dLocal
Regional Delivery Implementation Head – APAC
Job Summary
The Regional Implementation Head in MEA/APAC is a senior leadership role overseeing client implementation and delivery projects in the payments industry across multiple regions. The role involves developing strategic delivery frameworks, managing a regional team, and ensuring high-quality, timely project execution aligned with company objectives. Key responsibilities include stakeholder engagement, risk management, performance monitoring, and driving operational readiness for merchant launches. The position requires extensive experience in payments or fintech implementation, strong leadership capabilities, and excellent project management skills.
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Why should you join dLocal?
dLocal enables the biggest companies in the world to collect payments in 40 countries in emerging markets. Global brands rely on us to increase conversion rates and simplify payment expansion effortlessly. As both a payments processor and a merchant of record where we operate, we make it possible for our merchants to make inroads into the world’s fastest-growing, emerging markets.
By joining us you will be a part of an amazing global team that makes it all happen, in a flexible, remote-first dynamic culture with travel, health and learning benefits, among others. Being a part of dLocal means working with 1000+ teammates from 30+ different nationalities and developing an international career that impacts millions of people’s daily lives. We are builders, we never run from a challenge, we are customer-centric, and if this sounds like you, we know you will thrive in our team.
What's the opportunity?
The Regional Implementation Head – MEA/ APAC is a senior leadership position responsible for overseeing the successful execution of client implementation and delivery projects within the payments industry across the MEA and APAC regions.
As a member of the Delivery Leadership team, this leader will help define and drive the global delivery strategy. This role will lead a regional team of Delivery Implementation Managers, fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement; build scalable frameworks, and act as the main driver of operational excellence in merchant go-lives. This role ensures that all projects align with the company's strategic objectives, meet quality standards, and are delivered on time and within budget.
This role requires a mix ofstrategic leadership, executional rigor, and stakeholder management, with the ability to work cross-functionally across Product, Tech, Legal, Compliance, Regulatory, Finance, Operations, and Customer Success.
- Define and own the regional Delivery Implementation strategy, aligning with regional commercial, product, and operational priorities and client priorities
- Support the development of scalable frameworks, playbooks, and tools for delivering complex payment solutions to enterprise merchants.
- Support the development, adhere to and maintain global standards for implementation quality, timelines, and documentation.
- Management, lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing regional delivery team consisting of Delivery Implementation Managers across different markets.
- Set and monitor KPIs around time-to-live, delivery velocity, customer satisfaction, and internal process adherence.
- Ensure that the regional delivery teams are effectively resourced, enabled, and aligned to execute implementation plans across verticals.
- Act as a senior escalation point for complex delivery issues and ensure alignment across key internal stakeholders (Product, Engineering, Compliance, Treasury, and Customer Success).
- Coordinate feature-readiness with Product/Tech and commercial handoff with Sales/Pre-Sales.
- Drive operational readiness for launches, including risk, tax, regulatory, and partner dependencies.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Act as one of the primary liaisons between clients, internal teams, and senior leadership, ensuring clear communication and alignment of objectives.
- Risk Management: Identify potential risks and implement mitigation strategies to minimize the impact on project delivery.
- Performance Monitoring: Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess project outcomes and team performance.
- Implement structured project governance, status tracking, and escalation models.
- Promote and continuously improve the Delivery Toolkit (e.g., MPAD, playbooks, templates, and process documentation).
- Champion automation, efficiency, and data visibility across the delivery lifecycle.
- Support strategic merchant onboarding by driving successful launches, delivering quality solutions, managing expectations, maintaining high satisfaction levels/and addressing client concerns promptly.
- Collaborate with clients and partners to understand business needs and adapt delivery plans accordingly.
- 8+ years in n implementation, delivery, or onboarding in payments, fintech, SaaS, or enterprise tech within the payments or fintech industry, with at least 2 years in a leadership role overseeing regional operations/ managing multi-region or global
- Strong understanding of integration models (API, hosted, hybrid) and delivery methodologies (Agile/Waterfall).
- Excellent project management, problem-solving, and stakeholder communication skills.
- Strong leadership and team management abilities.Excellent strategic planning and organizational skills.
- Proficient in project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum) and tools (e.g., Jira).
- Proficiency with organizational tools and CRMs (e.g., Excel, Hubspot, Monday)
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with fluency in English. Other languages are a plus.
- Ability to analyze complex problems and develop effective solutions.
- Proactive and results-driven mindset.Comfortable working in a high-growth, fast-paced, and constantly evolving environment.
- Strong sense of accountability and integrity.
- Committed to fostering a culture of continuous improvement and excellence.
What do we offer?
Besides the tailored benefits we have for each country, dLocal will help you thrive and go that extra mile by offering you:
- Remote work: work from anywhere or one of our offices around the globe!*
- Flexibility: we have flexible schedules and we are driven by performance.
- Fintech industry: work in a dynamic and ever-evolving environment, with plenty to build and boost your creativity.
- Referral bonus program: our internal talents are the best recruiters - refer someone ideal for a role and get rewarded.
- Learning & development: get access to a Premium Coursera subscription.
- Language classes: we provide free English, Spanish, or Portuguese classes.
- Social budget: you'll get a monthly budget to chill out with your team (in person or remotely) and deepen your connections!
- dLocal Houses: want to rent a house to spend one week anywhere in the world coworking with your team? We’ve got your back!
*For people based in Montevideo (Uruguay) applying to non-IT roles, 55% monthly attendance to the office is required
What happens after you apply?
Our Talent Acquisition team is invested in creating the best candidate experience possible, so don’t worry, you will definitely hear from us. We will review your CV and keep you posted by email at every step of the process!
Also, you can check out ourwebpage,Linkedin,Instagram, andYoutube for more about dLocal!
dLocal
Focusing on building out the infrastructure for financial services in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, we're privileged to support the expansion of the most innovative global companies.
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