Senior Transaction Strategy & Execution – Amman

About the role

EY is seeking a senior professional to lead transaction strategy and execution for financial‑services clients in Amman. You will work on high‑profile, cross‑border deals, shaping operational and technology due diligence, integration and separation plans, and value‑creation initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct operational and technology due diligence for banks, insurers, asset managers, payments providers and FinTechs.
• Lead integration and carve‑out workstreams covering core banking systems, digital channels, payment rails, customer data, call centres and regulatory reporting.
• Assess operational resiliency, risk and control environments as part of due diligence or integration planning.
• Identify cost‑saving, synergy and value‑creation opportunities such as branch rationalisation, IT rationalisation, shared‑services design and automation.
• Advise clients on regulatory change, digital transformation trends and risk mitigation throughout the transaction lifecycle.

Required profile

• Extensive experience evaluating core and supporting systems in banking or insurance, including payment platforms, treasury and customer‑data solutions.
• Strong understanding of banking and insurance regulatory frameworks (capital adequacy, AML/KYC, solvency, risk).
• Proven track record supporting IT‑focused integrations or carve‑outs, including digital channels, cybersecurity, data migration and operating‑model redesign.
• Experience with shared‑services implementation, operations transformation or automation in financial‑services organisations.

Required skills

• Core system migration
• Payments modernization
• Digital onboarding
• IT architecture
• Cybersecurity
• Digital channels
• Regulatory reporting
• Data migration
• Automation