Senior Partnerships Manager | GCC
Remotefull-timePosted 9mo ago
About the role
Deel is seeking a Senior Partnerships Manager to develop and manage strategic partnerships in the GCC region, focusing on building relationships, launching co-marketing initiatives, and driving channel referral growth.
Responsibilities
- Identifying organizations for partnerships and building relationships with them.
- Closing, managing, and enabling partners to refer clients to Deel successfully.
- Nurturing partnerships throughout their whole lifecycle.
- Ideating, launching, and optimizing co-marketing campaigns (webinars, events, email, content sharing).
- Partnering with Marketing, Sales, and Operations to drive channel referral growth.
- Building and maintaining the partnerships P&L.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in a commercial, channel or indirect sales focussed partnerships role.
- Native Arabic speaker, based out of the UAE.
- Strong understanding of the partnership landscape - technology, professional services and venture - and well-connected within the GCC.
- Effective written communication skills, able to create engaging email campaigns.
- Proficiency in leveraging AI tools for communication, research, and workflow optimization.
- Strong strategic planning skills with the ability to anticipate market shifts and identify opportunities.
- Active relationship builder capable of collaborating across teams.
- Adaptable and comfortable in fast-paced environments.
- Proficient in spoken and written English, with strong research skills.
Skills
Required:Partnership DevelopmentCommunication SkillsStrategic PlanningRelationship Building
Nice to have:AI Tools Proficiency
Benefits
- Stock grant opportunities dependent on role, employment status, and location.
- Additional perks and benefits based on employment status and country.
- Remote work flexibility, including optional WeWork access.
Last updated Mar 13, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Deel
The all-in-one HR and payroll platform for global teams
Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 120+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly. Discover how Deel makes global work simple at deel.com.
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