Senior Project Manager, Credit & Risk Implementations (KSA)

About Synapse Analytics

Synapse Analytics builds AI-powered platforms that help financial institutions make faster, better, more transparent decisions. Konan, our decisioning and workflow platform, digitizes credit decisioning end to end inside banks and lenders. Doxter, our document intelligence platform, turns unstructured client documents into structured, usable data. We implement both inside regulated financial institutions across MENA and LATAM, and Saudi Arabia is one of our most important and fastest-growing markets.

About the Role

As Senior Project Manager for Credit & Risk Implementations in KSA, you will be Synapse's senior delivery lead on the ground in the Kingdom. You will own the end-to-end delivery of Konan and Doxter implementations at Saudi banks, finance companies, and lenders: programmes that digitize credit policy, automate underwriting and decisioning, and operate under the oversight of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).

This is not a generic PM role. Our KSA implementations sit at the point where credit and risk policy, regulatory compliance, client IT and InfoSec, and AI-powered software meet. You will need to hold a credible conversation with a Chief Risk Officer about policy and decisioning, with a CISO about outsourcing and data controls, and with our engineers about integration and deployment, and then turn all of it into one plan the client trusts.

You will run a portfolio of concurrent KSA engagements, lead senior client relationships and steering committees, protect scope and commercial boundaries, and act as the delivery authority for the region. As our presence in the Kingdom grows, you will also help build the local delivery team and the playbook it runs on.

Role and

Responsibilities

Credit & Risk Implementation Leadership

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Konan and Doxter implementations for Saudi financial institutions, from contract handover and project charter through go-live, hypercare, and handover to Customer Success.
• Own the credit policy digiti…

Experience

• 6 to 10 years of experience in project or programme management, implementation management, or client delivery, with at least 3 years leading projects for banks, finance companies, or fintechs.
• Proven track record delivering credit, lending, or risk technology in financial institutions, such as loan origination systems, decision engines, credit scoring, collections, or core banking credit modules.
• Direct experience delivering in Saudi Arabia, with a working understanding of how Saudi banks and finance companies run projects, approvals, and procurement.
• Experience managing or mentoring other project managers.

Credit, Risk & Regulatory Knowledge

• Strong working knowledge of the credit lifecycle: origination, underwriting, credit policy, scorecards, limits, approval authorities, and portfolio monitoring.
• Able to read and challenge a credit policy document and explain its implementation implications to business and technical audiences.
• Familiarity with the Saudi regulatory landscape for financial institutions, including SAMA

requirements

on outsourcing, cybersecurity, and consumer and data protection.

• Familiarity with the Saudi credit and data ecosystem, such as credit bureau and national identity and income verification services.

Delivery & Leadership Skills

• Advanced command of delivery methodologies (waterfall, agile, and hybrid), and the judgement to choose the right one for a regulated client.
• Disciplined in governance, scope management, change control, and milestone acceptance.
• Highly credible with senior and executive stakeholders; comfortable leading steering committees and resolving escalations.
• Strong commercial awareness of how delivery decisions affect margin, client satisfaction, and renewals.

Communication

• Full professional fluency in both Arabic and English (written and spoken). This is mandatory.
• Comfortable with Saudi business culture and communication norms.
• Produces executive-ready reports, steering committee decks, and project documentation independently.

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