Job Summary


Job ID MEP-7980
Qualification Bachelors Degree
Location Abu Dhabi, UAE, UAE
Salary Confidential
Industry Financial Services
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Chief Operating Officer

Job Functions:


Skill:
  • Full ownership of group-level P&L across all geographies, driving revenue growth, cost efficiency, and profitability
  • Lead and manage regional business leaders globally, ensuring strong accountability on performance and execution
  • Define and execute global operating strategy, aligning regional priorities with overall business objectives
  • Drive market expansion and penetration by leveraging local dynamics, including regulatory environments, user behavior, and competitive landscape
  • Optimize business performance across all product lines, including trading, payments, card, earn, wealth, and institutional solutions (e.g., custody, loans, B2B offerings)
  • Build and institutionalize performance management systems, KPIs, and data-driven decision-making frameworks
  • Partner closely with Product, Technology, Compliance, and other leadership teams to ensure scalable and compliant growth
  • Identify new revenue opportunities, business models, and strategic initiatives to accelerate global expansion
  • Drive operational excellence, ensuring speed, efficiency, and execution discipline across the organization

Job Requirements:

  • Proven experience as a senior leader with full P&L ownership in global organizations
  • Strong track record of scaling businesses from 0 to 1 and from 1 to 100, ideally in high-growth environments
  • Deep understanding of global markets, with the ability to adapt strategies across different regulatory, political, and economic environments
  • Experience in crypto, fintech, or digital technology sectors is highly preferred
  • Highly strategic yet hands-on, with the ability to translate vision into execution and results
  • Strong data-driven mindset with sharp commercial instincts
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and influence senior stakeholders across regions and functions
  • Strong and sustainable growth in global revenue and profitability
  • High-performing regional structures with clear accountability and consistent delivery
  • Effective penetration and scaling in key markets, aligned with regulatory and competitive dynamics
  • Optimized performance across multiple business lines, with clear contribution to overall P&L
  • A disciplined, data-driven operating model enabling fast and high-quality decision-making
  • Consistent execution of strategic initiatives with measurable business impact
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with high ownership, resilience, and execution intensity
  • Fluent in English; Mandarin Chinese is strongly preferred for global stakeholder management