Business Development Manager for Saudi Arabia

What you will do

As a Business Development Manager, you’ll report to the Global Business Development Leader and work closely with the KSA team. Based in Jeddah, your mission is to create demand for Fire Detection products by engaging with consultants, contractors, developers, and end users from the early specification stage. In this role, you will identify new opportunities and define vertical markets, build long-term relationships with high-profile customers, promote Fire Detection solutions while expanding brand awareness in your territory, deliver technical seminars, presentations, and product demonstrations, and recommend solutions that meet project requirements. This position requires a strong technical background and offers a dynamic environment to leverage your expertise.

How you will do it

• Use your technical knowledge to guide consultants and developers on design and specifications.

• Collaborate with Sales and Technical Support to ensure proposals meet customer needs.

• Develop design, technical, and marketing tools for new and existing products.

• Keep accurate records of opportunities, quotes, and projects in company systems.

You’ll thrive if you’re a hunter—driven, independent, and persistent—with excellent planning and time management skills.

What we look for

• Minimum 5 years in technical or business development roles with Fire Detection products.

• Hands-on experience in Fire Detection system design.

• Strong knowledge of Fire Detection brands.

• Excellent presentation, communication, and persuasion skills.

• Ability to identify decision-makers and build relationships.

• Highly proactive, independent, and collaborative mindset.

• Integrity, ethics, and a results-driven attitude.

• Creative problem-solver with a “can-do” approach.

• Fluent Arabic and good English.

Our culture

At Johnson Controls you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most exciting projects in today’s market. Our hardworking people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, results-oriented, hardworking and above all fun.

We believe that diversity and inclusion matter and make a difference. By embracing the true value of diversity and inclusion, getting comfortable with having crucial conversations, and valuing different perspectives, we will be one of the most desirable places to work.