Government Affairs Manager (UAE)

About Revolut

People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products - including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more - help our 70+ million customers get more from their money every day.

About the Role

Government Affairs helps shape the external regulatory environment to support Revolut's growth, while driving innovation through regulation in a way that's positive for consumers, businesses, and society as a whole. We're looking for a Senior Government Affairs Manager to support the delivery of high profile public affairs campaigns in the UAE. You'll lead on key policy areas and influence cutting edge topics around financial services across the region, while contributing insights to improve our campaign delivery.

What You'll Be Doing

• Executing day to day delivery of key public affairs campaigns in the UAE
• Supporting the Head of Government Affairs in creating and delivering the public affairs strategy
• Partnering with the regional CEO on stakeholder engagement activities and strategic advice on key policy and licensing issues
• Analysing legislation, regulation, and policy, understanding the threats and opportunities to inform a best in class advocacy strategy
• Leading on key policy areas within the UAE, taking ownership of these areas to shape Revolut's position and deliver positive outcomes
• Building a network of trusted relationships with the government, regulators, media, etc., while building Revolut's reputation as a key thought leader within financial services
• Leveraging external relationships and coalitions, conducting public advocacy campaigns to secure our key policy priorities to boost long term growth and profitability
• Monitoring political debate and regulatory and legislative initiatives
• Working with Software Engineers to build game changing engagement tools
• Engaging in other jurisdictions, following a business need or your own passions and career ambitions

What You'll Need

• 10+ years of experience in government affairs within the UAE or Gulf region in financial services or fintech
• Experience working in technical, highly regulated policy areas
• To be self motivated, highly organised, and focused on high quality delivery
• A proactive attitude to work well in a team and be trusted to deliver on targets independently without day to day oversight
• The ability to analyse complex, technical policy, legislation, and regulation to convert this information into actionable strategy
• An understanding of the difference between good politics and good policy, how policymakers and regulators think, and how to advocate for good outcomes
• A passion for technology and financial policy
• Excellent written communication skills and an ability to deliver a message succinctly, ideally using data and not words
• The ability to build genuine, mutually respectful relationships with diverse teams and across stakeholders of varying seniority
• To be comfortable and literate using tech software to manage work streams
• Fluency in Arabic

Diversity & Inclusion

Building a global financial super app isn't enough. Our Revoluters are a priority, and that's why in 2021 we launched our inaugural D&I Framework, designed to help us thrive and grow everyday. We're not just doing this because it's the right thing to do - we're doing it because we know that seeking out diverse talent and creating an inclusive workplace is the way to create exceptional, innovative products and services for our customers. That's why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join this multicultural, hard working team.

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