Senior Associate, Network Fees Management

Checkout.com

Checkout.com is actively seeking an ambitious Network Fees Management Associate to join our growing Network Fees Management team in Dubai and to focus on this growing region.

The successful candidate will be working on managing and optimising this region and will have the opportunity to work with Product, Finance and Commercial teams to design and implement the Network Fees Management strategy.

The ideal candidate will be a proactive, data driven and analytical individual with high attention to detail.

They will also have a strong understanding of payment networks and the ability to work cross-functionally with internal teams.

What you will be doing:

• Owner for Network fees in this region including Visa/ Mastercard, APM and Third Party Party Agreements)
• Build and implement comprehensive frameworks and processes for Network Fees management.
• Drive the development of an internal toolkit that enables teams to self-serve and improve efficiency across the organization.
• Act as a key point of contact for the Commercial team, providing support for merchant queries and participating in Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) to address network fee-related concerns and insights.
• Lead training and enablement initiatives to educate internal teams on network fee updates and changes ensuring a smooth implementation of new fees.
• Contribute in the development and implementation of process improvements to automate and streamline network fee management tasks.
• Lead Network Fee related projects, designing solutions while ensuring alignment with Commercial and Product.

About You:

• Strong understanding of payment networks and their fee structure (Interchange, Scheme Fees etc.)
• Excellent analytical and research skills
• Data-driven with high attention to detail
• Proactive, keen to take ownership and delivery focused
• A self-starter capable of building strong collaborative working relationships with business partners
• A great communicator, able to influence stakeholders
• Experience with SQL and BI tools is a plus