Director - Growth M F D

We are currently seeking a Growth Director to lead strategic initiatives across product, partnerships, and customer acquisition, driving measurable impact across acquiring, issuance, and wallet services.

Growth Director – Key Responsibilities 2. Product-Market Fit & Monetization 3. Partnerships & Channel Development 4. User & Merchant Acquisition 5. Data-Driven Growth & Experimentation 6. Cross-Functional Leadership 7. Market Intelligence & Competitive Positioning 8. Team Management & Culture

• Growth Strategy & Planning
• Develop and execute a comprehensive growth strategy across acquiring, issuance, and wallet verticals.
• Identify new revenue streams, customer segments, and market expansion opportunities with strategies to cross Sell and Up sell different and complex Fintech product portfolio.
• Collaborate with Product and Tech teams to shape features that enhance user engagement and transaction volume.
• Ensure monetization models (interchange fees, wallet fees, merchant fees) are optimized for each service line.
• Drive commercial partnerships with banks, payment processors, PSPs, aggregators, and government entities.
• Expand distribution channels through key integrations (POS vendors, payment gateways ..etc).
• Build and Lead performance marketing and B2B/B2C acquisition strategies with clear ROI and CPA benchmarks.
• Oversee onboarding flows for merchants and users, ensuring conversion, activation, and retention.
• Build and manage growth analytics dashboards to monitor KPIs (TPV, active users, ARPU, churn).
• Run continuous A/B testing, cohort analysis, and funnel optimizations across all user journeys.
• Work closely with Compliance, Risk, Finance, and Operations to align growth with regulatory and operational requirements.
• Champion GTM (go-to-market) alignment with Product, Marketing, and Sales teams.
• Monitor regional and global trends in fintech and payment innovations.
• Benchmark against competitors and identify differentiators for acquiring, issuance, and wallet offerings.
• Build and lead a high-performing growth team (Sales ( merchant acquisition), relationship, digital marketing, partnerships, analysts).
• Foster a culture of ownership, performance and Growth.
  
  

Halian Group:

With over 28 years of experience, we have come to understand that innovation is the only way to provide agile, practical solutions that transform businesses and careers.

Our resourcing and smart services help you to realize tomorrow’s potential. Discover the amazing things possible when you bring the right people and the right technologies together.

At Halian, we recognize that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are essential to building high-performing teams for our clients. We are committed to connecting organizations with top talent from all backgrounds, ensuring that every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, gender, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them unique. By fostering diverse and inclusive workplaces, we help our clients drive innovation, enhance collaboration, and better reflect the communities they serve.

Director - Growth in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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