Acquisition Specialist Co Brand Credit Cards

Client of Outsized

Our client, a Global Payments Firm is engaged in a project with a leading financial services play in UAE. The objective is to support the end client in the cards acquisition.

The client is seeking an experienced Acquisition Specialist Co Brand Credit Cards to support a newly launched co brand credit card programme with a banking partner. The role focuses on driving acquisition performance, improving application approval rates, and increasing card activation through data?driven optimisation of the end-to-end customer journey. The consultant will work cross functionally with product, marketing, operations, and banking partner teams in a regulated financial services environment.

The ideal consultant will bring strong credit card acquisition expertise, hands?on experience in cards portfolio and lifecycle management, and proven success improving acquisition and conversion metrics, particularly within the UAE market.

Key Activities

Core Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Manage and optimise the end?to?end acquisition funnel for the Client co?brand credit card, from application start to card issuance and first transaction.
• Analyse approval and decline data to identify key drivers impacting application success rates and recommend corrective actions.
• Work closely with Client s banking partner s credit, risk, and operations teams to improve approval outcomes while remaining compliant with regulatory and policy constraints.
• Partner with Client product, UX, and marketing teams to enhance customer journeys and reduce friction in digital acquisition flows.
• Monitor acquisition performance on a daily and weekly basis and produce actionable insights for stakeholders.
• Support acquisition campaigns, growth initiatives, and seasonal demand peaks to maximise funded card volumes.

KPIs

• Application approval rate
• Number of approved and funded credit cards
• Application?to?approval conversion rate
• First?transaction activation rate
• Funnel drop?off reduction

Your Background

Essential

• 5 years in Cards Portfolio / Lifecycle Management with an Acquisition focus
• UAE market experience
• English (Arabic preferred)
• Credit cards domain experience in Acquisition
• Immediate availability
• Strong understanding of credit card acquisition and underwriting processes
• Experience working on co?brand card programs or with issuing banks
• Proven track record of improving acquisition and conversion metrics
• Experience operating in regulated financial services environments
• Ability to work effectively across multiple stakeholders and teams
• Credit card acquisition and lifecycle management
• Data analysis and performance optimisation
• Stakeholder and partner management
• Strong communication and problem?solving skills
• Advanced Excel and reporting skills (BI tools preferred)

Desirable

• Experience working on co?brand card programs or with issuing banks
• Arabic language capability

Duration and Location

• Duration: 12 months (extendable)
• Location: Dubai, UAE

This is a 12 months (extendable) contractual role based in Dubai, UAE.