Senior Director Commercial (Development Finance)

About Qiddiya Investment Company

Qiddiya Investment Company (شركة قدية الاستثمارية) is seeking a Senior Director - Commercial (Development Finance) to join its team in Riyadh, Riyadh Province. This is a full-time position focused on leading development finance functions for major strategic initiatives.

Role Overview

The Senior Director will lead the development finance function for significant development, infrastructure, real estate, and strategic investment initiatives. This involves establishing optimal funding strategies, capital structures, and financial solutions. The role provides executive leadership on project financing, investment evaluation, financial feasibility, and capital allocation decisions to support sustainable growth and value creation. The Senior Director will drive financial performance and support strategic decision-making through effective stakeholder management, financial governance, and innovative financing approaches.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of financing strategies for major development programs and projects.
• Oversee financial feasibility studies, business cases, investment analyses, and funding assessments.
• Develop capital structures, financing plans, and funding models to support project delivery and long-term value creation.
• Lead engagement with banks, investors, financial institutions, sovereign entities, and development finance organizations.
• Direct debt raising, refinancing, project finance, and capital market activities as required.
• Evaluate investment opportunities, strategic partnerships, and funding alternatives to optimize financial outcomes.
• Oversee financial modeling, valuation analyses, scenario planning, and sensitivity assessments.
• Monitor portfolio performance, capital deployment, liquidity requirements, and financing risks.
• Provide strategic financial recommendations to executive leadership and governance committees.
• Collaborate with Development, Commercial, Project Delivery, Treasury, Legal, Risk, and Investment teams to support project objectives.
• Ensure compliance with financing agreements, financial governance requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Lead and develop high-performing development finance teams and promote best practices across the organization.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in development finance.

Internal Interactions

• Executive Leadership Team
• Development Teams
• Commercial Teams
• Treasury
• Finance and Accounting
• Investment Teams
• Legal
• Risk Management
• Project Delivery Teams

External Interactions

• Commercial Banks
• Investment Banks
• Sovereign Wealth Funds
• Development Finance Institutions
• Investors
• Financial Advisors
• Credit Rating Agencies
• Government Authorities