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 Join us in shaping the future of banking and jumpstart your career with our
 
 Business Graduates Program (BGP).
 
 
 
 This program is designed specifically for recent graduates eager to launch their careers in
 
 Analytics, Sales and the banking industry.
 
 
 
 The program offers
 
 two specialized streams
 
 to match different careers interests and strengths:
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 Analyst Stream:
 
 Focused on developing analytical, financial, and data-driven decision-making skills.
 
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 Sales Stream:
 
 Focused on building strong selling skills, client engagement, relationship management, and business development capabilities.
 
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 As a participant in the Business Graduate Program, you will embark on a comprehensive learning journey that combines face-to-face and online learning experiences, along with practical exposure to the banking environment. The program is carefully designed to equip you with the essential technical, professional, and business skills needed to succeed and grow in the banking industry.
 
 
 
 Requirements
 
 
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 Omani Nationals Only.
 
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 Degree Holder &ndash; Minimum GPA 2.5.
 
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 Graduated within the last 3 years (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
 
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 Analyst Stream:
 
 Preference will be given to candidates holding a major in
 
 Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Data Science, and Mathematics.
 
 
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 Sales Stream:
 
 Preference will be given to candidates holding a
 
 Business-related major
 
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Business Graduates Program

Bank Nizwa

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 Job Purpose
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 To lead and institutionalize enterprise-wide transformation at Bank Nizwa by defining, governing, and delivering the Bank&rsquo;s transformation agenda across business, operations, technology enablement, customer experience, and culture ensuring initiatives are strategically aligned, financially value accretive, risk controlled, and fully Shari&rsquo;a compliant.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Main Tasks &amp; Accountabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Transformation Strategy &amp; Roadmap
 
 
 
 
 
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 Develop and continuously refine the Bank&rsquo;s multi-year transformation strategy aligned with corporate objectives and CEO priorities.
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 Translate strategic objectives into a prioritized, sequenced enterprise transformation roadmap.
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 Ensure alignment between transformation initiatives and annual business plans.
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 Transformation Office &amp; Enterprise PMO Governance
 
 
 
 
 
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 Establish and lead the Transformation Office and Enterprise PMO framework including governance, stage-gates, and performance tracking.
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 Oversee end-to-end delivery of all strategic transformation programs (business, operational, digital, regulatory).
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 Implement governance, stage-gates, and performance tracking mechanisms.
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 Define and enforce portfolio prioritization criteria based on ROI, risk impact, regulatory urgency, and strategic value.
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 Ensure strong program management disciplines: scope control, budgeting, scheduling, risk management, quality assurance, and benefit realization.
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 Cross-Functional Execution &amp; Resource Optimization
 
 
 
 
 
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 Lead cross-functional execution across Retail, Wholesale, Treasury, Risk, Compliance, IT, Operations, HR, and Finance.
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 Identify resource gaps and optimize allocation across programs to avoid delivery bottlenecks.
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 Benefits Realization &amp; Financial Impact
 
 
 
 
 
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 Establish measurable KPIs and benefits realization frameworks in collaboration with Finance.
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 Monitor financial impact including cost-to-income improvement, productivity gains, revenue enhancement, and capital efficiency.
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 Operational Excellence &amp; Automation
 
 
 
 
 
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 Drive operational excellence initiatives including Lean process redesign, waste elimination, and TAT reduction.
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 Champion automation initiatives such as workflow digitization, RPA, and straight-through processing.
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 Digital Enablement &amp; Customer Experience
 
 
 
 
 
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 Ensure customer journey optimization across physical and digital channels to enhance service quality and NPS.
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 Partner with IT to align business transformation requirements with technology architecture and cybersecurity standards.
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 Risk, Compliance &amp; Shari&rsquo;a Governance Alignment
 
 
 
 
 
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 Embed risk-by-design and controls-by-design principles within all transformation initiatives.
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 Ensure full compliance with CBO regulations, internal policies, and audit requirements.
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 Engage Shari&rsquo;a Compliance and Shari&rsquo;a Supervisory Board early for initiatives impacting Islamic banking products or processes.
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 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Change Management &amp; Adoption
 
 
 
 
 
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 Lead enterprise-wide change management including stakeholder engagement, communications, and training programs.
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 Establish a network of change champions across departments to ensure adoption and sustainability.
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 Executive Reporting &amp; Issue Management
 
 
 
 
 
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 Develop executive dashboards and board-ready reporting for ExCo and relevant Board Committees.
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 Escalate risks and delivery issues proactively with mitigation plans and recovery strategies.
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 Vendor &amp; Partner Management
 
 
 
 
 
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 Manage transformation vendors and external consultants including performance monitoring and SLA adherence.
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 Capability Building
 
 
 
 
 
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 Foster a culture of accountability, agility, innovation, and continuous improvement across the Bank.
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 Education
 
 
 
 
 
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 Minimum
 
 Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree;
 
 Preferred
 
 : MBA
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 Professional Qualification
 
 
 
 
 
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 Preferred
 
 : PMP/PRINCE2, Lean Six Sigma, Change Management.
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 Working Experience
 
 
 
 
 
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 15+ years banking experience; 8+ years leading transformation.
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 General Competencies
 
 
 
 
 
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 Strategic and enterprise-level thinking
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 Strong leadership and people management capability
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 Program and portfolio governance expertise
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 Commercial and financial acumen
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 Strong risk and control mindset
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 Change leadership and influencing skills
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 Stakeholder management at senior/executive level
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 Decision-making based on data and analytics
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 Excellent communication and presentation skills
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 Problem-solving and critical thinking
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 High integrity and professional ethics
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 Resilience and ability to manage ambiguity
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 Customer-centric mindset
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 Understanding of Islamic banking principles
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Chief Transformation Officer

G MASS Consulting

<div>
 
 G MASS are partnering with a leading, high-growth Investment Bank in the Middle East to appoint a Senior Business Analyst. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the build-out of new markets products, working across front-to-back operations, technology, and risk to design and implement scalable operating models.
 
 
 
 
 
 The successful candidate will operate at the heart of change, driving requirements, stakeholder engagement, and delivery within a dynamic and expanding banking environment.
 
 
 
 
 
 You will be working with the Front Office (Head of trading / Traders) to test and then implement the model.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Responsibilities
 
 
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 Design, document and implement end-to-end operational workflows for launch of NDFs, FX &amp; Bond Futures, TRS, CDS, IRS, Equities Risk, and Repo/Reverse Repo.
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 Map full trade lifecycle: execution, confirmation, settlement, margining, lifecycle events, reconciliations, and reporting.
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 Gather requirements and produce BRDs/FSDs, process maps, booking models, and data specifications.
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 Partner with IT to configure trade capture, clearing, settlements, collateral, accounting and reporting flows.
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 Lead UAT (test cases, defect tracking, sign-off) and coordinate implementation.
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 Establish reconciliation frameworks (cash, positions, P&amp;L, collateral) and daily control reporting.
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 Define margin call and collateral workflows (bilateral and cleared).
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 Ensure transaction reporting and regulatory obligations are operationally embedded.
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 Act as Operations SME in product approval forums and manage stakeholder engagement across FO, Risk, Finance, Treasury and external vendors.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Requirements
 
 
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 7+ years in Markets Operations / Change / Business Analysis.
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 Experience onboarding derivatives and/or securities financing products.
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 Strong understanding of OTC and listed product lifecycles (settlement, resets, credit events, margining).
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 Excellent capital market product and operational knowledge not limited to:
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 NDFs, FX &amp; Bond Futures, TRS, CDS, IRS, Equities Risk, and Repo/Reverse Rep
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 Prior knowledge/use of Fin Mechanics desirable but not a necessity
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 Proven ability to write clear BRDs/FSDs and manage UAT.
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 Knowledge of trade booking models, reconciliations, and accounting impacts.
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 Strong controls mindset and operational risk awareness.
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 Comfortable working with front to back stakeholders and working to tight deadlines
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 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Benefits
 
 
 
 Length: 6 months rolling contract
 
 
 Rate: competitive day rate, to be discussed
 
</div>

Operations Business Analyst - New Product Build

G MASS

<div>G MASS are partnering with a leading, high-growth Investment Bank in the Middle East to appoint a Senior Business Analyst. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the build-out of new markets products, working across front-to-back operations, technology, and risk to design and implement scalable operating models. The successful candidate will operate at the heart of change, driving requirements, stakeholder engagement, and delivery within a dynamic and expanding banking environment. You will be working with the Front Office (Head of trading / Traders) to test and then implement the model.
Responsibilities:<ul><li>
Design, document and implement end-to-end operational workflows for launch of NDFs, FX &amp; Bond Futures, TRS, CDS, IRS, Equities Risk, and Repo/Reverse Repo.</li><li>
Map full trade lifecycle: execution, confirmation, settlement, margining, lifecycle events, reconciliations, and reporting.</li><li>
Gather requirements and produce BRDs/FSDs, process maps, booking models, and data specifications.</li><li>
Partner with IT to configure trade capture, clearing, settlements, collateral, accounting and reporting flows.</li><li>
Lead UAT (test cases, defect tracking, sign-off) and coordinate implementation.</li><li>
Establish reconciliation frameworks (cash, positions, P&amp;L, collateral) and daily control reporting.</li><li>
Define margin call and collateral workflows (bilateral and cleared).</li><li>
Ensure transaction reporting and regulatory obligations are operationally embedded.</li><li>
Act as Operations SME in product approval forums and manage stakeholder engagement across FO, Risk, Finance, Treasury and external vendors.</li></ul> 

Requirements 
<ul><li>
7+ years in Markets Operations / Change / Business Analysis.</li><li>
Experience onboarding derivatives and/or securities financing products.</li><li>
Strong understanding of OTC and listed product lifecycles (settlement, resets, credit events, margining).</li><li>
Excellent capital market product and operational knowledge not limited to:</li><li><ul><li>
NDFs, FX &amp; Bond Futures, TRS, CDS, IRS, Equities Risk, and Repo/Reverse Rep</li></ul></li><li>
Prior knowledge/use of Fin Mechanics desirable but not a necessity</li><li>
Proven ability to write clear BRDs/FSDs and manage UAT.</li><li>
Knowledge of trade booking models, reconciliations, and accounting impacts.</li><li>
Strong controls mindset and operational risk awareness.</li><li>
Comfortable working with front to back stakeholders and working to tight deadlines</li></ul> 

Benefits 
Length: 6 months rolling contract
Rate: competitive day rate, to be discussed</div>

Qatar National Bank

<div>Job Purpose Summary 
The roles and its primary focus will be business development and marketing of the banks existing product base. The incumbent is responsible for identifying Cash Management opportunities and Trade Finance opportunities through understanding the client's business model, including operational and financial processes and working capital and treasury management needs. Cash Management includes all payments, collections, liquidity management solutions. Trade Service businesses include traditional and Open Account trade products. The incumbent will provide customer centric banking solutions and services to meet customer needs and improve the client experience. The role has annual revenue targets and other quantitative and qualitative KPIs, contributes to the GTB department objectives in terms of growing the customer base, increase revenue and transaction volumes in compliance with established QNB Group policies, regulatory requirements, and best market practice. The role reports to corporate banking management domestically and to the global GTB business.
Main Duties<ul><li> 
 Responsible for QNB in-country timely and quality planning of sales plan of transaction solutions to contribute to department's revenue, profitability for Cash Management and Trade Finance. Works towards delivering set targets in line with Global Corporate and Institutional Banking strategic directions and applicable policy guidelines.</li><li> Works with country corporate management team in achieving unit's budget and implementing of group approved business plans for the unit and overall objectives of the QNB group with direct P/L ownership, including growth of transaction fees, as well as growth of Trade assets and CASA balances.</li><li> Observes and promotes cost consciousness and efficiency, and enhance productivity, to minimize costs, avoid wastes, and optimize benefits for the bank.</li><li> Act within the limits of the powers delegated to the incumbent</li><li> Is responsible for collection of market information on competitor actions, customer preferences as well as market/business development.</li><li> Formulates and proactively implements the sales and marketing strategy that enables QNB to achieve its plans in relation to Cash Management and Trade Finance business.</li><li> Is responsible for client and market data analysis as well as preparation of meaningful and actionable results aimed for enhancement of GTB offerings as well as preserving and increasing the market share.</li><li> Works closely with in-country RMs in identifying cash management and trade finance opportunities from corporate clients and regular follow-ups to close the product sales.</li><li> Proactively monitors results of sales activities and provides any feedback on review of plans.</li><li> Regularly interacts with customers and other relevant market participants to gather feedback on the GTB products and services as well as provides this information to the parties concerned.</li><li> Demonstrate thought leadership in developing new solutions, in relation to GTB to complement Global Corporate and Institutional banking business growth</li><li> To assist customers in all their queries on Bank's product and seek solution to their requests.</li><li> Working with group GTB team to develop in country product solutions which meet corporate client and market requirements</li><li> Increase adoption of digital channels and increase straight through processing and improve the efficiency in order to maximize the shareholder benefits</li><li> Maintain activities in accordance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with internal departments/units to achieve improvements in turn-around time.</li><li> Build and maintain strong/effective relationships with related departments/units to achieve the Group's objectives.</li><li> Provide timely/accurate data to external/internal Auditors, Compliance, Financial Control and Risk when required.</li></ul>
Education/Skills<ul><li> 
 University graduate with a Major in Marketing, Banking, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or Information Technology (related field of study). Masters Preferred</li><li> At least 8 years of relevant banking experience, preferably with at least 2 years at banking within a highly rated international bank preferred.</li><li> Sound Cash Management experience, typically acquired through 2-3 years of experience in Cash Management and /or related filed.</li><li> International corporate banking experience is preferable.</li><li> Fluency in English.</li><li> Solid technical knowledge of the bank's operations, transaction cycles, payments/ collection processing, bank account information, SWIFT transmissions related to corporate and retail bank accounts.</li></ul>
Required Special Skills:<ul><li> 
 Excellent oral and written communication skills (including report writing) in English with Arabic, French or applicable local language highly desirable</li><li> Understanding of relevant laws, regulations and practices pertaining to corporate banking products and services in particular and Banking Industry, geography in general</li><li> Good understanding of in-country GTB customer base, it's needs and expectations</li><li> Strong analytical skills with ability to communicate both verbally and in writing</li><li> Problem solving abilities as part of relationship and technical knowledge of outstanding issues.</li><li> Proficiency in PC programs: Ms Word, PowerPoint, Excel and other relevant applications</li><li> Self-motivated, hard work and strong believe in teamwork environment.</li></ul></div>

Senior Manager Global Transaction Banking Sales (Cash & Trade)(Omanization)

ProgressSoft Corporation

<div>
 We are looking to hire a Business Development Manager (BDM) with 5-10 years of experience in sales of banking and payment solutions within the Omani Market. The ideal candidate should possess strong relationship across the banking sector and financial institutions in Oman and have a solid understanding of the domestic payment landscape. The BDM will be responsible for the full sales lifecycle, perform market analysis and develop relationships with the management and senior staff in the banking and Financial Service Industry.
 
 
 
 Responsibilities
 
 
 
 <ul>
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 Prepare and execute a sales plan for Oman's market which meets ProgressSoft's Strategy and Business plan
 </li>
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 Own and achieve annual sales targets in alignment with ProgressSoft's strategic objectives
 </li>
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 Manage the whole sales cycle, from opportunity identification and qualification through coordinating with Product Owners, Project Managers and Technical Team Leaders
 </li>
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 Preparing technical and commercial proposals in response to new opportunities or RFPs in cooperation with Bidding Team and business teams
 </li>
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 Negotiate proposals and contracts of solutions
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintain disciplined pipeline management and opportunity tracking through consistent and structured use of ProgressSoft's CRM
 </li>
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 Work with related ProgressSoft team to ensure proper engagement with customers and understanding their requirements
 </li>
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 Conduct competitive analysis and market intelligence, including benchmarking against alternative solutions and identifying positioning differentiators
 </li>
 <li>
 Identify new business opportunities, including regulatory-driven initiatives, digital transformation programs, and ecosystem partnerships
 </li>
 <li>
 Develop and manage third-party product alliances and strategic technology partnerships within the Omani market and in the region, ensuring alignment with local banking requirements and maximizing joint revenue opportunities
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Requirements
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Proven track record of sales in Oman within the banking and financial sector
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 Solid understanding of banking and payments systems and regulatory driven initiatives
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 Ability to deal with all levels of staff within internal operational teams to C-level stakeholders
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 Ability to deal with all levels of staff within external organization, particularly within payments, IT and executive management
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 Ability to proactively generate leads, expand into new accounts, and create sustainable growth opportunities
 </li>
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 Strong communication and negotiation skills with senior decision makers
 </li>
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 Excellent command of Arabic and English
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 Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
 </li>
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 Organized, results-oriented, and capable of independently managing long and complex sales cycles
 </li>
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 Strategic mindset with the ability to analyze market dynamics, competitive positioning, and growth opportunities
 </li>
 </ul>
</div>

Business Development Manager

ProgressSoft

<div>We are looking to hire a Business Development Manager (BDM) with 5-10 years of experience in sales of banking and payment solutions within the Omani Market. The ideal candidate should possess strong relationship across the banking sector and financial institutions in Oman and have a solid understanding of the domestic payment landscape. The BDM will be responsible for the full sales lifecycle, perform market analysis and develop relationships with the management and senior staff in the banking and Financial Service Industry.
Responsibilities<ul><li>
Prepare and execute a sales plan for Oman&rsquo;s market which meets ProgressSoft&rsquo;s Strategy and Business plan.</li><li>
Own and achieve annual sales targets in alignment with ProgressSoft&rsquo;s strategic objectives.</li><li>
Manage the whole sales cycle, from opportunity identification and qualification through coordinating with Product Owners, Project Managers and Technical Team Leaders.</li><li>
Preparing technical and commercial proposals in response to new opportunities or RFPs in cooperation with Bidding Team and business teams</li><li>
Negotiate proposals and contracts of solutions.</li><li>
Maintain disciplined pipeline management and opportunity tracking through consistent and structured use of ProgressSoft&rsquo;s CRM.</li><li>
Work with related ProgressSoft team to ensure proper engagement with customers and understanding their requirements.</li><li>
Conduct competitive analysis and market intelligence, including benchmarking against alternative solutions and identifying positioning differentiators.</li><li>
Identify new business opportunities, including regulatory-driven initiatives, digital transformation programs, and ecosystem partnerships.</li>
Develop and manage third-party product alliances and strategic technology partnerships within the Omani market and in the region, ensuring alignment with local banking requirements and maximizing joint revenue opportunities. 
<li>
 
</li></ul>Requirements<ul><li>
Proven track record of sales in Oman within the banking and financial sector.</li><li>
Solid understanding of banking and payments systems and regulatory driven initiatives.</li><li>
Ability to deal with all levels of staff within internal operational teams to C-level stakeholders.</li><li>
Ability to deal with all levels of staff within external organization, particularly within payments, IT and executive management.</li><li>
Ability to proactively generate leads, expand into new accounts, and create sustainable growth opportunities.</li><li>
Strong communication and negotiation skills with senior decision makers.</li><li>
Excellent command of Arabic and English.</li><li>
Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.</li><li>
Organized, results-oriented, and capable of independently managing long and complex sales cycles.</li><li>
Strategic mindset with the ability to analyze market dynamics, competitive positioning, and growth opportunities.</li></ul></div>

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