General Manager – Middle East and North Africa
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General Manager managing Roblox's strategy and operations in the Middle East and North Africa. Leading regional growth and compliance while advocating for local needs within the global organization.
Responsibilities:
- Set ambitious regional goals and a clear strategy; lead day-to-day execution with local teams and partners.
- Act as Middle East and North Africa business’s advocate within Roblox, ensuring regional needs inform global priorities.
- Serve as the primary bridge between the local office and HQ across regulatory, product, safety, and operational topics.
- Establish the local office as an “early warning system” for regulatory, cultural, and market signals.
- Maintain uninterrupted operations across Middle East North Africa.
- Partner closely with Legal, Policy, and Trust & Safety teams to anticipate and navigate evolving regulatory obligations.
- Establish strategic relationships with regulators, ratings agencies, and media to reduce risk and ensure business continuity.
- Serve as a regional spokesperson on safety and integrity, strengthening public trust and resilience.
- Define and execute the regional growth plan to maximize user growth, bookings, and the health of the local creator ecosystem.
- Build on-the-ground presence to expand brand awareness and support creators—prioritizing key genre verticals.
- Build and deepen relationships with strategic partners across the region.
- Partner with HQ product and core functions to shape integrated roadmaps for Growth and Compliance.
Requirements:
- A track record of running complex, multi-country operations across a major international region.
- Expertise operating in a global, matrixed organization.
- Proven success navigating highly regulated or politically complex environments.
- Gaming and or UGC platform experience (a strong asset).
- Technical fluency and or background (preferred).
- Fluent in English (required) and Arabic (required); Turkish or French a plus.
Benefits:
- Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
- Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.
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