Manager Issuer Relationships

Checkout; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A payment optimization company is seeking a Manager Issuer Relationships in Dubai to lead issuer engagement efforts and build strategic partnerships with banks. The role focuses on optimizing payment performance, resolving discrepancies, and improving card authorization rates. Candidates should have at least 5 years experience in a data-intensive environment and possess strong stakeholder management skills. This position offers a full-time employment opportunity in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in Payments in a data-intensive environment.
• Excellent communication skills with payment industry gravitas.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and adaptability.

Responsibilities

• Drive issuer engagement programme in MENA region.
• Support Global Head of Issuer Relationships in initiatives.
• Deliver issuer engagement and provide data insights to merchants.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Strong communication skills

Data analytics

Job description

As Manager Issuer Relationships at Checkout you will lead issuer engagement efforts in the region working closely with the Global Head Issuer Relationships to build strategic partnerships with issuing banks.

Your role will focus on optimizing payment performance by addressing soft declines, resolving discrepancies, and identifying opportunities to improve card authorization rates for merchants. You will leverage your expertise in issuer risk, fraud management, and authentication processes to advocate for best practices and drive better payment outcomes. Engaging with external stakeholders you will represent Checkout in industry forums and thought‑leadership events, strengthening awareness of our payment optimization capabilities. Internally you will collaborate with Financial Partnerships, Payment Performance, Data Analytics, and Commercial teams to harness data‑driven insights that enhance merchant success.

Using analytics tools you will showcase impactful case studies that demonstrate improvements in revenue, customer satisfaction, and loyalty. This externally facing role requires strong stakeholder engagement skills, the ability to influence at all levels, and a passion for driving merchant success through strategic issuer relationships. If you thrive in a fast‑paced, data‑driven environment and are eager to enhance payment performance we’d love to hear from you.

You will join an ambitious team of partnerships professionals, data scientists, and engineers who are working to significantly move the needle within an area that has high strategic importance to Checkout.

What you’ll be doing

• Drive issuer engagement programme in MENA region
• Support Global Head of Issuer Relationships in multiple team‑ and company‑wide initiatives
• Deliver issuer engagement and provide insight on Data Analytics value proposition to merchants
• Partner with Commercial Teams to provide insights on a merchant‑centric approach to business performance improvement
• Articulate how proposed solutions improved merchants’ performance & revenue for both the merchant and the company (internal / external ROI)

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in Payments in a data‑intensive and performance‑focused environment
• Excellent communication skills with payment industry gravitas
• Must have strong stakeholder management skills and be easily adaptable in a fast‑paced work environment
• Executive presence with an ability to take initiative and find creative solutions & effective ways of communicating business solutions
• Recognised industry expert capable of navigating into complex issuing organizations
• Fluent in English, showcasing exceptional communication skills
• Plus: Prior programme‑level work in Card Authorisation Optimisation, Risk/Fraud Management, existing issuing bank contacts, and Data Analytics skill

Additional Information

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If you don’t meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role please apply anyway. We’re always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

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Employment Type

Fulltime