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MAZ NEXA

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 Job Title
 
 
 
 Senior Account Manager
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Location
 
 
 
 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Employment Type
 
 
 
 Full-time, On-site
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Job Summary
 
 
 
 MAZ NEXA is seeking an experienced, strategic, and client-focused Senior Account Manager to lead key client accounts and build strong, long-term partnerships.
 
 
 The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years of relevant experience in account management, marketing, digital marketing, and social media marketing. Previous agency-side experience within a marketing, advertising, branding, creative, PR, media, social media, or digital agency is strongly preferred.
 
 
 This role requires excellent client relationship management, strong commercial awareness, strategic thinking, and the ability to manage multiple integrated marketing projects from planning through execution.
 
 
 The Senior Account Manager will act as the primary link between clients and MAZ NEXA&rsquo;s internal teams, ensuring that client objectives are clearly understood, projects are delivered on time and within scope, and all work meets the agency&rsquo;s quality standards.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Key Responsibilities
 
 
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 Manage a portfolio of key client accounts and serve as the primary day-to-day point of contact.
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 Build trusted, long-term relationships with clients by developing a strong understanding of their businesses, industries, audiences, challenges, and marketing objectives.
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 Lead client meetings, presentations, strategic discussions, campaign reviews, and account-planning sessions.
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 Translate client requirements and business objectives into clear marketing strategies, project briefs, scopes of work, timelines, budgets, and measurable deliverables.
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 Develop annual, quarterly, and campaign-level account plans aligned with client objectives.
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 Collaborate closely with Strategy, Creative, Content, Social Media, Digital Marketing, Performance Marketing, Media Buying, PR, Production, SEO, Web Development, and Project Management teams.
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 Ensure internal teams clearly understand client requirements, priorities, deadlines, approval processes, and expected outcomes.
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 Manage integrated marketing campaigns across digital, social media, content, creative, paid media, performance marketing, PR, web, SEO, and other relevant channels.
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 Monitor project timelines, budgets, deliverables, approvals, risks, and overall account performance.
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 Ensure all projects and campaigns are delivered on time, within the agreed scope and budget, and according to MAZ NEXA&rsquo;s quality standards.
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 Review work before it is presented to clients to ensure strategic alignment, accuracy, consistency, and quality.
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 Manage client feedback professionally and ensure that comments, revisions, and approvals are communicated clearly to internal teams.
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 Identify potential challenges early and resolve client concerns, project risks, and account issues proactively.
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 Prepare proposals, presentations, status reports, campaign reports, account reviews, and performance summaries.
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 Analyse campaign performance and work with internal specialists to provide clients with meaningful insights, recommendations, and optimisation opportunities.
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 Develop account growth strategies and identify suitable opportunities for upselling and cross-selling MAZ NEXA&rsquo;s services.
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 Support client retention, contract renewals, scope expansions, and long-term account growth.
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 Maintain strong commercial awareness by monitoring account scope, budgets, resources, profitability, and additional client requests.
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 Identify out-of-scope requests and coordinate the preparation of additional proposals, budgets, or change requests when required.
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 Support new-business opportunities, proposals, pitches, and presentations alongside the Business Development and Strategy teams.
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 Monitor relevant industry, marketing, digital, and social media trends and provide strategic recommendations to clients.
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 Maintain accurate account documentation, meeting notes, action plans, project updates, approval records, and client communications.
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 Mentor and support Account Managers, Account Executives, and junior team members when required.
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 Contribute to improving MAZ NEXA&rsquo;s account-management processes, service quality, client experience, and internal ways of working.
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 Qualifications
 
 
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 Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, Advertising, Public Relations, or a related field.
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 A minimum of five years of professional experience in account management, client servicing, marketing, digital marketing, social media marketing, or integrated communications.
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 Previous agency-side experience within a marketing, advertising, branding, creative, PR, media, social media, or digital agency is strongly preferred.
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 Proven experience managing multiple client accounts and complex integrated marketing projects simultaneously.
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 Demonstrated experience managing client relationships, project scopes, budgets, timelines, deliverables, and cross-functional teams.
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 Strong understanding of marketing, digital marketing, social media marketing, content, creative, paid media, performance marketing, SEO, web, analytics, and campaign reporting.
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 Experience leading client meetings, strategic presentations, campaign reviews, and account-planning discussions.
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 Strong commercial understanding, including account growth, retention, renewals, upselling, cross-selling, scope management, and profitability.
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 Experience using project-management, CRM, analytics, reporting, or marketing platforms is an advantage.
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 Previous experience working with clients in Saudi Arabia or the GCC is highly preferred.
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 Skills and Competencies
 
 
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 Excellent client relationship management and client-servicing skills.
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 Strong leadership, ownership, and stakeholder-management abilities.
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 Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Arabic and English.
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 Strong presentation, negotiation, facilitation, and influencing skills.
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 Excellent project-management and organizational skills.
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 Strong commercial awareness and business-development mindset.
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 Ability to manage multiple clients, campaigns, and projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.
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 Strategic thinking with the ability to connect marketing activities to business objectives.
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 Strong understanding of digital marketing and social media platforms, channels, and performance indicators.
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 Ability to interpret campaign data and translate it into clear insights and recommendations.
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 Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
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 Close attention to detail, accuracy, quality, and follow-through.
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 Ability to remain professional, composed, and solution-oriented when managing challenging situations.
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 Collaborative team player with the ability to work effectively across multiple departments.
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 Proactive attitude with a strong sense of responsibility and accountability.
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 Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, presentation tools, and relevant project-management platforms.
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 Preferred Candidate Profile
 
 
 
 The ideal candidate is an experienced agency professional who understands how to balance client expectations, strategic quality, operational delivery, and commercial performance.
 
 
 They should be confident managing senior stakeholders, capable of leading integrated marketing accounts, and comfortable working with creative, digital, social media, performance, media, PR, and technical teams.
 
 
 The successful candidate will be highly organized, commercially aware, proactive, and focused on delivering an exceptional client experience while protecting the quality and profitability of the agency&rsquo;s work.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 What Success Looks Like
 
 
 
 Success in this role will be measured through:
 
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 Strong client satisfaction and long-term relationship development.
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 Successful retention and renewal of assigned accounts.
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 Consistent delivery of projects on time, within scope, and according to quality standards.
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 Effective management of client expectations, feedback, budgets, and account risks.
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 Clear and professional account communication and reporting.
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 Achievement of agreed campaign and account objectives.
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 Identification of suitable account-growth, upselling, and cross-selling opportunities.
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 Strong collaboration with internal departments and delivery teams.
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 Positive contribution to the development of junior account-management team members.
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Senior Account Manager

Fortinet

<div>Would you like to join the leading global provider of network security solutions to help strategic accounts optimizing their customer experience? At Fortinet we are looking for a Technical Account Manager to build a long-term trusted relationship by operating as primary technical advisor for key enterprise customers.
As Technical Account Manager you will develop a deep understanding about the customer business/technical needs that will be used to provide technical support solutions tailored to their needs and challenges. Your proactive guidance will help keeping the customers mission critical environments healthy by identifying potential issues before they become problems and improving the overall customer experience via best practices and technical recommendations that will optimize their return of investment.
If you are keen in helping customers achieving their strategic objectives while working on cutting edge security products, then come and join our team.
Key Responsibilities:
<ul><li>Develop a deep understanding about the customer business/technical needs to provide technical information, guidance and support
</li><li>Become a trusted advisor by proactively guide your customers with technical recommendations and best practices
</li><li>Run advanced troubleshooting on the full range of Fortinet products, reproduce customer environments on lab equipment, recommend potential new solutions
</li><li>Take initiatives and ownership of customer incidents to drive for timely resolutions
</li><li>Manage customer communications and expectations until the closure of each case
</li><li>Participate in customer conference calls or face to face customer meetings
</li><li>Produce service reports to summarize service activity and performance for key stakeholders
</li><li>Report Software/Hardware related issues to R&amp;D department and assure follow-up 
</li></ul>Skills and Attributes Requirements:
<ul><li>Good understanding of data networking protocols, specifically TCP/IP, routing and switching
</li><li>Hands-on experience on security products and technologies (e.g. Firewalls, IDS/IPS, DDos, VPN, Web application Firewall)
</li><li>Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills
</li><li>Face to face and remote customer management experience
</li><li>Previous experience in a technical support position with telco or large enterprise space.
</li><li>Strong interpersonal and communication skills
</li><li>Previous experience on Fortinet products is an advantage 
</li></ul>Educational and Experience Requirements:
<ul><li>Minimum of 6 years of experience in a technical support/post-sales role
</li><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field, or an equivalent experience
</li><li>Fortinet certification NSE4, FCP, FCSS, FCX a distinct advantage
</li><li>Fluency in English and Arabic essential 
</li></ul>#LI-NC1</div>

Technical Account Manager

Optimiza

<div>The Sales Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing the sales team's activities to achieve and exceed revenue targets, drive business growth, and enhance customer relationships, develop and implement effective sales strategies, and mentor the sales team to ensure achieving their goals, and consistent improvement, playing a crucial role in expanding market presence, optimizing sales processes, and ensuring the team's success.
Lead, coach, and mentor the sales team to ensure high performance and continuous improvement, and to provide feedback.
<ul><li>Develop and implement strategic sales plans and initiatives to achieve business growth and exceed revenue targets.</li><li>Design and manage individual sales quotas, territories, and performance metrics to drive team success.
</li><li>Analyze team performance and identify areas for improvement, providing constructive feedback and corrective actions.
</li><li>Track and report on team progress, sales forecasts, and client engagement, using data to make informed decisions.
</li><li>Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers to understand their needs, ensure satisfaction, retention, and long-term partnerships.
</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., marketing, product development) to align sales strategies and ensure seamless service delivery.</li><li>Identify emerging markets, trends, and competitive activity, adapting sales strategies to maximize opportunities.
</li><li>Ensure the sales team utilizes the CRM system effectively, maintaining accurate and up-to-date account and sales information.
</li><li>Monitor sales activities, assess results, and recommend strategies to optimize sales processes and improve conversion rates.</li><li>Conduct regular performance reviews, providing guidance and support to help team members meet or exceed their goals.</li><li>Foster a positive and motivating environment that drives accountability, teamwork, and a result-driven culture.</li><li>Attend industry events, seminars, and networking functions to stay informed about market trends and expand professional networks. Attend vendors' events or seminars.</li><li>Coordinate with senior management to align sales goals with organizational objectives and report on team performance regularly.</li><li>Perform other assigned duties as required.</li></ul> 
Requirements 
Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in software engineering, Business Administration, Marketing, or any related field. A master&rsquo;s degree or MBA is a plus.
Min 12 years of experience in Sales, Account Management, Customer Service, or related field.
Certified Sales Leadership Professional (CSLP).<ul><li>Sales Coaching &amp; Mentorship Certification.</li><li>Business Development &amp; Market Expansion Training.</li><li>Strategic Selling Training</li><li>Certified Sales Professional (CSP).</li><li>Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Mastery Certification.</li></ul> 
Benefits 
Annual salary Raise
Annual Bonus</div>

Sales Account Manager

Jamjoom Pharma

<div>Job Purpose
Responsible for achieving and exceeding sales targets, enhancing the market share of the company's brands within the assigned area, and leading a team of Key Account Executives. The role is responsible for driving team performance, developing capabilities, managing key customer relationships, and ensuring the effective execution of commercial strategies to achieve business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership &amp; Performance Management<ul><li>
Lead, coach, and develop a team of Key Account Executives to achieve individual and team sales objectives.</li><li>
Monitor team performance through regular field visits, coaching sessions, and performance reviews.</li><li>
Provide ongoing guidance, motivation, and support to ensure high levels of productivity and engagement.</li><li>
Identify development needs and collaborate with management on training and capability-building initiatives.</li><li>
Ensure effective territory coverage and execution of business plans across the assigned area.</li></ul>
Sales &amp; Market Share Achievement<ul><li>
Achieve or exceed assigned sales targets and drive market share growth within the designated area.</li><li>
Develop and implement sales plans and field activities to maximize business opportunities.</li><li>
Monitor sales performance and take corrective actions to address performance gaps.</li></ul>
Key Account Management<ul><li>
Manage strategic key accounts and support the achievement of the company's commercial objectives.</li><li>
Build and maintain long-term relationships with key customers and stakeholders.</li><li>
Ensure accurate documentation and maintenance of key account records and customer databases.</li></ul>
Market Intelligence<ul><li>
Provide timely market insights and customer feedback to Sales and Marketing Management.</li><li>
Monitor competitor activities, market trends, and customer needs to support business planning.</li></ul>
Customer Relationship Management<ul><li>
Establish and maintain strong relationships with key customers to enhance customer satisfaction and loyalty.</li><li>
Proactively resolve customer issues and ensure timely follow-up to maintain service excellence.</li></ul>
Reporting &amp; Performance Monitoring<ul><li>
Prepare weekly and monthly sales, activity, and forecasting reports.</li><li>
Monitor business performance and team KPIs, recommending improvement plans where required.</li><li>
Maintain accurate records and performance metrics for the assigned area.</li></ul>
Resource &amp; Business Management<ul><li>
Ensure the effective utilization of company resources while maintaining compliance with company policies and procedures.</li><li>
Support the direct manager in annual business planning, budgeting, and monitoring expenditures.</li><li>
Submit timely reports on sales performance, promotional activities, competitive intelligence, and business updates.</li></ul>
Leadership<ul><li>
Lead by example by promoting the company's Mission, Vision, and Values.</li><li>
Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on customer excellence and business growth.</li></ul>
Qualifications &amp; Experience<ul><li>
Bachelor's degree in pharmacy or a related field.</li><li>
3&ndash;7 years of pharmaceutical sales experience, including experience managing or leading Key Account Executives or sales teams.</li><li>
Demonstrated track record of consistently achieving sales targets, including strong performance over the last two years.</li><li>
Proven experience in key account management, customer relationship management, and team leadership.</li><li>
Strong coaching, negotiation, business development, and analytical skills.</li><li>
Excellent communication and presentation skills in both English and Arabic.</li><li>
Ability to analyze business performance, develop action plans, and drive continuous improvement.</li></ul></div>

Key Account Supervisor

<div>Inside Regional Account Manager
Location &ndash; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Job Description
In this key role, you will manage, direct and drive direct sales into Commercial Accounts. Create and implement strategic plans focused on attaining enterprise-wide deployments of Fortinet products and services. Develop executive relationships with key buyers and influencers in Commercial accounts and leverage these relationships. Coordinate with appropriate internal groups to generate and deliver winning Contract Bids, Proposals, RFI/RFP Responses, and Statements of Work. Negotiate terms of business with clients to achieve win/win results that provide the basis for strong ongoing relationships.
Responsibilities
<ul><li>Develop account plans to achieve goals and exceed quota responsibility
</li><li>Maximize Fortinet opportunity while providing value added solutions to enterprise institutions
</li><li>Serve as lead contact responsible for the flow of information to/from executive management
</li><li>Works closely together with the account managers in order to maximize the primary business focus and serves as team leader responsible for the quality and success of activities in the territory
</li><li>Develops relationships with key decision makers, influencers and partners
</li><li>Manages effective working relationships with assigned region MAMs, Technical Sales Engineers, and Consulting Professionals
</li><li>Consistently builds and delivers on an accurate territory pipeline
</li></ul>Required Skills
<ul><li>Proven ability to sell solutions to enterprise customers
</li><li>Experience in the network security industry
</li><li>A proven track record of significant over-quota achievement and demonstrated career stability
</li><li>Experience in closing large deals
</li><li>Selling experience must include technology.
</li><li>Excellent presentation skills to executives &amp; individual contributors
</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
</li><li>Why Join Us: 
</li></ul><div></div>At Fortinet, we embrace diversity and inclusivity. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and identities. Explore our welcoming work environment designed for a rewarding career journey with an attractive Total Rewards package to support you with your overall health and financial well-being . Join us in bringing solutions that make a meaningful and lasting impact to our 660,000+ customers around the globe.
We will only notify shortlisted candidates.
Fortinet will not entertain any unsolicited resumes, please refrain from sending them to any Fortinet employees or Fortinet email aliases. Should any Agency submit any resumes to Fortinet, these resumes if considered, will be assumed to have been given by the Agency free of any related fees/charges.</div>

Inside Regional Acct Manager

Cognizant

Cognizant is hiring an experienced Account Manager to form an integral part of the continued rapid growth of Cognizant in Saudi, expanding our global service portfolio from Integration, Technology and Outsourcing services for large accounts in the Banking & Financial Service space . The role will involve daily exposure to our clients and Cognizant senior management. Reporting into our Client Partner and based in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia, this role offers hybrid work-model and will imply regular client visits in Riyadh, KSA.
 Overview
 Client Relationship Managers are key contributors to commercial side of Cognizant IT and Consulting Business. CRM will serve as the primary point of contact for assigned clients. They support and report into the Client Partner and act as business owners for assigned accounts, leading the day-to-day activities and P&L of these accounts . The CRM works with delivery teams to enhance backlog, optimizing the resource mix and navigating scope changes to ensure client expectations are met. They work towards establishing a positive client experience by conducting client meetings. A CRM's shared measures are signing, revenue and margins of the accounts.
 What are you looking for?
 
Client Engagement and Growth : Develop and manage relationships with existing clients in Saudi Arabia , identifying new opportunities and expanding current engagements.
 
New Business Development: Penetrate accounts where Cognizant’s brand is not yet established, showcasing our capabilities and delivering value propositions that resonate with client needs.
 
Proposal Development : Lead the creation of high-quality proposals, ensuring the collaboration of multidisciplinary teams to meet client requirements. Proficient in handling RFPs (Requests for Proposals) and RFIs (Requests for Information) within an international context.
 
Opportunity Management: Drive the end-to-end business development process, coordinating with delivery, technical, and pre-sales teams to align solutions with client expectations.
 
Strategic Planning : Develop go-to-market strategies tailored for the banking and insurance segments, aligning business objectives with market opportunities.
 What are we looking for?
 
10+ years of experience in a client facing role from previous IT Professional services firms / offshore outsourcing industry with large penetration in the Banking sector
 
Experience managing Client P&L of several million $ , including reporting and metric assessment for the account
 
Excellent ability and aptitude to influence and communicate effectively with business stakeholders up to the C-Suite
 
Proactive mindset, ability to interface at all levels of an organization
 
Excellent oral and written communication skills in Arabic & English
 
Lead from the ground mindset and team spirit
 Preferred Experience
 
MS or MBA degree
 
Proven track record to contribute to new business development in Saudi
 
Ability to handle multiple tasks in a dynamic environment
 
Demonstrable problem-solving abilities with the skills to identify strategic solutions to business problems that have enterprise-wide implications.
 At Cognizant, we embrace diversity. We believe it’s what helps us thrive. Our goal is to include everyone at the table, and to value and respect their unique voices and backgrounds .
 This role is ASAP, to apply, please send an English version of your CV and we will connect soon.

Banking & Financial Services Account Lead

Amazon.com

<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">DESCRIPTION</h2>
The Channel Team Lead &ndash; Hub Delivery will be responsible for overseeing and guiding a team of Account Development Executives (ADEs) tasked with onboarding, and managing local retail partners in Amazon's Hub Delivery program. This is a leadership role that combines field execution with strategic vision, ensuring that ADEs achieve activation, and performance targets while maintaining Amazon's high delivery standards. The Channel Lead will serve as coach, problem-solver, and results driver, enabling their team to succeed in a dynamic, goal-oriented environment. 
 
Key Job Responsibilities 
1. Lead, mentor, and develop a team of ADEs, ensuring consistent execution of Amazon's Hub Delivery model 
2. Provide hands-on coaching in prospecting, onboarding, and performance management 
3. Foster a culture of accountability, commitment, and field excellence 
4. Monitor team KPIs across operations, activation, and delivery quality 
5. Identify systemic issues within territories and implement corrective action plans 
6. Partner with Operations, Last Mile, and Program teams to resolve systemic issues impacting delivery quality 
7. Provide consolidated field insights to improve program design, partner experience, and scalability 
 
Key job responsibilities 
The Channel Team Lead &ndash; Hub Delivery will be responsible for overseeing and guiding a team of Account Development Executives (ADEs) tasked with onboarding, and managing local retail partners in Amazon's Hub Delivery program. This is a leadership role that combines field execution with strategic vision, ensuring that ADEs achieve activation, and performance targets while maintaining Amazon's high delivery standards. The Channel Lead will serve as coach, problem-solver, and results driver, enabling their team to succeed in a dynamic, goal-oriented environment. 
 
Key Job Responsibilities 
1. Lead, mentor, and develop a team of ADEs, ensuring consistent execution of Amazon's Hub Delivery model 
2. Provide hands-on coaching in prospecting, onboarding, and performance management 
3. Foster a culture of accountability, commitment, and field excellence 
4. Monitor team KPIs across operations, activation, and delivery quality 
5. Identify systemic issues within territories and implement corrective action plans 
6. Partner with Operations, Last Mile, and Program teams to resolve systemic issues impacting delivery quality 
7. Provide consolidated field insights to improve program design, partner experience, and scalability<h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS</h2><ul><li>Speak, write, and read fluently in English</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</h2><ul><li>Bachelor's degree</li></ul> 
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you&rsquo;re applying in isn&rsquo;t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.</div>

Channel Team Lead, Hub Delivery

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