Emerging Markets Lead – MENA (Arabic speaking)

Column
Dubai
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceSkills: ["Strategic thinking","Project management","Relationship building","Networking","Executing complex partnerships"]

Lead Column’s 0-to-1 growth for a new banking product, focusing on expanding in MENA. Own end-to-end identification and execution of high-value bank partnerships, building and maintaining relationships through in-person meetings and events. Drive complex deal processes with Legal, Compliance, and Product, synthesize market intelligence on regulations and competition, and create repeatable onboarding and partnership support processes for scalable expansion.

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Emerging Markets Lead – MENA (Arabic speaking)

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Job Summary

Lead Column’s 0-to-1 growth for a new banking product, focusing on expanding in MENA. Own end-to-end identification and execution of high-value bank partnerships, building and maintaining relationships through in-person meetings and events. Drive complex deal processes with Legal, Compliance, and Product, synthesize market intelligence on regulations and competition, and create repeatable onboarding and partnership support processes for scalable expansion.
Location: Dubai
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the end-to-end process of identifying, evaluating, and executing high-value bank partnerships across international markets.
  • •Serve as primary relationship owner for prospective and existing customers, including in-person meetings and local industry events.
  • •Lead complex deal processes from initial outreach through contract signature in collaboration with Legal, Compliance, and Product.
  • •Gather and synthesize market intelligence on local conditions, regulatory developments, competitive landscape, and customer needs.
  • •Build scalable processes for onboarding, relationship management, and ongoing support for regional expansion.
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •6+ years of experience in partnerships, business development, growth, operations, or strategy in a high-caliber environment.
  • •4+ years of business experience specifically in MENA.
  • •Native fluency in Arabic and experience managing business relationships with Arabic-speaking clients and stakeholders.
  • •Track record managing complex partnerships and high-value deals with executive stakeholders.
  • •Strong strategic thinking and hyper-organized project management across multiple teams and priorities.
Skills:Strategic thinkingProject managementRelationship buildingNetworkingExecuting complex partnerships
Languages:Arabic

Company Brief

Column
Column N.A. is a nationally chartered, API-first bank built for developers and fintechs, offering programmable accounts, payments, card programs, and lending infrastructure to embed banking into applications at scale.
Industry: Fintech Infrastructure
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2021
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