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Omar Mohatarem

VP Growth & Strategy | Ex-McKinsey | Driving Revenue & Customer Acquisition in Fintech & Tech | GTM, Product, Performance Marketing
16.3 yrs experienceManagement Consulting
Aug 2024

The move

MoveStrategy& → Washmen
TitleManager - Digital Ventures → VP of Growth
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE8.2
Total experience16.3 years

Career arc

  1. VP of GrowthAug 2024 — Nov 2025
    Washmen· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Manager - Digital VenturesMar 2023 — Jul 2024
    Strategy&· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  3. VP - Growth & PerformanceAug 2021 — Aug 2022
    HungerStation | هنقرستيشن· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  4. Engagement ManagerOct 2020 — Jul 2021
    McKinsey & Company· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  5. AssociateJan 2018 — Oct 2020
    McKinsey & Company· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  6. Principal ConsultantOct 2016 — Dec 2017
    Kinetrix Limited· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  7. Head of Transformation Management OfficeAug 2015 — Jul 2016
    Boursa Kuwait Securities Company· Kuwait
  8. Project ManagerMar 2010 — Aug 2015
    Qatar Stock Exchange· Doha, Qatar
  9. IT Project ManagerMar 2009 — Feb 2010
    BankT&D Consulting· London, United Kingdom
  10. Technical Project ManagerMar 2008 — Jan 2009
    Capgemini Consulting· London, United Kingdom

Education

Top skills

NetworkingProject ManagementITILPMPManagementIntegration

About

Ex-McKinsey. Now building growth systems at startup speed. I’ve helped scale digital businesses from both sides of the table — first as a consultant to fintechs, and banks at McKinsey, and now as VP Growth at Washmen, where I lead a cross functional team covering marketing, product, and analytics. The common thread? Turning complexity into momentum. Whether I’m building multi-channel acquisition funnels, setting up zero-based budgeting, or coaching teams on how to use AI to automate their workflows, I approach growth as both an art and a system. I believe scale comes from aligning product, marketing, and data — and I’ve led that alignment in businesses from $0 to $25M+. If you’re scaling a fintech, a consumer platform, or a digital-first brand in MENA and want a growth and strategy lead

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