Associate Partner - Business Development
Ultimate Peaks Open · verified Oct 22, 2026 At a glance
Junior Business Development role at Ultimate Peaks. Riyadh.
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What you'll do
- Build relationships with senior decision-makers across Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC to generate new business
- Turn client discussions into retained search or advisory work by shaping proposals, setting prices and negotiating terms
- Lead delivery on the mandates you win, including client updates, shortlist presentations and offer-stage work
- Develop ownership of a sector or functional practice and represent the firm at events and on LinkedIn
- Work with the founder on firm operations, tools and processes as the business grows
What you bring
- Eight to fifteen years in executive search, HR consulting, professional-services business development or senior corporate HR or talent work
- A proven Saudi network of decision-makers, plus a record of selling retained or advisory services
- Fluency in both Arabic and English
Who this fits
This suits someone who wants to build a business and is comfortable with modest fixed pay during the first six to twelve months in return for revenue-based upside. You’ll work directly with the founder, with a written route to Partner and profit share tied to revenue. The role is on-site in Riyadh; Saudi nationality or long-term GCC residence is strongly preferred.
From the employer
About Ultimate Peaks
Ultimate Peaks is a Riyadh-based boutique executive search and HR advisory firm serving Saudi and GCC clients on Vision 2030-aligned leadership hiring — C-suite search, board/NRC advisory, and people-strategy consulting. We are founder-led, lean by design, and growing on reputation rather than headcount.
The opportunity
This is not a salaried BD job. It is a seat at the table for someone who wants to build a firm, not join one. You will work directly with the Founder & Managing Partner to originate and close search and advisory mandates, with a written path to Partner and profit share tied to the revenue you bring in. Compensation starts modest and scales with what you originate — if you need a market-rate base before proving yourself, this is not the role.
What you’ll own
- Originate new client relationships with CEOs, CHROs, boards and NRC chairs across KSA/GCC
- Convert conversations into retained search and advisory mandates (proposals, pricing, negotiation)
- Co-lead delivery on mandates you win: client management, shortlist presentation, offer stage
- Build sector or functional practice ownership (e.g. logistics, fintech, PIF portfolio, boards)
- Represent the firm at industry events and on LinkedIn; grow the brand alongside the founder
- Help shape firm operations, tooling and process as we scale
Requirements
What we’re looking for
- 8–15 years in executive search, HR consulting, professional services BD, or a senior corporate HR/talent role with a strong external network
- A real, warm network of decision-makers in Saudi Arabia — demonstrable, not aspirational
- Proven track record of selling retained or advisory services (or hiring senior leaders repeatedly through agencies and knowing what great looks like)
- Entrepreneurial risk appetite and runway: comfortable with modest fixed pay for the first 6–12 months in exchange for upside
- Integrity and discretion — you’ll handle confidential C-suite mandates from day one
- Fluent Arabic and English; Saudi national or long-tenured GCC resident strongly preferred
Benefits
How the deal works
- Modest base salary for the ramp-up period
- Commission on fee revenue you originate, paid on client collection
- Clear, written milestones to Partner title and profit share (revenue thresholds, not tenure)
- Full transparency on firm economics from day one
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