Sr Partner Marketing Manager – Connected Commerce, Dubai

The Company

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. 

We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards.  Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. 

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day.  We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Summary:

As the Senior Partner Marketing Manager, Dubai, you will own the end-to-end activation of PayPal World across the Middle East. Your mission: drive adoption of wallet partnerships, execute joint marketing campaigns with merchants, and turn PayPal into a preferred checkout option across digital and retail commerce.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute partnership marketing strategies to enhance brand visibility, customer engagement, and revenue growth.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with strategic partners to deliver collaborative and impactful marketing initiatives.
• Work with internal teams to align partnership marketing activities with organizational goals, customer needs, and market opportunities.
• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize potential partnership opportunities to maximize business impact and ROI.
• Leverage consumer and partner insights to craft tailored marketing campaigns and strengthen partner collaborations.
• Design and execute innovative marketing campaigns through partner channels, ensuring alignment with brand positioning.
• Integrate and coordinate owned, earned, and paid media channels to optimize partnership marketing effectiveness.
• Track, analyze, and refine campaign performance metrics and KPIs to ensure measurable business results.
• Promote a culture of continuous innovation, teamwork, and operational excellence within the partnership marketing team.
• Represent the team in partner discussions, resolving challenges and driving alignment on shared marketing objectives.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 12 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualification:

About Paypal World

PayPal World is a bold new platform experience built to deepen engagement between merchants, consumers, and wallet partners across global markets. At its core, PayPal World activates a three-sided network, driven by partner co-marketing, merchant presentment, and consumer adoption.

The Role

As the Senior Partner Marketing Manager, Dubai, you will own the end-to-end activation of PayPal World across the Middle East. Your mission: drive adoption of wallet partnerships, execute joint marketing campaigns with merchants, and turn PayPal into a preferred checkout option across digital and retail commerce.

This is role sits at the intersection of global strategy and regional execution—working across Marketing, BD, Legal, Comms, and Product.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and scale regional co-marketing programs between wallet partners, merchants, and PayPal, aligned to PayPal World’s global GTM strategy.
• Own partner marketing and activation strategy across wallet and commerce partners across Middle East and Africa.
• Drive consumer attach and usage through compelling partner campaigns, in-app offers, retail activations, and incentive design.
• Support merchant presentment by delivering localized messaging and in-market enablement tools.
• Serve as a regional bridge to global marketing, ensuring campaign consistency while tailoring creative and language for cultural relevance.
• Own performance measurement and reporting: track campaign results, usage metrics, and partner satisfaction KPIs.
• Act as a thought partner to BD and Commercial teams, surfacing insights that inform partner prioritization and activation sequencing.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in ecosystem or partner marketing, preferably in financial services, telco, eCommerce, or platforms.
• Experience working with wallet or super app partners in MEA or similar markets.
• Fluent in English; Arabic preferred.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to co-create partner programs that deliver value for all sides of the network.
• Ability to work independently within global structures and drive results through influence.

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

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For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

Our Benefits:

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

Who We Are:

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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.  

Belonging At Paypal:

Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.

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