Job description

The Senior Manager – Banking & Insurance role at Sia in Abu Dhabi is focused on growing and delivering the firm’s Banking and Insurance consulting practice across the GCC. The role combines senior-level business development with hands-on leadership of complex, multi-workstream transformation programs that deliver measurable value across customer experience, operations, risk and compliance, and growth. The position requires leveraging a strong regional GCC network to originate opportunities, shape consulting solutions, lead pursuits from discovery through contracting, and manage executive-level client relationships. The role covers both Banking domains such as retail and commercial lending, payments modernization, core banking transformation, AML/KYC, financial crime, credit risk, finance and reporting, as well as Insurance domains including underwriting and pricing, claims transformation, policy administration and core system replacement, distribution and broker experience, finance and actuarial, and IFRS 17. The role operates within the GCC regulatory and market context, including SAMA, CBUAE, QCB, CBB, Saudi PDPL, UAE Data Protection Law, Bahrain PDPL, AML/CFT, FATF, Islamic banking, and Takaful. The Senior Manager oversees technology-enabled change initiatives involving core platforms, integrations, cloud and data platforms, CRM systems, automation, and AI, while managing engagement governance, commercials, margins, staffing, risk and issue management, steering committees, and executive reporting. The role also includes building alliances with technology partners, developing GCC-relevant thought leadership, representing the firm at industry events, and contributing to practice strategy, offerings, and team development within Sia’s Consulting 4.0 model integrating AI and design capabilities.