The company is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. At the company, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale, tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills, and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.
Ready to apply for roles like this?
Unlock the company name and direct application link. Subscribers get instant access to fresh jobs across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, many with visa support.
Unlock employer & apply directly
The Consulting Director will be a senior, client-facing leader dedicated to clients and a key member of the VCA organization in the GCC. This role is accountable for driving revenue growth, deepening executive relationships, and leading end-to-end consulting and implementation engagements for the client.
The Director will focus on sales and business development, program delivery excellence, and senior stakeholder engagement. Working closely with account teams and client leadership, the Director will shape strategy, execute complex transformation programs, and deliver measurable business impact across portfolio, digital, and risk domains. The role requires a strong on-site presence at the client location (minimum 3-4 days per week) to ensure tight governance, rapid decision-making, and trusted-partner engagement.
Principal Responsibilities/Key Results Area:
-
Sales & Business Development:
- Own and grow the consulting revenue pipeline for clients.
- Partner with Account Executives and stakeholders to identify new opportunities.
- Develop compelling client pitches and proposals.
-
Client & Stakeholder Management:
- Build and sustain trusted relationships with senior client leadership, including C-suite members.
- Act as the primary consulting interface for clients.
- Navigate complex stakeholder environments with strong relationship management skills.
-
End-To-End Project & Program Delivery:
- Lead end-to-end delivery of consulting and implementation programs.
- Establish and run program management and governance structures.
- Ensure delivery excellence while maintaining high client satisfaction.
-
Team & Cross-Functional Leadership:
- Lead multi-disciplinary teams across various domains.
- Coach and mentor consulting team members.
- Contribute to the development of VCA practice offerings relevant to the GCC market.
Key Competencies:
- Strong sales orientation with demonstrated ability to expand consulting engagements.
- Exceptional stakeholder and relationship management skills.
- Proven program and project management capabilities.
- Ability to operate effectively in a high-engagement client model.
- Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in banking and/or top-tier management consulting.
- Strong background in sales, business development, and consulting delivery.
- Proven track record of leading end-to-end projects.
- Highly analytical with advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills.
The company is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
