Head of Client Success, MENA

Posted 10 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in UAE
Remote
Senior level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
Experience a better way to move money
The Role
Leads institutional client success across MENA, focusing on retention, account growth, FX trading optimization, onboarding, and issue resolution. Builds and manages the regional client success team, establishes operating processes, analyzes trading data, develops client growth strategies, and collaborates with trading, product, and technical teams. Serves as the primary relationship manager for institutional FX clients while coordinating integrations, training, reporting, and feedback-driven improvements.
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About Us

OpenFX is on a mission to become the global backbone for cross-border FX transactions. We are building the infrastructure to power the next generation of cross-border payment systems for institutions. The team's execution has been exceptional, and we're scaling remarkably. We're backed by Accel, NFX, Accomplice, and other top-tier investors.

We seek an experienced Head of Client Success, MENA to ensure the satisfaction and retention of our institutional clients, and to build the client success team for the region. As a key member of our customer-facing team, you'll manage the overall customer experience, understand their needs, and work cross-functionally to deliver tailored solutions that drive their success.

Responsibilities & Expectations

Client Growth & Optimization

  • Analyze client trading data to identify opportunities for volume growth and cost savings.
  • Create regular reviews showcasing platform value and optimization opportunities.
  • Develop and execute account growth strategies based on quantitative analysis that grow transaction volume by helping customers optimize their FX flows and ensuring they manage a larger share of their trading activity through our platform.

Team Building & Leadership

  • Build and hire the MENA client success team, sequencing roles against regional growth.
  • Set the operating rhythm: account planning cadence, coverage model, and escalation paths.
  • Coach and develop the team, owning their performance and progression.
  • This is a player-coach role. For the first year you are the team, carrying accounts and handling client service requests while building the function around you.

Operational Excellence

  • Manage smooth client ramping processes, including technical integration and training.
  • Coordinate with internal teams to resolve any trading or settlement issues promptly.
  • Provide regular reporting on client health metrics and growth opportunities.
  • Collect and organize client feedback for product and service improvement.

Trading Relationship Management

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for institutional clients' day-to-day FX trading needs
  • Monitor client trading patterns, volumes, and pricing to ensure optimal execution.
  • Work with trading teams to understand their workflows and identify efficiency opportunities.

Must-Have Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in client-facing roles with financial services institutions
  • 8+ years of overall professional experience.
  • Strong understanding of FX markets, trading operations, and treasury workflows
  • Experience in analyzing trading data and creating actionable insights
  • Proven track record of growing institutional relationships
  • Based in Dubai, with the right to work and willingness to travel across the GCC

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

  • Experience with FX trading platforms or financial technology products
  • Understanding of API integrations and trading system workflows
  • Background in treasury operations or institutional trading
  • Familiarity with regulatory requirements for FX trading, including CBUAE, VARA and DFSA
  • Existing relationships across regional exchange houses, MTOs or PSPs

What Sets Great Candidates Apart

  • Ability to analyze trading patterns and identify optimization opportunities
  • Strong project management skills for coordinating complex client implementations
  • Experience working with both technical and business stakeholders
  • Track record of growing institutional relationships through data-driven insights
  • Holds margin under pressure rather than defaulting to discounting
  • Advanced fluency with AI tools, applied as a core part of how you work

What We Offer

  • Competitive compensation package, including equity in a high-growth company
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology at a very fast-paced startup
  • Collaborative and supportive work environment
  • Professional development and growth opportunities
  • Work with innovative technology and leading financial institutions.

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Skills Required

  • 6+ years of experience in client-facing roles with financial services institutions
  • 8+ years of overall professional experience
  • Strong understanding of FX markets, trading operations, and treasury workflows
  • Experience analyzing trading data and creating actionable insights
  • Proven track record of growing institutional relationships
  • Based in Dubai
  • Right to work in Dubai
  • Willingness to travel across the GCC
  • Experience with FX trading platforms or financial technology products
  • Understanding of API integrations and trading system workflows
  • Background in treasury operations or institutional trading
  • Familiarity with CBUAE, VARA, and DFSA regulatory requirements for FX trading
  • Existing relationships across regional exchange houses, MTOs, or PSPs
  • Experience coordinating complex client implementations and working with technical and business stakeholders
  • Advanced fluency with AI tools
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The Company
HQ: New York, New York
15 Employees
Year Founded: 2024

What We Do

OpenFX is redefining the future of global money movement. We enable money to flow across borders as effortlessly as data, unbound by time zones, legacy systems, or banking hours. Our FX infrastructure transforms how finance teams operate, delivering cross-border transfers with industry-leading spreads, real-time settlement and 24/7 availability. We are a team of serial entrepreneurs from Affirm, BofA, Charles Schwab, Goldman Sachs, Intuit, JPM, Kraken, Microsoft, Meta, PayPal, Slack.

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