# Senior Manager, Regional Marketing — Checkout.com

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Location: Dubai, UAE
Type: full_time · Level: senior
Monthly salary: AED 20,000 to 35,000 per month (estimated, not employer-stated) (UAE salaries are tax-free)
Posted: 2026-09-19
Apply: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-manager-regional-marketing-at-checkout-com-4466672598?_l=en

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## Description

Company Description

We’re Checkout.com. You might not know our name, but companies like eBay, Spotify, Klarna, Uber, and Sony do, because we’re behind many of the digital experiences you use every day.

We are where the world checks out, enabling over 10 billion transactions yearly for more than one billion global shoppers.

Whether you want to book a holiday, order food, renew a subscription, or check out online, there’s a good chance our tech powers the payments behind the scenes. Our platform helps the most ambitious businesses deliver effortless digital experiences, at scale.

If you want to do career-defining work, you’ve come to the right place. We move fast, think globally, and believe great teams are built by hiring exceptional people with conviction, curiosity, and the desire to make an impact.

With 20 offices across six continents and London as our HQ, we’re shaping the future of fintech – and we’re just getting started.

Role Overview

As our merchant-base, product portfolio, and global headcount continue to grow, we are looking for a Regional Marketing leader, covering the MENA region; to oversee marketing and scale growth in the region. This high-impact role will drive regional performance by aligning closely with local commercial leadership teams, whilst collaborating with global functional peers to adapt and optimise key ABM programs that drive demand in addition to support Field Marketing, Events and PR for the MENA market.

The incoming leader will manage a team of two as well as managing and optimising return on our MENA marketing budget. This budget will be directly managed in-market, and through coordination with the MENA GM and the Commercial Heads.

This person will dual-report to the MENA GM and Global CMO, working closely with the broader global Marketing team to shape and execute our go-to-market strategy focused on priority prospects, in-pipe opportunities and cross-sell / upsell of the back book. The person will be expected to build highly effective local and global working relationships and be a champion for marketing collaboration.

Remit And Responsibilities

• Go-to-Market Strategy: Collaborate with The Marketing Leadership Team and the MENA GM to define and deliver integrated go-to-market strategies aligned with business goals for front book and back book execution.

• Executive Collaboration: Act as a trusted partner for our MENA GM, the CMO and other executive stakeholders, to develop and execute regional marketing strategies that drive impactful outcomes and contribute to business objectives. You will drive tight alignment with regional growth strategies and our global marketing plan.

• Marketing Strategy Development: Lead the development of innovative marketing strategies across all the MENA region exploring new approaches and championing experimentation to maintain a checkout’s leading position in the market. You will have a career spike in ABM and support with recent operational knowledge of Field Marketing, Events and PR. You’ll be fully versed in all aspect of integrated campaign marketing.

• Regional Marketing Leadership: Work across Commercial and Partnerships to create cohesive and impactful regional plans. You will be responsible for designing and executing the marketing strategy and plan in the region and will need to influence other marketing leaders to deliver what’s needed to support the execution of the plan. This role will be high on influence and collaboration, optimising global spend for quality investment and planning in the market. Your success will be dependent on the ability to forge close working relationships with the Marketing Leadership Team.

• Team Leadership: Manage and grow a team of marketers with varying areas of expertise. Foster a high-performance environment built on trust, ownership, and continuous development. Be the Checkout brand ambassador for the region, working with our partners across the organisation to continue to build our culture in the MENA region.

• Budget Management: Allocate resources strategically to maximize ROI and support the region’s commercial priorities. You’ll be accountable for delivering high impact programs that accelerate commercial results.

• Market Alignment: Stay abreast of market dynamics and industry trends, ensuring marketing efforts align with both global strategies and local preferences to drive effective engagement with enterprise customers

• Measurement and Optimization: Measure performance, and use insights to adjust strategy and improve outcomes for our Enterprise Marketing. Communicate results to stakeholders across the business

Desired Background and Core Competencies

• Experience: Over a decade in strategic B2B enterprise marketing leadership, with a focus on ABM marketing, events management and PR. Extensive experience in payments, fintech, or complex enterprise software sectors is highly desirable

• Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills across all levels, with the ability to effectively convey complex ideas and influence buy-in from senior stakeholders in English, Arabic proficiency is an added advantage.

• MENA PR Strategy & Agency Oversight: Deep knowledge of the MENA media ecosystem. Proven experience selecting, steering, and holding PR agencies accountable to strict KPIs, driving narrative control, press coverage, and growing market Share of Voice (SOV) across English and Arabic media.

• Leadership Skills: Track record of exceptional leadership and team management, with the ability to inspire and mentor a team of marketing professionals and cross-functional partners to achieve ambitious goals and drive impactful outcomes. Adept at steering complex projects, setting clear priorities, delegating effectively, and maintaining a keen eye on budgets

• Bilingual Written & Spoken Excellence: Exceptional native-level proficiency in both English and Arabic (written and spoken). Hands-on owner of all advertising, marketing assets, and content materials in

## Requirements

Over a decade in strategic B2B enterprise marketing leadership, with a focus on ABM marketing, events management and PR. Extensive experience in payments, fintech, or complex enterprise software sectors is highly desirable

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