About us 

Tamara is the leading fintech platform in Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC region with a mission to help people make their dreams come true by building the most customer-centric financial super-app on earth. The company serves millions of users in the region and partners with leading global and regional brands such as SHEIN, Jarir, noon, IKEA and Amazon, as well as small and medium businesses.

Tamara is Saudi Arabia’s first fintech unicorn and is backed by Sanabil Investments, a wholly owned company by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), SNB Capital, Checkout.com, amongst others. The company operates from its headquarters in Riyadh, with additional regional and global support offices

Your role

As Business Development Representative, you will be crucial in driving new business by identifying, qualifying, and building new partnerships for Tamara. 

Drawing on your proficiency in collaborating closely with partnerships managers, partner success, and marketing, you will be responsible for developing creative outreach programs and determining the priority of outreach based on potential impact to create unique experiences only Tamara can provide. 

With a proven track record of exceptional communication skills, written and verbal fluency in English,  the ability to work with data, produce insights, and PowerPoint presentations for sales pitches, and ultimately revolutionize the way millions of users shop, pay, and bank.

You are a driven, determined, curious team player, knowing that collective strength means we all win. With a positive outlook, you are solution-oriented–persevering regardless of circumstances, always finding a way through, no matter the challenges. 

You will effectively find a way to work with everyone through empathy and respect. You will be driven and comfortable with responding quickly with urgency, with the ability to change course without losing momentum and energy, resulting in great success.

Your responsibilities

• Drive new business by identifying, qualifying, and developing new partnership opportunities for Tamara.
• Collaborate closely with Partnerships Managers, Partner Success and Marketing teams to strategize creative outreach campaigns and determine priority of outreach based on potential impact.
• Manage the first stages of the Business Development pipeline by performing initial outreach and nurturing leads through various inbound channels, including phone, email and social media.
• Drive new client acquisition, revenue and market share in the e-commerce industry to meet / exceed quota.
• Engage potential partners about their goals and challenges, and educate them on the value of Tamara.
• Develop best practices and efficient processes for growing our merchant partner base.
• Contribute significantly to Tamara’s growth as we scale our core business and product.

Your expertise

• Bachelor's degree in a related field. 
• Experience in business development or sales or lead generation, ideally 2 years of experience.
• Written and verbal fluency in English; excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work on data, create insights and PowerPoint presentations for sales pitches.

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.