Country Manager – Egypt, Lebanon & Syria

Western Union


Job Location:

Dubai - UAE

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 1 hour ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Country Manager Egypt Lebanon & Syria

Role Responsibilities:The Country Manageris responsible forleading and growing the business across Egypt Lebanon and Syria. This role has full accountability for country performance including revenue growth profitability customer satisfaction operational excellencepeopleleadership digital transformation retail excellence and strategic execution. The Country Manager will develop and implement country business plans strengthen keycustomerand partner relationships drive omnichannel growth strategies and ensure alignment with regional and global businessobjectives.

Role Responsibilities

Business Leadership & Growth

  • Develop and execute country business strategies to achieve revenue profitability and market shareobjectives.

  • Identifyand capitalize on new business opportunities across assigned markets.

  • Drive sustainable business growth through customer acquisition retention and expansion initiatives.

  • Monitor market trends competitive activities retail landscape shifts and digital commerce developments to inform strategic decisions.

  • Champion omnichannel business models integrating physical retail and digital platforms to enhance customer engagement and revenue growth.

Financial Management

  • Own country P&L and ensure achievement of financial targets.

  • Develop annual budgets forecasts and strategic business plans.

  • Monitor business performance and implement corrective actions where.

  • Ensure efficient resourceutilizationand cost management.

  • Drive investment decisions that support digital capability development and long-term business growth.

Customer & Stakeholder Management

  • Build andmaintainstrong relationships with key customers partners distributors and government stakeholders.

  • Act as the primary executive representative for the company within the assigned countries.

  • Ensurehigh levelsof customer satisfaction and service excellence.

Operational Excellence

  • Build andmaintainstrong relationships with key customers retail partners distributors digital ecosystem partners and government stakeholders.

  • Act as the primary executive representative for the company within the assigned countries.

  • Ensurehigh levelsof customer satisfaction and service excellence across both retail and digital channels.

  • Foster strategic partnerships that accelerate market penetration and digital adoption.

Strategic Planning

  • Translate regional strategies into executable country plans and support the send regions.

  • Identifyrisks and opportunities and develop mitigation strategies.

  • Collaborate closely with regional and global teams to ensure business alignment.

  • Develop market entry expansion and transformation strategies to strengthen the companys retail and digital footprint across Egypt Lebanon and Syria.

Role Requirements

  • Strong background in the money transfer remittance payments fintech or financial services industry.

  • Mandatory experience indigital andretail-focused businesses with a strongtrack recordof driving commercial growth customer acquisition and market expansion.

  • Proven experience managing multi-country operations ideally across growth markets with responsibility for both inbound and outbound business performance.

  • Demonstrated experience managing business activities across three or more countries with the ability to navigate diverse regulatory commercial and cultural environments.

  • Experience in digital channels digital transformation and omnichannel business models is highly preferred.

  • Experience with digital wallets mobile payments or wallet-based financial solutions is strongly preferred.

  • Deep knowledge and hands-on business experience in Lebanon is essential; candidates mustdemonstratea successfultrack recordof operating and growing businesses in the Lebanese market.

  • Strong commercial acumen with proven ownership of revenue growth profitability and P&L management.

  • Ability to build andmaintainstrategic relationships with partners agents distributors regulators and government stakeholders.

  • Excellent strategic planning negotiation communication and stakeholder management skills.

  • Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% of the time across Lebanon Egypt Syria and other assigned markets.

Join us andletsconnect with the world.

WesternUnion is transforming the financial services sector by driving quality convenience and customer service to new heights. As the worlds largest cross-border money transfer operator trusted by millionswereon a mission to become the most accessible financial services provider empowering lives and communities along the way.

As we support our global customer basewereequally committed to helping our employees grow.Youllhave the opportunity to develop your skills build a meaningful career and enjoy a competitive compensation package.

Ifyoureready to help shape the future of financial servicesitstime forWesternUnion. Learn more about our people and purpose at.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salaryyoullenjoy:

  • Short-term incentives

  • Health and life insurance

  • Access to best-in-class development platforms

  • End-of-service benefits

  • Gym/Sports reimbursements

  • Global Travel Policy

Western Union values in-person collaboration learning and ideation whenever possible. We believe this creates value through common ways of working and supports the execution of enterpriseobjectiveswhich willultimately helpus achieve our strategic goals. By connecting face-to-face we are better able to learn from our peers problem-solve together and innovate.

OurHybrid Work Modelcategorizes each role intoone of threecategories.WesternUnion has determined the category of this role to be Hybrid. This is defined as a flexible working arrangement that enables employees to divide their time between working from home and working from an office location. The expectation is to work from the office a minimum of three days a week.

We are passionate about diversity.

WesternUnion is committed to fostering an inclusive culture that celebrates diverse backgrounds and perspectives reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race color national origin religion political affiliation sex sexual orientation gender identity age disability or marital status.

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Country Manager Egypt Lebanon & SyriaRole Responsibilities:The Country Manageris responsible forleading and growing the business across Egypt Lebanon and Syria. This role has full accountability for country performance including revenue growth profitability customer satisfaction operational excelle...

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