General Manager | Operations & Growth | Design-Build Projects

General Manager, Operations & Growth

(Alternative internal title: Operations Director)

Location

Riyadh

Industry

Design, Fit-Out, Landscaping, Construction Services, Premium Projects

About The Opportunity

A growing Saudi-owned company operating across premium project execution, built environments, design-led delivery, and multi-service contracting is seeking a commercially minded operations leader to help scale the next phase of growth.

The business has an established market presence, strong reputation, recurring opportunities, and ambitious expansion plans. This role is ideal for someone who can bring structure, accountability, execution discipline, and growth momentum.

Role Purpose

Lead day-to-day business operations while improving performance, profitability, team alignment, project delivery standards, and commercial execution.

You will work closely with founders (CEO & Chief Archtict), ownership and senior stakeholders to convert a successful founder-led business into a stronger institutional platform.

Key Responsibilities

Business Operations

• Oversee daily company operations across departments
• Build weekly operating rhythm and management cadence
• Improve internal accountability and reporting
• Monitor priorities and execution across teams
  
  

Project Delivery

• Track live projects, deadlines, budgets, risks, client satisfaction
• Improve coordination between technical, commercial, procurement, and site teams
• Reduce delays and leakage
  
  

Commercial Growth

• Strengthen lead conversion process
• Support partnerships and new revenue opportunities
• Improve proposal quality, pricing discipline, and pipeline visibility
  
  

Financial Discipline

• Improve budgeting visibility
• Manage cash flow coordination with finance team
• Track profitability by project / business line
• Improve collections discipline
  
  

Team Leadership

• Manage department heads
• Recruit strong talent where required
• Build performance culture
• Introduce KPI systems that actually work
  
  

What Success in First 6 Months Looks Like

• Better management control
• Clear reporting structure
• Improved collections / visibility
• Stronger delivery discipline
• Founder time freed for growth
• Higher profitability control
• Better hiring decisions
  
  

Requirements

• 10+ years experience in operations, contracting, fit-out, landscaping, facilities, development, or project-based businesses
• Strong commercial instinct
• Comfortable in founder-led entrepreneurial environments
• Hands-on, practical, execution-focused
• Strong Arabic and English preferred
• Experience managing multi-function teams
• Can build order from chaos without bureaucracy
  
  

Strong Advantage If Candidate Has Experience In

• Riyadh market relationships
• Construction / fit-out / premium residential / hospitality projects
• SME growth-stage companies
• P&L ownership
• KPI implementation
• Cash flow management
  
  

Personality Fit

• Mature
• Calm under pressure
• Fast thinker
• Respected operator
• No ego around titles
• Can influence founders without politics
• Builder mentality
  
  

Benefits

Compensation Range

• SAR 22,000 to SAR 38,000 monthly + Plus lucritve performance incentives for the right candidate (Highly dependent on experience and fit)
• Annual but Milestones based salay increment