Head Of Operations📣 Job Ad
| Contract Type | Full-time | |
| Workplace type | On-site | |
| Location | Riyadh |
About the Role
Sanabil Studio is a venture builder focused on transforming bold ideas into thriving businesses through industry expertise, technology, and startup acumen. We support ventures from inception to launch with seed funding and hands-on guidance. TradePay, a Sanabil Studio venture, is developing essential trade finance infrastructure for the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector in Saudi Arabia. The company aims to revolutionize supplier credit by replacing informal arrangements with structured, data-driven working capital solutions, empowering small merchants and mitigating credit risk for suppliers.
We are seeking a highly experienced Head of Operations to establish and lead TradePay's operational backbone. This role reports directly to the CEO and is critical for scaling operations. The position is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is a full-time role.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and build TradePay's end-to-end collections infrastructure and execution workflows.
- Manage repayment reminder strategies across various channels including SMS, WhatsApp, phone calls, and automated payment systems.
- Oversee outbound collections activities, including promise-to-pay tracking, escalation workflows, and coordination for legal recovery.
- Manage relationships with third-party collections partners and develop comprehensive collections dashboards and reporting.
- Oversee merchant onboarding operations, including the collection of Know Your Business (KYB)/Know Your Customer (KYC) documents, account activation, and maintenance of merchant operational records.
- Build and manage the merchant support function, addressing inquiries related to repayments, operational issues, complaints, and escalations.
- Design and manage dispute resolution workflows, coordinating with suppliers and merchants to resolve issues and maintain accurate audit trails.
- Oversee merchant repayment processing, payment reconciliation, settlement coordination, and the resolution of payment exceptions.
- Manage operational relationships with key stakeholders including FMCG suppliers, distributors, force automation providers, marketplaces, payment providers, collection agencies, and KYB/KYC providers.
- Produce daily collections reports, delinquency and aging reports, and operational Key Performance Indicator (KPI) dashboards.
- Develop scalable operational processes, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and controls, and collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to automate manual workflows.
Qualifications and Requirements
- A minimum of 8 years of experience in fintech, lending, BNPL, payments, collections, customer operations, or financial services operations.
- Proven experience in building operational functions from scratch.
- Strong collections and customer servicing experience.
- Experience managing operational teams and third-party vendors.
- Strong analytical and reporting capabilities.
- Experience working within a startup or high-growth company environment.
- Experience within Saudi Arabia or the GCC region.
Required Skills
- Collections
- Customer Servicing
- Team Management
- Vendor Management
- Analytical Skills
- Reporting
Role Success and Growth
Success in this role will be measured by the establishment of a scalable collections infrastructure, the implementation of an automated reminder and collections engine, the operation of the merchant support function to defined Service Level Agreements (SLAs), the availability of real-time operational reporting and dashboards, fully controlled reconciliation and settlement processes, an operational dispute management framework, and achieving operational readiness for national scale. This position offers a clear growth path to Chief Operations Officer as TradePay expands its operational infrastructure across the region.
The hiring process includes an introductory recruiter conversation, a Founder interview, an operations case study and practical exercise, and reference checks.
Requirements
- Requires +10 Years experience
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