Client Services Partner

IFS; Riyadh; Hybrid; SAR 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work opportunities

Inclusive workplace experiences

Job summary

A technology-driven global company based in Riyadh is seeking a Client Services Partner (CSP) to support the sales team in delivering customer success and consulting services. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience in a customer-facing role, strong verbal and written communication skills, and proficiency in both English and Arabic. The role requires strategic planning, collaboration across teams, and adherence to best practices in proposals. Flexibility and travel may be necessary to meet the needs of clients across the region.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in a customer-facing and/or pre-sales role.
• Experience in customer success, professional services, or project management.
• Competency in tools for data analysis and reporting.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and presentation skills
• Strategic planning skills
• Thrives in a deadline‑driven environment, working across multiple functions and geographical locations
• Willing to travel throughout the region as required
• Competency in using tools such as Microsoft Powerpoint, Excel, Power BI and Gen AI for data analysis, reporting, and presentation purposes.

Responsibilities

• Support sales teams with services presales guidance.
• Facilitate customer requirements discovery workshops.
• Ensure proposals follow best practices and minimize risk.
• Collaborate with sales and delivery teams to design executable offerings delivering customer value across lifecycle.

Skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Presentation skills

Strategic planning skills

Ability to thrive in deadline-driven environments

Proficiency in English and Arabic

Travel readiness

PowerPoint & BI tools

Education

University degree or equivalent professional qualifications

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Gen AI

Job description

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 7000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting‑edge.

At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winner team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI‑driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.

If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.

Job Description

The Client Services Partner (CSP) role is positioned within the IFS Global Services Presales function. This role serves as a key partner to our sales team and customers, supporting the sales team in packing, positioning and integrating services to an opportunity. The IFS services portfolio includes customer success, implementation and consulting delivery, cloud managed services, and support & maintenance. While the sales lead owns the overall customer relationship and enduring commercial responsibility, the CSP provides critical services presales guidance and advice.

Working with sales and delivery teams, the CSP establishes and shapes desired customer outcomes and designs executable offerings to deliver value across the customer lifecycle. This individual is responsible for shaping how our portfolio of service offerings is positioned and sold to customers. They play a vital role in the sales process, requiring strong communication skills and the ability to influence deals internally. CSPs report to a regional team with a primary focus on a defined geographic territory.

Throughout the sales cycle, the CSP is active from shaping the opportunity to closing the deal, always working in partnership with sales team. Key responsibilities include facilitating customer requirements discovery workshops, pitching services aligned with customer objectives, qualifying deals, and setting the services sales strategy.

The CSP ensures that IFS proposals follow best practices and standards while minimizing risk to both the customer and IFS. Collaboration with many contributors is essential, but the CSP drives the services content of the bids, along with underpinning documentation, contracts, and Statements of Work (SOWs).

Qualifications

• Saudi National or current resident (Iqama)
• 10+ years of experience in a customer facing and/or pre‑sales role in – Customer success, professional services, management consultancy, project management; experience of customers undergoing transformation or digitalisation
• Proficiency in English and Arabic
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and presentation skills
• Strategic planning skills
• Thrives in a deadline‑driven environment, working across multiple functions and geographical locations
• Willing to travel throughout the region as required
• Competency in using tools such as Microsoft Powerpoint, Excel, Power BI and Gen AI for data analysis, reporting, and presentation purposes.

Desirable

• University degree, or equivalent professional qualifications, in a field relevant for the functional area or responsibility
• Experience from working with ERP, FSM or EAM applications
• Experience of agile development methodology
• Industry knowledge in one of IFS 6 core industries
• Proven experience in Sales methodologies (SPIN/MEDDIC etc)

Additional Information

We embrace flexibility and hybrid work opportunities to support diverse needs and lifestyles, while also valuing inclusive workplace experiences. By fostering a sense of community, we drive innovation, strengthen connections, and nurture belonging. Our commitment ensures you can work in a way that suits you best, while also engaging with colleagues to share ideas and build meaningful relationships.