Tamara is MENA’s leading payments innovator, focused on providing a seamless experience for merchants and customers through fair and transparent financial solutions. The company’s flagship Buy Now Pay Later platform lets shoppers split their payments online and in-store with no fees and no interest. Thousands of leading retailers across the region including IKEA, Namshi, Floward, SACO and Whites use Tamara to provide flexible financial options for their customers.
Tamara was founded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2020 by serial entrepreneur Abdulmajeed Alsukhan, Turki Bin Zarah and Abdulmohsen Al Babtain. It has since grown to more than 190 employees in offices around the world including KSA, UAE, Kuwait, Germany and Vietnam. The company’s $110 million Series A round in 2021 - led by UK-based provider Checkout.com - broke records as the largest-ever in the Middle East.
Tamara’s Future Leaders Initiative aims to identify and develop the aspiring young talent who will form the future of the workplace. We partner with top global and regional education institutions to offer fresh graduates, students and early career professionals the opportunity to make an impact on the future of FinTech in the GCC and beyond, while gaining first-hand experience in a high growth start-up environment.
Departments:
 |
 |
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
Business Development:
Job Brief:
- 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.
Candidate Profile:
- Bachelor’s in Business Administration, marketing or related field graduated in 2019 or later.
- Experience of 0-1 years in sales, account management, marketing etc., or a desire to pursue a career in sales and business development.
Compliance:
Job Brief:
- KYC verifications including sanctions screening and AML risk scoring assigning.
- Compliance assessments and testing.
- Transactions monitoring.
Candidate Profile:
- Fresh graduate with a bachelor’s in Law.
- Interest in building career with Anti-money laundering or compliance.
Brand and Communication:
Job Brief:
- Execute the strategy we have developed across all social channels.
- Work with different stockholders (designers, PSM, growth, etc.) to deliver and post in all channels on a daily basis.
- Track the performance of our channels and make sure we are on targets.
Candidate Profile:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, or related field.
- 0-1 years of social media management experience.
Partner Success:
Job Brief:
- Lead merchants go-lives through cross-functional engagement and close alignment with assigned merchants.
- Onboard and train new merchants on products and features.
- Deliver proactive merchant growth plans to drive long-term profitable partnerships, higher merchant satisfaction and expansion across products and markets.
Candidate Profile:
- Fresh graduate with a bachelor’s in Marketing, Business Administration, Engineering or related field.
- 0 -1 years of experience (internships at startups / previous experience in customer facing roles are a plus).
What we offer:
- Learning and career growth potential – grow with us!
- Build a strong professional network
- Make an impact by contributing to building one of the fastest growing startups in the region
- Opportunities to learn and develop new skill sets
- Potential for a full time position at the end of the program
