We’re partnering with a leading global payments and financial services organization to hire a Senior Director within their Portfolio Optimisation consulting practice across Asia Pacific.
This is a high-impact, client-facing leadership role focused on helping financial institutions grow and optimize their cards and payments businesses.
The Role
As a Senior Director, you will lead strategic consulting engagements with banks and financial institutions across APAC, advising on how to improve portfolio performance, profitability, and growth.
You will work across multiple workstreams including:
Credit card product design and launches
Customer acquisition and channel optimization
Portfolio diagnostics and profitability improvement
Customer lifecycle management (activation, usage, retention)
Portfolio migrations and transformation programs
You’ll also play a key role in shaping go-to-market strategy, developing consulting frameworks, and scaling best practices across the region.
Key Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end consulting engagements (typically 2–4 months) across multiple markets
Advise senior client stakeholders on growth, risk, and profitability strategies
Translate data insights into actionable business recommendations
Partner with cross-functional teams (including data and analytics)
Drive business development: proposals, pitches, and client engagement
Build thought leadership (playbooks, whitepapers, solution frameworks)
Ideal Profile
15+ years experience in cards/payments, ideally within a bank or issuer
Proven experience managing credit card P&L or portfolio performance
Deep understanding of:
Acquisition strategy
Portfolio management
Risk vs reward trade-offs
Strong commercial acumen and strategic thinking
Executive presence with ability to influence senior stakeholders
Experience across multiple markets (APAC exposure preferred)
Why consider this role?
Regional impact across multiple high-growth markets
Blend of consulting, strategy, and commercial leadership
Opportunity to work with top-tier financial institutions
High visibility and strong career progression