Business Development Professional

About
Jobs at this level are responsible for supporting in maintaining and expanding relationships with prospect and existing clients, executing short term plans to engage new industries, support in the identification of short and long term business opportunities, and engaging medium margin ventures. This includes collecting, analyzing, and reporting market demand through awareness building and consultative sales, as well as maintenance and tracking of the client pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to documenting and initiating business relationships with BD experts in the public and private sector within the Kingdom.
• Identify and analyze information on mega prospect large-scale projects and report findings to management on smart cities and ICT/Digitization market opportunities and leads.
• Initiate and manage consultative sales activities for medium to low return clients within a selected domain of expertise in a given industry while maintaining rapport with current partnerships.
• Collect supporting resources to assist sales in bids participation based on client expectations and aspirations.
• Conduct market research and report market insights on emerging industry trends to develop new ICT/Digitization concepts and value propositions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in business development with a focus on the telecommunications industry.
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing or Business Administration.
• Experience in VC/Incubator settings in the telecommunications industry.
• Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
• Project management experience is desirable.

Additional Education Certifications

• Strategic Management Professional (SMP) certification
• Marketing certification
• Strategic Planning Professional (SPP) certification