General Manager

Description:

As part of the businesses global expansion, they are looking for a highly motivated individual with a track record of excellence to grow their presence in MENA. Ideal candidates will have experience launching FinTech or Payment companies into new geographies and ideally, have an interest and understanding of the crypto ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Begin the Dubai operations from scratch
• Design strategy and set goals for growth
• Set policies and processes
• Oversee recruitment and training of new employees
• Evaluate and improve operations and financial performance
• Researching and identifying growth opportunities.

Requirements:

• Entrepreneurial and ‘get it done’ mindset
• Detailed knowledge of and experience in the payments space
• Knowledge of the regulation framework in the Dubai & MENA
• Previous experience launching into new geographies or starting new entities from scratch
• Exposure to international companies
• Knowledge of different business functions and ability to build and lead a cross-functional team (sales, business development, marketing, compliance, customer support)
• Flexible and happy to travel internationally as required
• Language skills: full working proficiency in English is required, and other languages (e.g. Arabic) are highly welcomed.