
ByteDance
Business Development Manager, META Region - Global Payment
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 09/10/2026
Job overview
Date posted
25/08/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 20,000 - 30,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Manager
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
09/10/2026
Job description
In this role you will act as a Middle East, Turkey & Africa (META region) focused Business Development Manager for ByteDance's Global Payment Network Business Development team, contributing to the payment network's continued success worldwide. You will play an integral role in driving key regional business development targets in the META region while liaising and building strong connections with the META region BD team and other cross-functional teams. You will act as a primary contact point in the META region for channel partnership development, and you are responsible for developing regional payment strategies for business growth, cost reduction, and risk management in key markets including Turkey, KSA, UAE, and other GCC countries. Your responsibilities include ensuring excellent communication and internal coordination to roll out new services and enhance partnerships, taking into account market specificity such as regulation and competition. You will work closely with regional teams to understand local needs and proactively work on solutions to support business growth, and you are responsible for liaising with HQ teams on commercial strategy, product development, risk management, and other initiatives. In this role you will conduct regular industry analysis and business intelligence research to inform strategic decision-making.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Act as a primary contact point in the META region for channel partnership development
- Develop regional payment strategies for business growth, cost reduction, and risk management in key markets including Turkey, KSA, UAE, and other GCC countries
- Ensure excellent communication and internal coordination to roll out new services and enhance partnerships, taking into account market specificity
- Work closely with regional teams to understand local needs and proactively work on solutions to support business growth
- Liaise with HQ teams for commercial strategy, product development, risk management, and other initiatives
- Conduct regular industry analysis and business intelligence research
Experience & skills
- Bring 5 or more years of experience as a business professional at a payment/e-money institution, bank, fintech, financial regulatory agency, or internet company, managing payment services-related functions
- Show experience in and understanding of payments, e-money or wallet products/services, banking functions, and/or merchant processing
- Demonstrate a strong balance of strategic planning and hands-on execution, with the ability to lead from the front and be deeply involved in execution
- Show strong communication skills and teamwork spirit
- Demonstrate a can-do, entrepreneurial mindset with a strong focus on creative problem-solving and high energy
- Knowledge of digital payment industry development and cultures across the META region, with strong connections to local and regional payment providers, is preferred
- Demonstrated thought leadership, market presence, and understanding of best practices and innovation is preferred