Head of Business Development
On-site Dubai Full-time Director Business Development
At a glance
Director-level Business Development role at Tabby. Dubai · full-time.
Pay not stated
RoleBusiness Development
SeniorityDirector
LocationDubai
WorkplaceOn-site
EmploymentFull-time
PostedOct 16, 2026 · today
Role brief
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What you'll do
- Set commercial priorities for the UAE and Kuwait, choosing target opportunities and ways to increase sales share
- Own revenue goals and map out how the team will reach them
- Direct merchant acquisition and expand business with current partners
- Personally negotiate major merchant and retailer deals while building relationships with senior contacts
- Lead, coach and hire sales staff, establish team standards, and coordinate with product, risk, marketing and operations
What you bring
- You have led sales while carrying a revenue goal and still want to sell directly
- You have managed and developed teams covering both new-customer sales and existing accounts
- You bring strong merchant and retailer connections across the GCC, especially in the UAE
- You make sound commercial calls and can recommend a course of action when decisions are difficult
Who this fits
This director-level role suits a hands-on sales leader who can set direction and personally handle key deals while developing a team. It is based onsite in Dubai and covers commercial growth in the UAE and Kuwait.
From the employer
About Tabby
Tabby creates financial freedom in the way people shop, earn and save by reshaping their relationship with money. Over 25 million users choose Tabby to stay in control of their spending and make the most out of their money.
The company’s flagship offering allows shoppers to split their payments online and in-store with no interest or fees. Over 70,000 global brands and small businesses, including Amazon, Noon, IKEA, and SHEIN use Tabby to accelerate growth and gain loyal customers by offering easy and flexible payments online and in stores.
Tabby generates over $18 billion in annual transaction volume for its partner brands and is the highest-rated, most-reviewed, largest, and fastest-growing FinTech in the GCC region.
Tabby launched in 2019 and has since raised +$1 billion in equity and debt funding from global and regional investors, and is now valued at $6,5 billion.
About the role
We're hiring a Head of Sales to lead Tabby's commercial growth across the UAE and Kuwait. You will own the sales number end to end, winning new merchants and growing the ones we already work with, and lead the team that does it.
This is a hands-on role: you will set the direction, lead from the front with key merchants, and help shape how the commercial team works as we scale
Must-haves
Nice-to-haves
Tabby creates financial freedom in the way people shop, earn and save by reshaping their relationship with money. Over 25 million users choose Tabby to stay in control of their spending and make the most out of their money.
The company’s flagship offering allows shoppers to split their payments online and in-store with no interest or fees. Over 70,000 global brands and small businesses, including Amazon, Noon, IKEA, and SHEIN use Tabby to accelerate growth and gain loyal customers by offering easy and flexible payments online and in stores.
Tabby generates over $18 billion in annual transaction volume for its partner brands and is the highest-rated, most-reviewed, largest, and fastest-growing FinTech in the GCC region.
Tabby launched in 2019 and has since raised +$1 billion in equity and debt funding from global and regional investors, and is now valued at $6,5 billion.
About the role
We're hiring a Head of Sales to lead Tabby's commercial growth across the UAE and Kuwait. You will own the sales number end to end, winning new merchants and growing the ones we already work with, and lead the team that does it.
This is a hands-on role: you will set the direction, lead from the front with key merchants, and help shape how the commercial team works as we scale
- Commercial strategy - set the sales plan for the UAE and Kuwait: where to focus, which opportunities to go after and how to grow share.
- Revenue ownership - own the sales targets and the plan to hit them.
- New business and account growth - lead both merchant acquisition and the growth of existing partners.
- Key relationships - personally open and close important deals and build senior relationships with merchants and retailers.
- Team leadership - lead, coach and grow the sales team, and help hire the people it needs as it scales.
- Ways of working - put in place the processes and standards the team works to.
- Kuwait - support the growth of our Kuwait business alongside the local team.
- Cross-functional partnership - work closely with product, risk, marketing and operations to bring the best of Tabby to our merchants.
Must-haves
- A proven sales leader who has owned a revenue target and still enjoys selling.
- Experience leading and developing sales teams, across new business and account management.
- Strong relationships with merchants and retailers across the GCC, with the UAE at the core.
- Sound commercial judgement and the ability to make clear recommendations on hard calls.
- Comfort working in a fast-moving business where not everything is defined yet.
Nice-to-haves
- Arabic, written and spoken.
- Payments, fintech, marketplace or e-commerce background, or enterprise and SME sales leadership in a related industry.
- Experience in Kuwait or other GCC markets.
- Experience in a high-growth company.
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