Job description

The Director, Islamic Origination manages Islamic origination for flow business primarily in KSA and across assigned GCC markets, working within Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) to support the Global Islamic Banking strategy and ensure alignment with group and country strategies. The role drives business objectives for Saadiq Islamic banking by achieving financial and non-financial KPIs, monitoring business performance, enhancing brand awareness and sales of CIB Saadiq products and improving the client value proposition. Responsibilities include exploring partnership opportunities for Saadiq products, tracking competitor activity, creating counter strategies aligned with Islamic Shariah guidelines and regulatory requirements, and ensuring adherence to governance, operational risk and credit policies as well as ERM and ORF frameworks. The position supports implementation of Shariah governance requirements, monitors Islamic banking performance for senior management, and ensures compliance with regulatory frameworks. The role interacts with key stakeholders including CIB corporate teams, Group Islamic Product teams, Saadiq Governance and Control forums, Shariah committees, regulators, industry associations and internal teams such as Legal, Operations, FM and Transaction Banking. Additional responsibilities include embedding the Group’s values and brand, managing responsibilities assigned under Group and Country policies and building strong stakeholder relationships across Saadiq countries. Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree, experience in banking and finance (Islamic preferred) across Corporate & Institutional Banking in KSA and GCC, local market contacts for origination, knowledge of Islamic products and Shariah-compliant offerings, and training as required by the bank, industry or regulators. English fluency is required and Arabic is a plus.