology.
• Demonstrated success leading international digital transformation programmes.
• Exceptional executive communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Executive Benefits

✔ Executive tax-free salary package

✔ Annual strategic incentive programme

✔ Executive housing allowance

✔ Family healthcare coverage

✔ International executive travel programme

✔ Leadership coaching and executive education

✔ Long-term executive incentive plan

✔ Global innovation summit sponsorship

✔ Flexible executive work arrangements

✔ Direct succession pathway to Group CEO

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