Business Development Lead - Taleed

Overview

We are seeking a Business Development Professional to join the Champions Department. The Champions Department is responsible for the delivery of end-to-end product development, entrepreneurship, and investment opportunities to convert lucrative business ideas into champions that enable job creation and economic growth.

As a Business Development Professional, you will be responsible for the end-to-end process, including sourcing new SMEs/ideas, conducting comprehensive due diligence on business opportunities, developing proposals/business plans, supporting localization of new strategic SMEs, executing the investment opportunities and engaging with SMEs, partners and investors as well as negotiating with them.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, or Engineering. Master's degree MBA or equivalent is a plus.
• A Minimum of 9 years of experience in business development, investments support, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Venture Capital, and consulting.
• Strong experience in assessing the market landscape (structure, size and profitability, drivers of performance, trends, outlook).
• Experience in financial modeling, and the viability of the target's revenue and profit forecast.
• Strong business acumen, with analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to understand how business model decisions impact performance.
• Comfort with ambiguity and fluid client situations and ability to work in a fast-paced deal environment; travel varies with client assignments.
• Team oriented work ethic and collaborative attitude.
• Strong presentation skills and excellent command of English and preferably Arabic.
• Professional certification in finance CFA, CMA or PMP is a plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform financial due diligence and analysis on prospective investment targets and perform detailed financial valuation analysis.
• Conduct market research on the industry and gather market intelligence to identify potential opportunities in targeted sectors (e.g., Sustainability/Climate Tech, MedTech, HardTech, Fintech).
• Develop, validate, and iterate on innovative business models, ensuring alignment with long term strategic goals.
• Create financial models that enhance return on investment of projects and financial planning.
• Prepare financial documents for presentation to potential and current investors.
• Analyze company accounts and financial projections and advise the company on how to best position its investments.
• Provide updates on financial markets activities in order to right position the company in the local and the global market.
• Develop an investment policy aligned to the company strategy and an investment criterion for evaluating prospective projects.
• Ensure that all investment compliance regulations are met.

Additional Information

• Job Post Duration
  Job posting start date: 07/01/2025
  Job posting end date: 12/31/2025
• Working environment: Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly. At Aramco, our people work on world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology. We invest heavily in talent development and provide extensive workforce development programs.