Government Relations Manager (Careem PAY)
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Dubai, United Arab EmiratesPosted 4 years ago18People have clicked1 open position
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- Assessing regulatory frameworks and managing concurrent Central Bank sandbox and license application processes across jurisdictions;
- Creating compelling digital financial services public policy positions - eg on EMI frameworks, digital KYC and identity;
- supporting the engagement of national and international stakeholders to further Careem Pay’s public policy agenda e.g. Arab Monetary Fund, World Bank/CGAP;
- Working closely with cross-functional and internal terms (eg product, legal) to provide regulatory advice on new product launch and developments;
- Assess opportunities for establishing digital lending products and services to Careem’s Captain and customer base including use of platform generated data for credit scoring purposes;
- Assess the opportunity for the direct or indirect provision of other financial services to Careem’s Captain and customer base.
Job Requirements
- You will be extremely rigorous, exceptionally organized, committed to a very high quality of work product, and have a strong sense of commitment to Careem’s mission.
- You will have 4-6 years of continuous payment and fintech industry experience (regional or international) within a payments or technology company, regulatory agency, law firm, or management consulting function/environment and outstanding attention to detail in terms of reading, writing and content creation; strong diplomatic and advocacy skills with a firm alignment with our core values: being bold, focused, agile and collaborative.
- You will thrive on uncertainty, the challenge of building new models in the region, be unafraid to work long hours. You must have outstanding ability with respect to building and communicating positions (with economic and quantitative justifications) in an extremely concise and compelling way.
Additional qualifications and experience include:
- Spoken and written fluency in English and Arabic
- Digital financial services, payment industry regulatory and/or advocacy experience
- Experience of having managed Central Bank licensing processes