General Manager
Core
Launch and scale Tabby's regulated consumer finance and payments business in Kuwait from a licensed entity to a fully operating onshore business.
Role type
Founding General Manager (Fintech/Payments)
Builds
A local regulated entity (Tabby Payments K.S.C.C.) with full commercial operations, compliance, and team.
Domain
Fintech, consumer lending/BNPL, payments, e-money, retail banking in the GCC.
Deliverable
Production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
General management with P&L accountability, launching regulated financial services in GCC, regulatory licensing execution, merchant/B2B commercial growth, team building, product roadmap definition, external stakeholder representation, P&L management, unit economics, regulatory compliance/AML, commercial contracting.
Preferred skills
Existing Central Bank of Kuwait relationships, high-growth startup/fintech experience, local funding/bank facility relationships.
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Manage end-to-end relationship with Central Bank of Kuwait for licensing and supervision; Stand up local entity with team, compliance, and operations; Drive merchant acquisition, bank partnerships, and customer growth; Own local P&L and market economics; Build and scale the local team; Define and sequence product roadmap for Kuwait; Represent the company externally with regulators, banks, and merchants.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC (Founding role)
