Tamara Internship Program

Role Overview

Tamara Internship Program with Tamara, Saudi Arabia's first FinTech unicorn. Cohorts begin in January and June yearly. The program welcomes undergraduate and postgraduate students (Bachelor's, Master's, MBA, or PhD) across multiple functions.

Company Overview

Tamara is Saudi Arabia's first FinTech unicorn on a mission to help people own their dreams by building the most customer-centric financial super app in the world. The company treats interns and co-ops as future builders and believes potential should be stretched early.

Role Purpose

The Internship Program is designed for students who want to apply what they have learned in a fast-moving, high-performance environment. Interns work on real projects across multiple functions, gaining mentorship and production experience while contributing to a fintech platform used by millions of shoppers and merchants across the region.

Key Responsibilities

Product

• Support Product Managers in shaping features used by millions of shoppers
• Draw on data and customer insight to explore areas for improvement
• Conceptualize new products and solutions
• Dive into a wide range of financial services, from personal banking to new fintech solutions

Engineering

• Write code that ships to production
• Work alongside senior engineers on live projects, from feature builds to system improvements
• Gain mentorship and real production experience from day one

Design

• Contribute to real flows and interfaces for fintech solutions
• Work closely with Product and Engineering teams to build seamless experiences
• Uncover user needs and map out core user journeys
• Rapidly iterate through wireframes

Data

• Support analytics and reporting on millions of transactions
• Help teams understand customers and measure impact
• Contribute to data-driven decision-making

Commercial

• Sales: Help find, pitch, and sign new merchant partners
• Account Management: Support existing partners and grow those relationships over time

Marketing

• Support brand and growth work that reaches customers and merchants across the region
• Contribute to campaign work and storytelling for a fintech unicorn

Finance & Accounting

• Support month-end close and financial reporting
• Assist with audits and financial controls
• Learn what it takes to keep a fast-scaling company's numbers accurate and controlled

Strategy

• Contribute to market research and competitor benchmarking
• Support strategic projects that inform executive-level decisions
• Gain exposure to strategic thinking at the highest level

Qualifications & Experience

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, MBA, or PhD in a relevant field
• Undergraduate and postgraduate students both welcome
• Prior internship, co-op, or project experience relevant to your area of interest is a plus, but not required
• Passion for continuous iteration and bringing a creative mindset to solving problems

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving instincts
• Clear communication, written and verbal
• Good organizational skills: able to prioritize and manage workload independently
• Comfortable with Google Workspace and basic tools of your field
• Specialized skills (coding languages, CRM tools) are a bonus, not a requirement
• Curious and driven, genuinely excited to build
• Self-starter who takes initiative rather than waiting for instructions
• Resilient and adaptable, thriving in fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous environments
• Collaborative team player who leads with empathy and respect
• Eager to learn and grow, with energy to match a high-performance environment

Additional Information

• One application allows you to express interest in any function; specify which teams excite you
• Interns are matched with roles based on their interests and strengths
• Applications are welcomed from students interested in functions not explicitly listed; candidates should mention these in their application
• All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply