Consulting, Financial Services, FOT - Senior Manager/Director [Middle East]

Description
Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 8,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 328,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.
PwC Middle East Overview
Established in the region for over 40 years, PwC Middle East employs over 6,000 people across 12 countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates. Complementing our depth of industry expertise and breadth of skills is our sound knowledge of local business environments across the Middle East region. Our tailored solutions help our clients meet the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the Middle East market, and beyond.
Business Unit Overview
The Financial Services Consulting team provides a full range of services to our Banking & Financial Services clients, including Strategy and Revenue Growth (Entry strategy, Product portfolio analysis, Business plan development and Optimization of revenue generation), Operational excellence (Organization restructuring, Corporate governance development, Organisation transformation, Performance Management, Outsourcing & Shared Services strategies and Cost optimisation), Risk consulting (Risk appetite definition, Risk framework development, Risk reviews and alignment), Technology enablement (System selections, Implementation program management) and Analytics.
We are a growing team and looking for dynamic, flexible, proactive and hardworking experienced consultants who have a passion for shaping financial services positively in the GCC over the coming years. We have a strong pipeline of large, transformational opportunities with our clients which will provide great opportunities for all our people to step up and play significant and rewarding roles.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities:

• Manage and lead assignments including day-to-day follow up on project teams
• Demonstrate In-depth understanding and experience of banking processes, branch operations, shared services, back office function.
• Transformation of back office function in transaction banking, retail operations, treasury operations, credit administration.
  
• Revenue generation : customer value management, segmentation, pricing, product development, customer and business strategy, marketing and sales effectiveness etc.
• Experience : user experience, customer insights, social media impact, channel mix strategies, impact of digital technologies on experience
• Operating Mo del: Operating Model development based on the above, focused on designing customer centric front, middle and back office operations
• Branch set up and rationalisation.
• Build and enhance team capabilities by always being up to date with trends in the market and understanding the impact on our clients so that you can help shape their thinking and our success in the market.
• Develop propositions and impart this knowledge to Consultants and Senior Consultants.
• Work with colleagues in all Middle Eastern offices on client work and internal initiatives as well as with international teams where appropriate.
• Keep up to date with current trends from the region and from across the world. Demonstrate teamwork and responsibility with the engagement team members; stay abreast of current business and economic developments relevant to the client’s business; and use current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of services provided.
  

Requirements
Requirements:

• Willingness to be based/relocate to Riyadh - Saudi Arabia

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• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, and Economics, Technology or other related major required.
• Years of Experience: 9+ years of experience in the Financial Services field. In depth previous experience with Digital and Fintech.
• Previous experience within the Middle East is a plus, particularly towards the latter part of the career.
• Excellent organisational skills, having the ability to prioritise workload whilst being resilient and being able to cope well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.
• Proven IT skills in Excel, Word and Powerpoint.
• Language Skills: Excellent English communication skills (verbal and written), particularly ability to articulate concepts and recommendations in written form (PowerPoint reports, charts etc.).
• The ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East and worldwide where the project dictates.
• Strong ability to manage large project/ consulting teams (10+).
• In depth financial sector acumen and the underlying market forces affecting the performance of organizations and their strategic objectives.
• Demonstrated track record in development and implementation of practical solutions to complex strategic challenges.
• Proven strong conceptualized thinking and analytical capabilities.
• Should have gained previous experience in managing staff and the ability to demonstrate leadership skills.
• Strong portfolio / program/ project management skills.