Adnan Khayyat — GCC Fintech Growth & Acquisition

I connect marketing spend to depositor revenue.

I work across paid media, Gulf-native creative, conversion funnels and CRM data to identify what creates first-time depositors—and what deserves the next dollar.

Explore my approach

Meta · TikTok · Snapchat · Native · GCC markets

Portrait of Adnan Khayyat
StagesSpendLeadQualifiedFTDDeposit Value
8+ yearsDigital growth and acquisition
$130K+/moManaged performance spend
GCC fintechMarket specialization
Arabic · English · HebrewWorking languages
Professional evolution
Adnan Khayyat working at a desk with acquisition funnel diagrams on a whiteboard behind him

Media buying showed me the symptoms. Working across the system revealed the causes.

I began close to campaign execution: budgets, targeting, creative tests and lead costs. But many performance problems could not be solved inside the ad account.

The cause might be the proposition, the creative, the landing experience, the lead mix, the sales handoff or the way results were being measured.

My work expanded across those connections. Today, I operate between acquisition strategy, performance creative, funnels and CRM outcomes.

Across the system

  1. Proposition
  2. Creative
  3. Media
  4. Funnel
  5. CRM
Acquisition operating model

The ad platform reports the conversion. The business has to verify its value.

Platform reporting tells me who completed the form. It cannot tell me whether the lead was new, whether sales could work it, or whether it became deposited value.

Acquisition journey

  1. 01
    Media spend

    Where is the ad spend being allocated?

  2. 02
    Lead

    What conversion event is the platform reporting?

  3. 03
    New or existing client?

    Is this a genuine new lead or an existing user re-entry?

  4. 04
    Qualified opportunity

    Is the lead qualified for sales to act on?

  5. 05
    First-time deposit

    Did this lead become a First-Time Depositor (FTD)?

  6. 06
    Deposited value

    Did the initial deposit meet target commercial value?

Business decision

SCALE / FIX / STOP

Diagnostic question

What should happen to the next dollar?

The difference between reported performance and commercial performance is where the important decisions live.

Expertise

The acquisition system I work across.

01

Acquisition strategy

Business question

Where should the budget go, and what should be tested next?

My contribution

Campaign structure, channel allocation and testing decisions informed by lead quality, FTD performance and commercial priorities.

Outputs

Media planningTesting strategyBudget allocationPerformance analysis
02

GCC performance creative

Business question

Does the proposition make sense to the market—or has it only been translated?

My contribution

Gulf-native propositions, UGC scripts and creative systems built around audience behavior, local decision drivers and campaign data.

Outputs

Gulf Arabic messagingCreative directionUGC scriptsIteration systems
03

Funnel development

Business question

Does the experience after the click preserve the intent created by the campaign?

My contribution

Aligning ad creative, value propositions, landing page UX, registration flows, and sales handoffs.

Outputs

Landing pagesOffer clarityConversion pathsSales alignment
04

Revenue attribution

Business question

Which campaigns are creating commercially valuable new customers?

My contribution

Integrating campaign and CRM data to evaluate new customer acquisition, cost per FTD, net deposit value, and win-back performance.

Outputs

CRM analysisCost per FTDAcquisition qualityScaling decisions

AI supports production, analysis and iteration. It is part of the operating system—not the proposition.

About

I work best where marketing, product and revenue meet.

I’m Adnan Khayyat, a GCC-focused fintech growth and acquisition specialist based in Jerusalem. I started in paid media and expanded into creative strategy, landing pages, attribution, product development and team operations.

I’m strongest when the problem crosses departments—when the advertising data, CRM results, creative output and commercial priorities are telling different stories.

I build the operating rhythm behind acquisition: briefs, testing priorities, creative review, CRM feedback and clear decisions about where budget moves next.

I care about strong creative. I care even more about whether the business should scale it.

Anonymized work samples and professional references are available on request.

Location
Jerusalem
Experience
8+ years
Focus
GCC fintech acquisition
Languages
Arabic, English, Hebrew
Leadership opportunities

Need someone who connects acquisition to commercial performance?

I’m interested in senior roles where I can improve the complete acquisition operation—not simply manage one channel.

Consulting

Need an independent review of an existing acquisition operation?