Business Development Lead - Taleed

Company profile; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 299,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment company in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Business Development Professional to join their Champions Department. The role involves conducting financial due diligence, developing innovative business models, and analyzing the market landscape. Ideal candidates have over 9 years of experience in business development and strong analytical skills. This position offers a dynamic working environment supporting talent development and innovation in investment strategies.

Benefits

Employee development programs

Challenging projects

Competitive remuneration

Qualifications

• 9+ years experience in business development, investment banking, or consulting.
• Strong experience in assessing market landscapes.
• Professional certification in finance (CFA, CMA, or PMP) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct financial due diligence and valuation analysis.
• Develop and validate innovative business models.
• Create financial models to enhance ROI.
• Analyze financial markets and provide updates.

Skills

Financial analysis

Market research

Business model development

Financial modeling

Presentation skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, or Engineering

Master’s degree (MBA or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a Business Development Professional to join the Champions Department.

The Champions Department responsible for the delivery of end-to-end product development, entrepreneurship, and investment opportunities to convert lucrative business ideas into champions that enable job creation and economic growth.

Key Responsibilities

• As a successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Perform financial due diligence and analysis on prospective investment targets and perform detailed financial valuation analysis.
• Conduct market research on the industry and gather market intelligence to identify potential opportunities in targeted sectors (e.g., Sustainability/Climate Tech, MedTech, HardTech, Fintech).
• Develop, validate, and iterate on innovative business models, ensuring alignment with long term strategic goals.
• Create financial models that enhance return on investment of projects and financial planning.
• Prepare financial documents for presentation to potential and current investors.
• Analyze company accounts and financial projections and advise the company on how to best position its investments.
• Provide updates on financial markets activities in order to right position the company in the local and the global market.
• Develop an investment policy aligned to the company strategy and an investment criterion for evaluating prospective projects.
• Ensure that all investment compliance regulations are met.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, or Engineering. Master’s degree MBA or equivalent is a plus.
• A Minimum of 9 years of experience in business development, investments support, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Venture Capital, and consulting.
• Strong experience in assessing the market landscape (structure, size and profitability, drivers of performance, trends, outlook).
• Experience in financial modeling, and the viability of the target's revenue and profit forecast.
• Strong business acumen, with analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to understand how business model decisions impact performance.
• Comfort with ambiguity and fluid client situations and ability to work in a fast-paced deal environment; travel varies with client assignments.
• Team oriented work ethic and collaborative attitude.
• Strong presentation skills and excellent command of the English and preferably the Arabic.
• Professional certification in finance CFA, CMA or PMP is a plus.

Job Post Duration

Job posting start date: 07/01/2025

Job posting end date: 12/31/2025

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.