Business Development Manager

Belden; Dhahran Compound; On-site; SAR 279,000 - 446,400; Full time

Job summary

Belden is seeking a Business Development Manager for MEA in Saudi Arabia. The role is hybrid, mid-to-senior level, and focuses on early specification influence in hospitality and infrastructure programs in KSA and MEA.

You will engage consultants and design firms upstream to shape architectures around Belden solutions, focusing on network, OT, and cybersecurity at the design stage, and build a qualified pre-RFQ pipeline.

Qualifications

• Educational background: degree in Business, Marketing, or Engineering or equivalent commercial experience.
• Professional experience in commercial roles, consultant engagement, specification selling, or infrastructure projects.
• International exposure in a medium-to-large organization with cross-functional teams.
• Agile mindset with strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) and at least one other relevant language.

Responsibilities

• Engage key consultants and design firms upstream to shape architectures and standards around Belden solutions.
• Build relations with consultants focusing on network, OT, and cybersecurity architectures at design stage.
• Identify mega projects and provide early, qualified opportunities to Commercial teams.
• Develop a pre-RFQ pipeline through specification-driven engagement in MEA and KSA.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Agile mindset

English fluency

Education

Degree in Business/Marketing/Engineering

Job description

Business Development Manager - MEA

Place: Saudi Arabia (Riyadh or Dhahran)

Type: Hybrid

Level: Mid-to-Senior

You will make an impact in the following way

This role is focused on early specification influence in large, long-cycle hospitality and infrastructure programs in KSA and MEA.

The priority is to engage key consultants and design firms upstream, before RFQ, to shape architectures and standards around Belden solutions.

The role builds strong relationships with consultants, with a focus on network, OT, and cybersecurity architectures at design stage.

The objective is to secure early visibility on long-cycle, specification-driven programs and convert this into qualified pre-RFQ pipeline.

This role directly aims in identifying mega projects and feeds the Commercial teams with early, well-qualified opportunities.

What you will bring

• Educational background: Degree in Business, Marketing, or Engineering, or equivalent professional experience with a strong commercial focus.
• Professional experience: Proven track record in a commercial role and/or in consultant engagement, specification selling, and infrastructure projects.
• International exposure: Experience in a medium-to-large international organization, working in a matrix environment and with cross-functional teams.
• Agile mindset: Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced and metric-driven environment.
• Language proficiency: Fluency in English, both written and spoken and fluency in minimum one other relevant language.

These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job.