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Director- Merchant Partnerships

AE - Dubai, United Arab Emirates💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-28 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead and grow a portfolio of strategic client relationships, develop client strategies, and drive revenue growth through complex commercial opportunities in the payments industry.

Role type

Director, Merchant Partnerships (Strategic Account Leadership)

Builds

Strategic partnerships and commercial agreements for Consumer Payments, Commercial money movement, and Value-added services

Domain

Financial Services / Payments / Merchant Acquiring

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Strategic account management, complex deal negotiation, financial and business analysis, cross-functional leadership, market trend analysis, executive presence

Preferred skills

Co-brand business development, program management, P&L expertise, analytics orientation, experience in airline/retail/e-commerce sectors

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Own executive-level relationships with assigned clients, develop and execute strategic account plans, lead complex commercial engagements and enterprise-wide deal negotiations, conduct financial and business analysis of strategic opportunities, influence and coordinate cross-functional teams, identify emerging market and technology trends, lead executive business reviews and strategic planning discussions

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership with hands-on execution

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