Sr. Director, Marketing Services, KSA, Bahrain & Oman

Visa
Riyadh, Bahrain, Oman
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Marketing & GrowthExperience: 12+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Self-starting","Relationship building","Influencing","Analytical thinking"]

Lead Visa’s Marketing Services business across KSA, Bahrain and Oman by translating CEMEA strategy into a sub-regional plan, owning the pipeline and P&L, and building senior client relationships across financial institutions, merchants and fintechs. Partner with VCA, Products, Sales, Finance and country leadership to deliver a coordinated “One Visa” approach—driving brand advisory, research, cardholder lifecycle marketing, and end-to-end execution. Manage a client-facing team and expand digital/martech and measurement capabilities to strengthen omnichannel maturity.

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Job Summary

Lead Visa’s Marketing Services business across KSA, Bahrain and Oman by translating CEMEA strategy into a sub-regional plan, owning the pipeline and P&L, and building senior client relationships across financial institutions, merchants and fintechs. Partner with VCA, Products, Sales, Finance and country leadership to deliver a coordinated “One Visa” approach—driving brand advisory, research, cardholder lifecycle marketing, and end-to-end execution. Manage a client-facing team and expand digital/martech and measurement capabilities to strengthen omnichannel maturity.
Location: Riyadh, Bahrain, Oman
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Marketing & Growth
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own and run the KBO Marketing Services pipeline, P&L and financials to meet agreed short-, medium- and long-term goals.
  • •Develop senior client relationships across financial institutions, merchants and fintechs and align marketing priorities with client objectives and success measures.
  • •Develop and commercialize marketing advisory and services aligned to client needs and Visa’s brand positioning, sponsorship assets, data, insights and execution capabilities.
  • •Build and continuously develop a high-performing client-facing Marketing Services team across KSA, Bahrain and Oman; manage strategic bottom-up annual planning and pipeline governance.
  • •Expand advisory, digital, martech and measurement capabilities while maintaining client satisfaction, executive communications, and governance/quality assurance in partnership with Compliance, Sourcing and Controllership.

Key Requirements

  • •Minimum 15 years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 12 years with an Advanced degree (e.g., Masters/MBA/JD/MD).
  • •Proven leader with a track record of building and developing diverse, top-performing teams.
  • •Independent, self-starter who can drive complex strategies across large teams.
  • •Client-facing experience, strong relationship building, and ability to collaborate across countries and business units.
  • •Ability to identify issues, conduct analyses, synthesize findings, and recommend data-driven marketing strategies.
Experience:12+ years
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipSelf-startingRelationship buildingInfluencingAnalytical thinking

Company Brief

Visa
Global payments technology company that operates the VisaNet electronic payments network, facilitating credit, debit and digital transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and governments worldwide.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 1958
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