About Us
Specialized, disciplined, and driven by measurable growth across every engagement.
Ektis, founded in 2025, is a financial services consulting firm built on decades of combined industry experience. Our diverse team of specialists brings deep sector expertise across the regional financial ecosystem, enabling us to turn complex challenges into practical, high-impact solutions.
As an expert-led, boutique firm, we operate as an extension of our clients - partnering closely with financial institutions to translate ambition into measurable progress. We focus on building enduring internal capability and applying creative problem-solving that delivers lasting impact.
Our approach integrates real-world insights with strategic thinking and disciplined execution. We define objectives with precision, map the pathways required, and deliver outcomes that work in practice - not just in presentation decks. Every deliverable is designed to be actionable, professional, and reflective of the capability and results our clients aim to achieve.
Our Vision
Redefining financial services consulting for a new era - accelerating ideas, deepening execution, and driving outcomes that matter.
Our Mission
We partner with financial institutions to turn ambition into measurable results. Guided by our entrepreneurial spirit, we integrate with client teams and combine strategic clarity, disciplined execution, and creative problem-solving to deliver lasting impact and build capabilitiesthatendure
Role Focus
At Ektis, we partner with leading financial institutions, fintechs, and public-sector clients to solve their most critical challenges. As a Manager, you will take a leading role in shaping and delivering high-impact consulting engagements across these sectors. You will guide teams through complex problems, bring structure and clarity to ambiguity, and work closely with senior client stakeholders to co-create solutions that deliver meaningful, lasting impact.
This role sits at the heart of our delivery engine. Managers at Ektis combine sharp thinking with empathy, influencing skills, and the ability to bring people together around a clear path forward. You will take significant ownership of client relationships, workstreams, and outcomes while helping build an environment where people grow, perform, and thrive.
Ektis is an entrepreneurial, collaborative, and fast-moving firm. You will have the space and support to stretch your thinking, contribute ideas, shape engagements, and play a key role in building the firm of the future.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and structure consulting engagements
- Shape engagement scopes, delivery plans and approaches in collaboration with senior leadership.
- Lead multiple workstreams, ensuring clarity of direction, quality of outputs and timely delivery.
- Translate ambiguous client challenges into structured problem statements and actionable solutions.
Drive insight, analysis and strategic recommendations
- Oversee analytical work including financial modelling, market assessments, operational diagnostics and customer journey analysis.
- Synthesize findings into coherent, compelling insights that influence senior stakeholders.
- Guide teams in building frameworks, tools and storylines that elevate client recommendations.
Build strong client relationships
- Work closely with senior client counterparts to steer decision-making and co-create solutions.
- Facilitate workshops, interviews and stakeholder forums with confidence and presence.
- Build trust through consistent delivery, reliability and grounded judgement.
Guide, coach and develop teams
- Provide day-to-day coaching, feedback and direction to Associates, SBAs and BAs.
- Help junior team members develop independence, structure and client-readiness.
- Foster a positive, balanced and high-performance team culture.
Support business growth and firm building
- Contribute to proposal development, pitches and client conversations.
- Develop thought leadership, frameworks and internal knowledge assets.
- Play an active role in recruiting, mentoring and strengthening Ektis culture and ways of working.
Candidate Profile
Managers at Ektis combine structured problem-solving with empathy, leadership and strong communication. We look for individuals who can navigate complexity, inspire others and bring clarity and calm in fast-moving environments.
You Are a Strong Match If You
- Bring 8+ years of experience in consulting, strategy or related transformation roles
- Have proven experience leading teams and managing client relationships
- Are confident working with senior stakeholders and facilitating discussions
- Are skilled in synthesizing complex information into clear insights and storylines
- Can coach and guide junior colleagues to develop their capabilities
- Thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy shaping both client work and internal initiatives
- Are fluent in English (Arabic is a strong plus)
- Are proficient in Excel, PowerPoint and structured problem-solving tools
Ektis Competency Framework
Our Competency Framework Provides a Transparent View Of The Behaviors And Capabilities We Expect At Each Grade, Supporting Growth, Development And Clarity Across The Firm. Managers Are Expected To Demonstrate Increasing Independence, Judgement And Ownership Across The Following Five Areas
Technical Capabilities Strong problem-solving, analytical depth, subject-matter credibility and the ability to guide teams in producing robust insights.
Delivery Excellence Leading projects end-to-end; managing plans, risks and interdependencies; developing junior colleagues; and fostering a balanced, sustainable working environment.
Effective Communication Clear, compelling verbal, written and visual communication tailored to senior audiences and complex decision environments.
Client Relations Building trusted, senior-level client relationships; navigating counterpart dynamics; influencing decision-making with confidence and maturity.
Ektis Spirit Role-modelling our values and behaviors, demonstrating entrepreneurial flair, and contributing actively to culture, knowledge and firm growth.
What We Can Offer You
At Ektis, Managers play a defining role in shaping both our client impact and our internal culture. We support our people through a competitive compensation package and a range of benefits designed to help them grow and thrive, enabling them to make a meaningful difference for clients, colleagues, and the wider financial services ecosystem. These include:
- Competitive compensation structure
- Comprehensive health-insurance coverage
- Opportunities to lead high-impact engagements and build senior client relationships
- Leadership development and coaching
- A supportive, entrepreneurial culture with opportunities for mobility, innovation and flexible work arrangements
- The ability to shape a growing firm and leave a lasting legacy
