Channel Partnership Associate

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.

About Channel Partnership Specialist role

You’ll be paired with an executive mentor, gain hands-on experience, and be exposed to different parts of the business. High-performing graduates will have the opportunity to rotate across teams and receive permanent offers based on performance.

We’re looking for ambitious, curious, and driven graduates who are ready to make an impact from day one.

Your role

As a Channel Partnership Specialist, you’ll play a key role in identifying, developing, and managing high-impact channel partnerships that support Tamara’s growth strategy. You will collaborate with ecosystem players such as fintechs, e-commerce platforms, and strategic distribution partners to unlock new customer acquisition channels and expand Tamara’s reach. This is a strategic and execution-focused role with direct impact on revenue and market presence.

Your responsibilities

• Build and manage relationships with key distribution and referral partners such as fintechs and e-commerce platforms

• Support partnership proposals and agreements, ensuring smooth execution and mutual value delivery

• Monitor partner performance and drive improvements in sign-ups, engagement, and GMV

• Lead co-marketing and joint go-to-market initiatives to boost partner-led acquisition

• Track initiative performance and optimize strategies for better results

• Analyze market trends to identify new partnership opportunities

• Collaborate with internal teams (Demand Generation, Product, Integration, Onboarding) to align partnership activities

• Deliver training sessions and create scalable enablement materials for partners and their merchant networks

Your expertise

Experience:

• 1–2 years of experience in partnerships, channel sales, business development, or commercial roles

• Experience in fintech, payments, e-commerce, or SaaS is a plus

Skils

• Strong relationship management and communication skills

• Strategic thinking with the ability to structure and support high-impact partnerships

• Comfortable with data analysis and performance tracking

• Excellent project management and stakeholder coordination abilities

Attributes:

• Proactive, collaborative, and commercially minded

• Thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

• Passionate about driving business growth through partnerships

• Detail-oriented and outcome-driven

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.