Strategic Partnerships & Growth Manager

Qiddiya; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya in Riyadh is seeking a Senior Business Development lead for its Film Studio asset to drive occupancy, revenue, and ecosystem value by forging strategic partnerships with studios, production companies, and creative operators. You will identify opportunities, build a structured pipeline, and coordinate with finance on pricing and feasibility.

The role requires a strong network in entertainment and real estate, proven negotiation skills, and the ability to develop partner models and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a related field.
• 6–8 years of experience in business development, partnerships, commercial leasing, or strategic relationship management.
• Experience within entertainment, media, hospitality, real estate, destination development, creative industries, or ecosystem-driven environments preferred.
• Strong network across entertainment, media, content production, or creative sectors is preferred

Responsibilities

• Identify and pursue new commercial opportunities, strategic partnerships, and ecosystem collaborations that support occupancy, utilization, and revenue growth.
• Develop and maintain relationships with studios, production companies, content creators, creative operators, service providers, training partners, and other industry stakeholders.
• Build and manage a structured commercial pipeline aligned with occupancy targets, partnership priorities, and long-term commercial sustainability.
• Support development of anchor partnership models, commercial proposals, and collaboration frameworks tailored to the Film Studio offering.
• Conduct market analysis and benchmark industry trends, competitor activity, operator needs, and commercial opportunities relevant to studio activation and growth.
• Support negotiation discussions, commercial structuring activities, and partnership terms development.
• Coordinate with Finance on pricing, commercial feasibility, revenue assumptions, and business case inputs.
• Support leasing and occupancy growth initiatives in alignment with the commercial strategy.
• Represent the Film Studio in networking events, industry forums, market meetings, and stakeholder engagements.
• Develop partnership engagement plans and relationship management strategies for priority accounts and strategic collaborators.
• Coordinate cross-functional support for onboarding strategic partners and enabling successful operational integration.
• Monitor partnership performance and identify opportunities for expansion, repeat usage, and deeper commercial collaboration.
• Prepare commercial reports, pipeline updates, market intelligence insights, and partnership recommendations.
• Support activation initiatives, ecosystem development activities, and industry engagement programs that strengthen the Film Studio proposition.
• Contribute to long-term commercial sustainability planning through partnership-led growth opportunities

Skills

Business development

Commercial negotiations

Partner management

Market analysis

Relationship management

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Media, Entertainment Management, or related field

Job description

Qiddiya in Riyadh is seeking a Senior Business Development lead for its Film Studio asset to drive occupancy, revenue, and ecosystem value by forging strategic partnerships with studios, production companies, and creative operators. You will identify opportunities, build a structured pipeline, and coordinate with finance on pricing and feasibility.

The role requires a strong network in entertainment and real estate, proven negotiation skills, and the ability to develop partner models and