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, fintech's, 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 engagements across financial services with a focus on fintech, payments, embedded finance, open banking, and digital product strategy
- Develop end-to-end product strategies that address capability gaps, including make, buy, or partner recommendations
- Conduct structured assessments of market opportunities, competitor offerings, and the broader fintech ecosystem to identify viable partnership or acquisition targets
- Drive partnership development, including scouting potential fintech's, evaluating fit, shaping commercial models, and managing early conversations
- Guide clients through product development cycles, from concept design and prototyping to requirements definition and MVP planning
- Support digital transformation initiatives covering customer experience, platform enhancements, data-driven decisioning, and cross-functional delivery models
- Build financial and operational business cases to support strategic decisions on new products, features, partnerships, or technology investments
- Facilitate workshops, stakeholder interviews, and co-design sessions to align business and product teams
- Work closely with technology, data, and operations teams to ensure feasibility of new propositions and to support smooth go-to-market execution
- Provide structured project management support across timelines, risks, dependencies, and governance to ensure high quality engagement outcomes
- Contribute to internal knowledge, new service offerings, and thought leadership in fintech, digital strategy, and innovation
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
- Background in consulting, fintech, or digital financial services, with experience advising or delivering across strategy, digital, or product portfolios
- Strong exposure to banking, insurance, payments, or wider financial services, with an understanding of emerging fintech models and competitive dynamics
- Hands-on experience in product strategy and development, including defining product visions, shaping business requirements, and supporting technology teams
- Deep understanding of partnerships and ecosystem development, including scouting, evaluating, and negotiating with potential fintech or technology partners
- Knowledge of embedded finance, open banking, and digital platform design; ability to translate these concepts into practical client recommendations
- Demonstrated experience supporting make / buy / partner assessments and developing clear decision frameworks for clients
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to structure ambiguity, simplify complexity, and present clear strategic options
- Confident communicator with the ability to engage stakeholders across business, product, technology, and executive levels
- Comfortable working in fast-growing, high-pressure environments and adapting quickly to changing client needs
- Natural team contributor with a collaborative mindset and commitment to delivering high-quality work
- Passion for innovation in financial services and desire to help shape the next generation of digital products in the region
- Are fluent in English (Arabic is a strong plus)
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
