Head of Middle East BD (UAE)
Paella Labs
Posted on Feb 4, 2025
Head of Middle East BD (UAE)
If you are interested, please apply here
About Crossmint
In the 2000s, the world came online. Now, it’s coming onchain—and we’re making it happen, faster.
Crossmint is a one-stop-shop developer platform for companies building onchain. We completely remove the complexity of building and using blockchain applications. Our platform provides all of the infrastructure companies need to build apps that scale to millions, without needing to orchestrate multiple vendors. It lets them create experiences that mirror the traditional web with familiar features like FaceID and email sign-ups, while eliminating gas fees and other friction points.
Our suite includes wallets, payments, onboarding, on/off ramps, tokenization, AI agent infrastructure, and other essential onchain building blocks, across 40+ blockchains.
We’re building a world where companies can get their entire blockchain backend, through a few lines of code, to build the next generation of the internet. Join us!
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for folks with extreme ownership, competence and integrity. Our team includes math olympiad winners, martial arts national champions, Guinness world record holders, musicians, and more. Diverse applicants are encouraged to apply.
Location
United Arab Emirates - Open to considering other countries in Middle East
Type of employment
Full-time through Deel
Seniority
4+ years of experience
Responsibilities
Your role is to lead the go-to-market of Crossmint in Middle East. More concretely:
Lead Crossmint’s growth strategy for the ME region.
Identify and prioritize opportunities with enterprise customers (top priority), and start-ups.
Build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationships with enterprise clients and partners.
Understand the specific needs of enterprise clients and propose solutions that meet those needs.
Execute enterprise sales end-to-end, including negotiating contracts and closing agreements.
Execute growth-hacks and local marketing campaigns to drive regional brand awareness.
Be a domain expert: know the market, regulations, competitors, and clients.
Be Crossmint’s representative in the region. Understand the product in detail and work with other departments (engineering, product, marketing…) to achieve your sales goals and translate regional feedback.
About you
To thrive in this role, you should possess the following qualifications:
Excellent Communication Skills: Demonstrate excellent written and spoken Arabic and English. Nice to haves: Hebrew, Kurdish, Persian and/or Turkish
Previous Experience: 4+ years of professional experience in business development, sales, partnerships, or management consulting.
Sales instinct: be able to motivate teams about your vision and convince prospective clients to use our products.
Creativity and vision: be good at predicting where the world is going
Analytical and problem solving skills and thrive in high-pressure environments.
An entrepreneurial mindset: with the ability to succeed in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Experience
We highly value candidates with the following experiences:
Past experience as a founder
Past experience working on developer products or infrastructure
Past experience working in blockchain, crypto, and NFTs
Past experience doing enterprise sales
If you are passionate about bringing the world on-chain and possess the skills and experience outlined above, we invite you to join us in our mission at Crossmint.
Benefits
Highly competitive location-based compensation.
Unlimited, flexible PTO.
Company laptop and allowance for any necessary home equipment.
Company-paid trips for annual off-sites and team bonding.
Flexible work schedule.
Our Principles
Results and delivery: Ship high quality work fast.
Build for the long term: Build scalable, secure, and reliable solutions. Use AI.
Extreme Ownership: Be an effective Directly Responsible Individual (DRI). Be proactive.
Be a team player: Be an effective and kind colleague providing credible challenge. Be present and reliable.
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