Regional Investor Relations & BizDev Lead

Goanna Capital Management; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Goanna Capital is establishing a permanent ADGM office to support its frontier technology investments. The role focuses on investor relations and business development across the UAE, engaging sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and institutional investors to move conversations forward.

You will work closely with the growth and business development teams, coordinating with senior leadership in New York, and help shape regional programming around the Frontier Summit while supporting

Qualifications

• 2–4 years inside or working with a UAE sovereign wealth fund such as Mubadala or ADIA.
• Strong written and spoken English communication skills.
• Existing relationships with sovereigns, family offices or regional investors.
• Excellent outreach capability and pipeline management.
• Based in Abu Dhabi or Dubai and willing to relocate before October Frontier Summit.
• Strong Excel, PowerPoint, CRM and research skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive outbound regional outreach in partnership with growth and business development teams and identify target conversations.
• Set up meetings, manage follow-ups, and keep sovereigns, family offices and institutional investors engaged between touchpoints.
• Prepare briefing materials, updates, research and correspondence to advance relationships.
• Build and maintain investor databases, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, corporates, founders and ecosystem partners across the region.
• Run outreach campaigns and manage CRM systems, investor pipelines, and internal tracking tools.
• Prepare meeting notes, research reports and relationship updates for the team in New York.

Skills

Regional outreach

Investor relations

CRM proficiency

English proficiency

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Goanna Capital is establishing a permanent ADGM office to support its frontier technology investments. The role focuses on investor relations and business development across the UAE, engaging sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and institutional investors to move conversations forward.

You will work closely with the growth and business development teams, coordinating with senior leadership in New York, and help shape regional programming around the Frontier Summit while supporting