Key Account Director
Package: 500,000 / $136,000 Global payments firm regulated in DIFC, required an experienced Financial Institutional sales person from their space, to launch an escrow product to local institutions across the GCC
Non-Executive Director
Package: 840,000 AED / $230,000 Annually Our client a global Cross Border Payments Firm with 50 offices globally and currently DFSA Category 3D licenced, required a local Non-Exec Director (NED) to assist with their expansion to obtain a UAE Central Banking Licence.
Managing Director – Corporate Services
Package: 960,000 / $261,000 Our client a European Corporate Services provider (CSP) licenced in DIFC and expanding onshore and to ADGM, they required a Managing Director to expanding their commercial function and presence in the UAE.
Head of Compliance / MLRO
Package: 600,000 / $164,000 A fintech payments firm offering international and domestic payment solutions was offered their DFSA Category 3D licence in principle and required a Head of Compliance and & MLRO to build their compliance function to obtain their full authorization.
Head of Corporate Sales
Package: 600,000 AED / $164,000 A European payments firm, recently obtained a DFSA Category 3C licence, engaged with us to search for a Head of Corporate Sales to develop their new office and commercial team.
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The UAE has developed into an important destination for fintech, digital banking, payments and financial technology businesses. As companies expand their products and enter new markets, attracting professionals with the right technical knowledge, commercial understanding and regional experience becomes increasingly important. Building a successful fintech team requires more than hiring strong individual candidates. Businesses need […]
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How to Structure a Confidential Executive Search in Financial Services
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Private Banking Recruitment in the UAE: What Makes It Different
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