Job Overview
Executive Director of Fintech Market Infrastructure & Digital Financial Ecosystems – Saudi Arabia
Geographic Alignment: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (GCC)
Work Model: Fully Remote | Strategic Market Infrastructure Leadership
Seniority Tier: Executive Director / Market-Wide Authority
Strategic Role Overview
This role represents a top-tier strategic leadership mandate focused on the design, orchestration, and long-term evolution of national-scale fintech market infrastructure. The position operates above individual products or platforms, concentrating instead on ecosystem architecture, interoperability frameworks, systemic resilience, and future-state financial digitization.
The Executive Director will act as a central architectural and strategic authority, shaping how digital payments, embedded finance, platform-based banking, and next-generation financial services interconnect across a rapidly evolving digital economy.
Core Strategic Responsibilities
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Define and oversee holistic fintech market infrastructure strategies, spanning payments, digital wallets, financial data exchanges, and platform-based financial services.
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Architect frameworks for interoperability between financial institutions, fintech platforms, and non-financial digital ecosystems.
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Lead the conceptual design of scalable market utilities, including transaction routing layers, shared service platforms, and infrastructure governance models.
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Establish standards for operational resilience, systemic risk containment, and infrastructure scalability across digital financial ecosystems.
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Advise senior stakeholders on long-term fintech market evolution, balancing innovation velocity with structural stability.
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Shape cross-border integration strategies aligned with regional and global digital finance corridors.
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Serve as a thought leader on future financial infrastructure paradigms, including platform economies and API-driven finance.
Ideal Candidate Profile
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18+ years of senior experience across fintech, financial market infrastructure, or large-scale digital platforms.
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Demonstrated leadership in market-wide or ecosystem-level financial architecture initiatives.
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Exceptional ability to translate macro-level strategy into executable infrastructure frameworks.
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Strong exposure to regulatory-grade environments and multi-stakeholder governance models.
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Executive presence with the ability to influence at the highest strategic levels.
Salary & Executive Compensation Structure (Saudi Arabia – Indicative)
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Base Annual Remuneration: USD 240,000 – 330,000
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Strategic Performance Incentive: 30% – 45% of base
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Long-Term Ecosystem Value Awards: Multi-year deferred incentives tied to infrastructure impact and sustainability
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Executive Allowances: Global advisory retainers, research sponsorships, policy engagement stipends
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