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1 month ago

Emerging Markets Lead – MENA (Arabic speaking)

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Job Summary

Emerging Markets Lead responsible for end-to-end regional market development in MENA, building and managing strategic partnerships with banks, and driving 0-to-1 growth for a new banking product. You will lead relationship-led expansion, coordinate with Legal/Compliance/Product, and develop market intelligence while building a scalable operations playbook from Dubai with regional travel.

Location: Dubai

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead regional market development: Own the end-to-end process of identifying, evaluating, and executing on high-value partnerships with banks across a number of international markets.
•Build and maintain key relationships: Serve as the primary relationship owner for prospective and existing customers, conducting regular in-person meetings, attending local industry events, and managing ongoing partnership development.
•Own partnership execution: Lead complex deal processes from initial outreach through contract signature, working collaboratively with Column’s Legal, Compliance, and Product teams.
•Develop market intelligence: Gather and synthesize insights on local market conditions, regulatory developments, competitive landscape, and customer needs to inform Column’s regional strategy.
•Market expertise and network: Become an expert on the correspondent banking space in our key emerging markets and build an extensive network within their banking and fintech ecosystems.

Key Requirements

•6+ years of experience in business operations, growth or partnerships 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 of successfully managing complex partnerships and high-value deals with executive stakeholders.
•Strong strategic thinking and a hyper-organized, roll-up-your-sleeves approach to project management.

Experience:6+ yearsFintechBankingFinancial servicesSaaS

Skills:NegotiationCommunicationLeadershipStakeholder managementNetworkingProblem-solving

Languages:ArabicEnglish

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

Website LinkedIn

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Column

1 month ago

Emerging Markets Lead – MENA (Arabic speaking)

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 4 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Dubai

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead regional market development: Own the end-to-end process of identifying, evaluating, and executing on high-value partnerships with banks across a number of international markets.
•Build and maintain key relationships: Serve as the primary relationship owner for prospective and existing customers, conducting regular in-person meetings, attending local industry events, and managing ongoing partnership development.
•Own partnership execution: Lead complex deal processes from initial outreach through contract signature, working collaboratively with Column’s Legal, Compliance, and Product teams.
•Develop market intelligence: Gather and synthesize insights on local market conditions, regulatory developments, competitive landscape, and customer needs to inform Column’s regional strategy.
•Market expertise and network: Become an expert on the correspondent banking space in our key emerging markets and build an extensive network within their banking and fintech ecosystems.

Key Requirements

•6+ years of experience in business operations, growth or partnerships 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 of successfully managing complex partnerships and high-value deals with executive stakeholders.
•Strong strategic thinking and a hyper-organized, roll-up-your-sleeves approach to project management.

Experience:6+ yearsFintechBankingFinancial servicesSaaS

Skills:NegotiationCommunicationLeadershipStakeholder managementNetworkingProblem-solving

Languages:ArabicEnglish

Company Brief

Column

Industry: Fintech Infrastructure

Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)

Growth: Established Company

Headquarters: San Francisco, United States

Founded: 2021

Website LinkedIn