Acquiring Strategy & Merchant Growth Manager

Noqodi; Dubai; On-site; AED 550,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

Noqodi is seeking an experienced Acquiring Manager to lead the end-to-end acquiring business in the UAE, shaping strategy, margins, and partnerships with banks, processors, and card schemes.

The role partners with sales, BI and product to price, onboard, settle and monitor merchants, while driving cost efficiency and compliance.

You will own the P&L for acquiring, set MCC and market-specific pricing, and guide go-to-market plans with cross-functional teams to grow volume and profitability.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years in merchant acquiring with a bank, acquirer, PSP or payment facilitator.
• Has owned an acquiring P&L, product line or major merchant portfolio.
• Has managed acquiring banks, processors or schemes, including contract and cost negotiations.
• Experience setting up a new acquiring business, licence or payment facilitator model is a strong advantage.
• UAE or GCC acquiring experience, including government merchants, is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Own the acquiring strategy and performance, including TPV, revenue, take rate and margin.
• Manage relationships with acquiring banks, processors, gateways and card schemes; drive cost of acceptance.
• Price deals and build propositions; support sales on key deals and RFPs; track pricing vs margin.
• Oversee merchant onboarding, risk and operations; ensure fast onboarding and settlement processes.
• Plan launches and go-to-market with sales teams; train SME and Strategic Account teams on acquiring products and onboarding.

Skills

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Financial acumen

Pricing strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS, Finance or Business

MBA or payments certifications (advantage)

Tools

Contract management

Payments platforms

Data analysis tools

MS Excel

Job description

Noqodi is seeking an experienced Acquiring Manager to lead the end-to-end acquiring business in the UAE, shaping strategy, margins, and partnerships with banks, processors, and card schemes.

The role partners with sales, BI and product to price, onboard, settle and monitor merchants, while driving cost efficiency and compliance.

You will own the P&L for acquiring, set MCC and market-specific pricing, and guide go-to-market plans with cross-functional teams to grow volume and profitability.