# Head of Payments — Nextwo Co.

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Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Type: full_time · Level: executive
Monthly salary: AED 40,000 to 80,000 per month (estimated, not employer-stated) (UAE salaries are tax-free)
Posted: 2026-09-22
Apply: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/head-of-payments-at-nextwo-co-4470437657?_l=en

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## Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the company's overall strategy, growth, and day-to-day operations across product, commercial, and partnerships functions.

• Build and scale relationships with banks, merchants, and financial institutions to grow transaction volume and market share.

• Own the payments product roadmap, ensuring it meets merchant, customer, and regulatory needs.

• Drive customer and merchant acquisition, revenue growth, and overall commercial performance.

• Navigate and maintain compliance within Saudi Arabia's evolving payments regulatory environment (SAMA).

• Build and lead a high-performing team across product, operations, business development, and partnerships.

• Represent the company externally with banks, regulators, investors, and strategic partners.

• Set the vision for the company's next stage of growth and execute against it.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience in payments, fintech, digital banking, or a closely related field (longer experience considered for exceptional candidates).

• Demonstrated experience in one or more of: Electronic Payments, Payment Gateway, Merchant Acquiring, Digital Payments, Payment Services, or Digital Banking.

• Proven track record leading a team, project, or business unit.

• Strong commercial and product mindset, understands revenue, growth, customers, and partnerships.

• Genuine ambition and readiness to step into an Executive-level role and grow with the company.

Technical Skills

• Payments & Product: Electronic Payments, Payment Gateway, Merchant Acquiring, Digital Payments, Payment Products

• Business: Partnerships with Banks / Financial Institutions, Business Development, Growth Strategy

• Regulatory: Familiarity with SAMA payments regulations

• FinTech: General FinTech and Digital Banking exposure

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## Requirements

Hands-on experience in payments, fintech, digital banking, or a closely related field (longer experience considered for exceptional candidates).
Demonstrated experience in one or more of: Electronic Payments, Payment Gateway, Merchant Acquiring, Digital Payments, Payment Services, or Digital Banking.
Proven track record leading a team, project, or business unit.
Strong commercial and product mindset, understands revenue, growth, customers, and partnerships.
Genuine ambition and readiness to step into an Executive-level role and grow with the company.
Technical Skills
• Payments & Product: Electronic Payments, Payment Gateway, Merchant Acquiring, Digital Payments, Payment Products
• Business: Partnerships with Banks / Financial Institutions, Business Development, Growth Strategy
• Regulatory: Familiarity with SAMA payments regulations
• FinTech: General FinTech and Digital Banking exposure

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