Global Expansion Manager - North Africa

About the job

In this role, you will be responsible for expanding Payfuture's geographical and payment method footprint across the North African region. You will do this by building strategic partnerships with acquirers, regulators and local processors to drive a seamless payments experience for global merchants.

As our Global Expansion Manager – MENA, you will have these main objectives:

• Identifying local key stakeholders - networking and building solid, lasting relationships with Central Banks, Banks and Local Payment Processors to create business partnerships. You will identify key business relationships and build partnerships for understanding challenges and opportunities
• Preparing market/competition analyses as well as deal memos necessary to support the investment/business decisions. You will identify operational gaps in new offerings and setting operational requirements for new projects
• Negotiate and execute commercial partnerships and agreements. You will stay abreast with local regulations and engage with regulators in case it is necessary
• Work with internal teams on operations/ product/ technology road map and integration of partnerships. You will work closely with merchants and the commercial team, focusing on the development of key products
• Analyse performance results and optimize accordingly. You will improve operational capabilities for the different payment methods
• Stay on top of local regulatory/licensing requirements and how it impacts our business. Maintain / establish contact with local lawyers, accountants and tax experts in order to ensure the operation is running smoothly

You will be a good fit if you:

• Are aligned with our values of Belief, Positivity, Accountability & Ownership, Speed and Execution
• Hold a bachelor’s degree in Business or a related field with a minimum of 5+ years of international expansion, new market entry or tech marketplace experience with an emphasis on payments. You have international work experience in North African countries
• Are passionate with the drive and the desire to be a part of a growing team that makes a difference for both the company and our clients
• Are a strong team player with the ability to anticipate, work independently and demonstrate ownership. You are a productivity geek who constantly thinks of ways to improve on speed, quality and compliance
• Are an excellent and structured oral and written communicator. You possess excellent negotiation and leadership skills and the ability to communicate complex ideas in a simple manner
• Write and speak fluent English. Additional languages are a bonus