Chief Strategy Officer - Financial Services

Robert Walters has partnered with a growing financial services company focusing on financing solutions for SME's, corporates, and individuals.

The client is looking to hire a Chief Strategy Officer to help lead the strategic direction of the business. This role offers an exciting opportunity to provide strategic direction, oversee corporate strategy updates and implementation, and spearhead the company's transformation and digitalisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the implementation of the company's corporate strategy, ensuring it aligns with the company's vision, mission, goals, and objectives.
• Spearhead seamless implementation of company's approved strategy
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate the company's transformation and digitalisation
• Develop and implement company's robust corporate governance framework
• Direct all facets of company's internal portal communicating news bulletin
• Cascade all KPIs by function, obtain approval from the functional heads and monitor performance against set KPIs
• Provide full support to the functional heads to achieve their functional, business and operational plans
• Ensure strict compliance with SAMA regulations and cybersecurity policy within all functions of the company
• Keep a hawk's eye on financial industry trends, business dynamics, insight and rapidly changing competitive environment

Key Requirements:

• Min. 12 years of experience in strategy/transformation within banking/financial services industry
• Proven experience in strategic planning and transformation
• Strong leadership skills with ability to inspire and lead a team
• Excellent understanding of corporate governance frameworks
• Experience in developing and monitoring KPIs
• Ability to provide support in business/functional planning
• Knowledge of SAMA regulatory compliance requirements
• Strong market/industry intelligence & insight capabilities
• Excellent stakeholder relationship management skills