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Job Announcement: Chief Operating Officer – Trade Bank of Iraq, Saudi Arabia Branch

Job Title:
Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Location:
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Department:
Executive Management

Reporting to:
CEO – Saudi Arabia Branch

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their resume detailing their qualifications and experience to
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The closing date for applications is (11th Sep 2025). Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Job Brief

The Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) is seeking a highly experienced and dynamic
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
to join our Saudi Arabia branch. The COO will oversee all operational aspects of the branch, ensuring effective implementation of business strategies, adherence to regulatory requirements, and delivery of exceptional banking services.

This role is central to managing core banking operations, trade finance, payments (including international remittances, SARIE, SADAD, and SWIFT), compliance oversight, and client service delivery. The COO will also drive digital banking transformation, operational efficiency, and risk management.

This is a unique opportunity for a seasoned banking professional to play a pivotal role in shaping the success of TBI's KSA branch.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of operational strategies aligned with the branch's business goals and TBI's overall vision.
• Oversee daily banking operations, including:
• Trade Finance: Letters of Credit (LCs), Guarantees (LGs), and cross-border trade settlements.
• Payments: International remittances, SARIE (RTGS), SADAD, and SWIFT operations.
• Treasury & Cash Management: Ensuring liquidity and efficient settlement processes.
• Ensure full compliance with Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) regulations, Iraqi HQ policies, and international banking standards.
• Establish and monitor operational KPIs, reporting to senior management and recommending improvements.
• Oversee implementation and optimization of core banking systems and payment channels to ensure efficiency and scalability.
• Collaborate with the CEO on business development, strategic partnerships, and product innovation.
• Manage operational risks, implementing robust internal controls and ensuring AML/KYC compliance.
• Build and lead a high-performing operations team, ensuring succession planning and professional development.
• Act as liaison with regulators (SAMA), auditors, payment system providers, and correspondent banks.
• Drive initiatives in digital banking, governance, and process optimization to support business growth.
• Supervise administrative and support functions to ensure seamless daily operations.

Applicant Requirements

• Education:
  Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Banking, or a related field. MBA or professional certifications (ACIB, CFA, or equivalent) is a plus.
• Experience:
• Minimum 10 years in banking operations, with at least 3 years in an executive/senior leadership role.
• Proven track record in trade finance operations and payment systems (SARIE, SADAD, SWIFT, international remittances).
• Skills:
• Strong understanding of SAMA regulations, AML/KYC frameworks, SARIE & SADAD operations, and international trade finance practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage large-scale operations.
• Strong financial acumen and risk management expertise.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills in both Arabic and English.
• Strategic thinker with a results-oriented, hands-on approach.

Chief Operating Officer (COO) – Confidential Mandate | Senior Leadership | Operational Excellence

Facilities Management Industry

We are exclusively on a confidential search for a senior operational leader to support a new market initiative in a high-growth international environment.

This COO role is hands-on, transformation-focused, and critical to the success of a newly launched service line. The successful candidate will be responsible for building operational platforms, driving delivery excellence, and embedding scalable systems and processes across a labour-intensive, multi-tiered workforce.

Key Attributes:

• Deep expertise in facilities or operational management
• Experience leading transformation and building shared service models
• Strong understanding of workforce planning across white and blue collar environments
• Ability to implement systems, processes, and performance platforms
• International exposure and cultural adaptability
• Must be degree qualified (Bsc or Msc)

This is a strategic build-out with long-term potential. Relocation support and family sponsorship are available. Arabic language skills are helpful but not essential.

If you are a senior operator ready to lead from the front, we welcome confidential conversations.

Company Description

STARTUP LEARNING COMPANY LTD is an education management company based in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Our mission is to innovate and provide effective learning management solutions. We are dedicated to enhancing educational experiences and outcomes for our clients.

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role for a Chief Operating Officer (COO) located in Jubail. The COO will oversee daily operations, manage the business planning process, and ensure efficient and effective company performance. Primary tasks include managing operational budgets, optimizing processes, and supporting strategic financial planning. The COO will work closely with other executives to drive organizational success.

Qualifications

• Strong Business Planning and Operations Management skills
• Proficiency in Analytical Skills and Finance
• Experience in Budgeting
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills
• Ability to work on-site in Jubail
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration or related field
• Experience in the education management industry is an advantage
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Our
Managed Services Department (I-CL Sector)
is looking for an experienced
Operating System Administration Engineer
to join our team onsite. This high-criticality role is central to ensuring the performance, availability, and security of our enterprise IT infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and optimize
  VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi
  environments.
• Manage
  Microsoft Windows Servers
  (AD, DNS, DHCP, GPO, File/Print Services).
• Handle
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
  administration and optimization.
• Automate tasks with
  PowerShell, Bash, or Python
  , and leverage tools like
  Ansible, Puppet, Chef
  .
• Oversee
  monitoring, backups, recovery, and disaster recovery planning
  .
• Collaborate with application, cloud, network, and security teams to ensure seamless operations.

Key Requirements

• 6+ years
  in platform/OS administration.
• Strong hands-on skills in
  VMware, Windows Server, and RHEL
  .
• Expertise in
  Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, GPO
  , and system performance tuning.
• Experience in
  backup & disaster recovery planning
  .
• Bonus if you hold certifications like
  VMware VCP, Microsoft MCSA/MCSE, Red Hat RHCSA/RHCE
  .
• Familiarity with
  cloud platforms (OCI, AWS, Azure)
  is a plus.

Excellent new position with a leading company in the Artificial Intelligence ecosystem based in Saudi Arabia, with clients across the Middle East's engineering, technology, and consulting space, focused specifically in the industrial, manufacturing, O&G and utilities markets.

The company is growing at a rapid pace due to its excellent relationships with some of the most influential government entities, multinational organizations and SME businesses.

Our client is at the forefront of advanced technology solutions in line with the Saudi 2030 vision with proven expertise in Digital Consulting, Systems Integration, Smart City, Digital Twin, IoT Integration, Asset Performance Management and Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM).

They offer a wide variety of end-to-end services and solutions across Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, IoT & Smart Devices, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, VR/AR, Robotics and RPA.

We need a Chief Operating Officer to with directly with the CEO to grow the business.

Responsibilities:

• Execute the company short and long term growth strategy targeting AI and Digital services and products development
• Expand business development and sales initiatives to secure new contracts, expand existing partnerships, and achieve aggressive revenue targets focusing on major clients, i.e. PIF, Mega Government Projects, Government entities, Energy, Industrial, etc.
• Build more robust sales and tendering team to compete on and secure major tenders
• Expand the ecosystem of partners to qualify for more projects in AI and Digital Domains
• Expand the delivery capability in Saudi, India and Egypt as well as through service partners
• Inspire, mentor and grow a high-performing leadership team spanning over operations, engineering, and business development.
• Oversee P&L, budgets and forecasting to ensure sustainable growth and profitability.
• Identify new markets, partnerships, and acquisition opportunities to strengthen the company's position as a leader in providing AI & Digital technologies and services.

Essential experiences:

• 15-20 years of experience in the IT, AI and/or Digital domains with 10+ years of proven success as a senior-level executive with reputable suppliers of technologies and/or services in the region
• Well established executive-level network with targeted clients, hyperscaler and major technology providers
• A strong track records in setting up AI and Digital companies and driving their success
• Preference toward Arabic speaker who have already been working in the region with success stories in the Saudi market
• Demonstrated ability to generate and close new business to meet aggressive sales and revenue targets
• Excellent technical knowledge of AI and Digital solutions, engineering and development.
• A strong commercial acumen with experience in P&L management and revenue growth.
• Ability to inspire, align, and grow cross-functional teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (MBA preferred).

مدير عمليات ومسؤول عن قايده الشركه لتحقيق اهدافها ور}يتها. يتولى اداره العمليات اليوميه والاشراف على اداء الموظفين وضمان سير العمل بكفاءه وفعاليه مع تعزيز بيئة عمل ايجابيه تدعم الابتكار والانتاجيه.

المسؤوليات و المهام:

وضع وتنفيذ الخطط الاستراتيجيه لتحقيق أهداف الشركة قصيره وطويله المدى.

الاشراف على العمليات التشغيليه اليوميه كاداره المبيعات والتسويق لتحقيق الارادات وزياده الحصه السوقيه

متابعه وتنظيم عمليات التصميم الداخلي والاستشارات التصميميه

اداره اللوجستيات وسلسله التوريد بما فيها استلام بضايع الموردين - تنظيم المخزون والتخزين والجرد وغيرها

تطوير العلاقات والشراكات مع الموردين وشركات النقل لتعزيز الكفاءه

الاشراف على خدمه العملاء وضمان تجربه عميل مرضيه من مرحله الشراء الى التسليم النهائي

قياده وتوجيه الموظفين (المبيعات-المصممين-الفنيين-عمال التوصيل- التسويق-االماليهوغيرها من الاقسام) وتحفيزهم على الأداء الفعال

مراقبه الميزانيه التشغيليه وضبطالنفقات المتعلقه بالمعرض والعمليات اللوجستيه

تحليل بيانات المبيعات والعمليات واستخراج تقارير دوريه لمجلس الاداره

ضمان الالتزام باللوائح والقوانين ذات العلاقه (التجاريه-العماليه)

المؤهلات والخبرات:

بكال
وريس في اداره الاعمال - اداره العمليات او تخصص مشابه

يفضل ماجستير MBA

خبر لا تقل عن 7 سنوات في مجال اداره العمليات او المعارض منها 3 سنوات في مجال التجاره

خبره في التخطيط, التطوير, التحليل و تحسين العمليات

خبره في اداره الامداد والتوصيل اللوجيستي

المام بتفنيات اداره المخزون والانظمه المحاسبيه ERP

مهارات قويه في التخطيط والتحليل و اتخاذ القرارات

اجاده اللغه الانجليزيه

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role for a Chief Operating Officer (COO) located in Jeddah. The COO will oversee the company's daily operations and ensure the implementation of efficient and effective business strategies. Responsibilities include managing business planning, directing operations management, analyzing various business metrics, overseeing finance activities, and budgeting. The COO will work closely with other senior executives & the CEO to foster company growth and maintain financial stability.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail & fashion is a must.
• Have experience in a similar position for at least 4 years.
• Proven expertise in Business Planning and Operations Management
• Strong Analytical Skills
• Solid understanding of Finance and Budgeting principles
• Excellent leadership and management skills
• Ability to make high-level decisions and execute strategies
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• A degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field is preferred
• Experience in a leadership role within a similar industry is a plus

" Please if you do not meet the requirements, please do not apply"

Chief Operating Officer (Saudization) | Financial consulting

My client are seeking a highly accomplished
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
to join a fast-growing, organization headquartered in Riyadh. Experience required for someone who has worked in a fast paced environment; Consulting applications preferred.

The COO will play a pivotal role in scaling operations, building innovative solutions, and driving business performance in alignment with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with the CEO and executive team to define and execute company strategy.
• Lead day-to-day operations, ensuring excellence across delivery, client services, and support functions.
• Drive innovation in data analytics, product development, software platforms, and client solutions.
• Mentor and drive high-performing teams across
  data, product, software, engineering, and operations
  .
• This role will be overseeing data science, modelling, AI, ML, PMO, Software, IT & Product.
• Build strong relationships with regulators, government entities & partners.

Requirements:

• 10 – 12 years of progressive leadership experience, including 5+ years in a senior operations role (COO, VP Operations, GM, or equivalent).
• Proven track record in
  consulting, data analytics, digital transformation, or technology-driven industries
• Consulting experience very nice to have.
• Success scaling operations, financial management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent communication skills (Arabic essential); MBA/MSc or equivalent advanced degree preferred.

*We cannot sponsor expats for this position*