Business Development Associate
At a glance
Entry-level Business Development role at Agility. Riyadh · full-time.
Pay not stated
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What you'll do
- Research KSA opportunities across Logistics, Land, Aviation, Healthcare, and Data Centers
- Turn market scans, competitor comparisons, and economic trends into decision-ready insights
- Build briefing notes, pitch decks, and commercial proposals with design-team support
- Support complex bids and strategic pilots from preparation through completion
- Track follow-ups, map KSA stakeholders, and consolidate pipeline inputs from OpCos
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline
- Two to four years in business development, market research, management consulting, or corporate analysis
- Working knowledge of the KSA landscape, government procurement patterns, and corporate protocols
- Advanced MS PowerPoint and Excel skills, plus fluent English communication
- Experience with at least two target sectors and Arabic capability for local stakeholder work are highly advantageous
Who this fits
You’ll suit a junior business development role built around research, proposal work, stakeholder mapping, and coordination across OpCos. The position is based onsite in Riyadh and favors someone comfortable with shifting priorities, tight deadlines, and detailed work across multiple business units. English fluency is required, while Arabic supports local stakeholder mapping.
From the employer
Job Brief:
The Business Development Associate will drive growth and market expansion across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Based in our regional offices, you will play a pivotal role in identifying, researching, and qualifying high-value opportunities across critical sectors, including Land, Aviation, Healthcare, Data Centers, and Logistics.
In this role, you will act as the engine of our business development team—translating complex market data into actionable insights, crafting compelling pitch materials, and managing key stakeholder relationships. The ideal candidate is an agile professional who excels at cross-functional coordination, thrives in a fast-paced corporate environment, and is eager to support the localization and expansion goals aligned with KSA’s Vision 2030.
Your Responsibilities:
Market Intelligence & Opportunity Qualification
- Conduct Sector Research: Perform comprehensive market research and qualification to identify expansion opportunities within core target sectors (Logistics, Land, Aviation, Healthcare, Data Centers).
- Deliver Actionable Insights: Develop detailed market scans, competitor benchmarks, and macroeconomic trend analyses to support strategic decision-making.
Pitch & Proposal Management
- Content Creation & Design Coordination: Draft high-impact briefing notes, pitch decks, and commercial proposals, collaborating closely with design teams to ensure polished, client-ready deliverables.
- Commercial Bid Support: Provide end-to-end support for complex commercial proposals and strategic pilots.
Pipeline Management & Operations
- Maintain BD Momentum: Manage and update business development follow-up tracking systems, ensuring all post-meeting action items are executed seamlessly.
- Stakeholder Mapping: Develop and maintain meticulous stakeholder maps to track key decision-makers and influential figures across public and private sectors in KSA.
- Cross-Functional Alignment: Coordinate inputs and data across various Operating Companies (OpCos) to synthesize a unified, consolidated view of the organization’s business development pipeline.
Requirements
Your Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
- Experience: 2–4 years of experience in business development, market research, management consulting, or a corporate analyst role, preferably within the GCC or KSA market.
- Sector Knowledge: Familiarity with at least two of the target industries (Logistics, Healthcare, Aviation, Infrastructure, or Technology/Data Centers) is highly desirable.
- KSA Market Nuance: A solid understanding of the KSA business landscape, government procurement tendencies, and corporate protocols
Your Proficiencies
- Agility: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities shift based on government mandates or market opportunities.
- Advanced proficiency in MS PowerPoint and Excel for creating data-driven decks and financial/market benchmarks.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Fluency in English is required; bilingual proficiency in Arabic is highly advantageous for local stakeholder mapping.
- Strong organizational skills, high attention to detail, and the ability to pull together data from multiple business units (OpCos) under tight deadlines.
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