Sales Director (Public Sector) KSA

IDEMIA Group; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEMIA is seeking a Sales Leader in Saudi Arabia to drive strategic growth by owning senior customer relationships and developing high‑value opportunities through complex, multi‑stakeholder sales cycles. The role focuses on Saudi government entities and major Saudi organisations, complementing existing capability with senior account leadership and strong commercial execution.

You will manage a high‑priority pipeline, negotiate major deals, and travel as needed, while representing IDEMIA credibly

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years in B2B sales and strategic account management at executive level.
• Proven experience with Saudi government accounts or major Saudi organisations.
• Track record of winning high‑value, complex opportunities; deals around €1m+ relevant.
• Fluent Arabic and strong English; based in Riyadh or willing to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Own and grow a portfolio of strategic Saudi accounts with government focus.
• Build trusted executive relationships and represent IDEMIA in the Saudi market.
• Own sales pipeline, revenue, progression and close deals.
• Lead complex, high‑value opportunities with multiple stakeholders.
• Negotiate and manage demanding customer situations with diplomacy and judgement.
• Protect IDEMIA’s interests while building long‑term relationships.
• Collaborate with the Saudi sales team to enhance pipeline and closing capabilities.

Skills

Executive leadership

Saudi government sales

Strategic account management

Negotiation & closing

Bilingual Arabic/English

Job description

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Since our founding, IDEMIA has been on a mission to unlock the world and make it safer through our cutting-edge identity technologies. Our technology leadership makes us the partner of choice for hundreds of governments and thousands of enterprises in over 180 countries, including some of the biggest and most influential brands in the world. In applying our unique expertise in biometrics and cryptography, we enable our clients to unlock simpler and safer ways to pay, connect, access, identify, travel and protect public places – at scale and in total security.

Our teams work from 5 continents and speak 100+ different languages. We strongly believe that our diversity is a key driver of innovation and performance.

Purpose

The Sales Leader will drive strategic growth in Saudi Arabia by owning senior customer relationships, developing high-value opportunities and leading complex sales cycles through to close.

The role will focus particularly on Saudi government entities and major Saudi organisations, complementing the existing business development capability with senior executive engagement, strategic account leadership and strong commercial execution.

Key Missions

• Own and grow a portfolio of strategic Saudi accounts, with a strong focus on government and major enterprise customers
• Build trusted relationships with senior executives and act as a credible senior representative of IDEMIA in the Saudi market
• Carry clear accountability for sales pipeline, revenue, opportunity progression and deal closure
• Lead complex, high-value sales opportunities, including programmes involving multiple stakeholders, system integrators, contractors and technology partners
• Manage commercial negotiations and high-pressure customer situations with diplomacy, resilience and sound judgement
• Protect IDEMIA’s commercial and strategic interests while building long‑term customer and partner relationships
• Work closely with the existing Saudi Sales Manager, adding senior account leadership and closing capability to business development and pipeline‑generation activity
• Identify growth opportunities within existing accounts and proactively create new pipeline
• Coordinate internal teams and external partners to ensure clear ownership, communication and momentum throughout the sales cycle
• Potentially take ownership of a major strategic Saudi partner/account relationship as the partnership develops

Profile & Other Information

• Approximately 8-10+ years of relevant B2B sales, strategic account management or business development experience, with sufficient seniority to operate independently at executive level
• Proven experience managing Saudi government accounts and/or major Saudi organisations
• Demonstrable ownership of sales targets, pipeline, negotiation and closing
• Track record of winning high-value, complex opportunities; experience with deals around €1m+ is highly relevant
• Strong experience navigating multi-stakeholder solution sales involving integrators, contractors, partners and customer decision-makers
• Confident and composed under pressure, with the ability to challenge appropriately, negotiate firmly and preserve senior customer relationships
• Fluent Arabic and strong English communication skills
• Based in Riyadh or willing to relocate to Riyadh

Preferred Background

• Experience in security, biometrics, smart biometrics, digital identity, access control, cyber security or adjacent technology solutions
• Existing network across Saudi government entities and strategic Saudi organisations
• Experience gained within a security technology vendor, system integrator, identity solution provider or related environment
• An engineering or technical foundation combined with a successful move into commercial / sales leadership can be advantageous
• Saudi national candidates with the required commercial track record and network are particularly welcomed, although capability and fit remain critical

What Success Looks Like

• Strong executive relationships established across priority Saudi accounts
• A healthy, qualified pipeline with clear revenue accountability
• Complex opportunities actively progressed and closed
• Effective management of demanding customer situations without unnecessary senior escalation
• A strong working partnership with the existing Saudi sales team, with clear complementary responsibilities
• Credible senior representation of IDEMIA across strategic government, enterprise and partner relationships

By choosing to work at IDEMIA, you will join a unique tech company, offering a wide range of growth opportunities. You will contribute to a safer world, collaborating with an international and global community. We value the diversity of our teams and welcome people from all walks of life, regardless of how they look, where they come from, who they love, or what they think.

We deliver cutting edge, future proof innovation that reach the highest technological standards and we’re transforming, fast, to stay a leader in a world that’s changing fast, too.

At IDEMIA, people can develop their expertise and feel a sense of ownership and empowerment, in a global environment, as part of a company with the ambition and the ability to change the world.

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