Head of Partnerships – Middle East

Role Overview

The Head of Partnerships – Middle East will lead and scale the partner ecosystem across the region, spanning affiliates, influencers, sponsorships, strategic partnerships, and localized acquisition channels.

What You Will Do

The ideal candidate will own the global partnerships strategy and execution engine, acquiring, activating, retaining, and growing partners and influencers across key markets.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate is commercially sharp, execution-focused, regionally attuned, highly adaptable, data-driven, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment.

Requirements

• 15+ years of total experience
• significant leadership experience in partnerships, affiliates, business development, growth, or commercial roles
• proven experience managing large-scale partner, affiliate, influencer, or agent networks globally
• background in industries where partners materially drive acquisition and revenue
• strong exposure to emerging markets and multi-region growth environments
• track record of building scalable systems rather than relying only on manual relationship management
• experience leading teams across multiple countries or regions
• strong understanding of digital acquisition funnels, conversion, retention, partner economics, performance marketing, and customer quality
• experience in regulated or compliance-sensitive industries is strongly preferred
• Dubai, UAE or broader MENA experience is a plus
• demonstrable, hands-on AI usage
• A-player traits: clear upward career trajectory, evidence of having built, transformed, or scaled a major partnerships function, strong commercial instincts, high execution intensity, adaptability across markets and cultures, comfort with ambiguity, leadership presence with a hands-on approach, and a systems mindset