VP of Investment Placement📣 إعلان

About the Role

********* is seeking a commercially driven and highly organized individual to serve as VP of Investment Placement. This full-time role, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will be responsible for executing and growing an investment business across KSA and Kuwait. The position requires a minimum of 10 years of experience in investment management and a proven track record in senior leadership roles.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently source and close capital from High Net Worth (HNW) individuals, family offices, institutional investors, and financial institutions.
• Collaborate with internal teams across real estate, private equity, and investments to develop tailored and commercially sound investor proposals.
• Manage and align a placement team to achieve shared pipeline targets.
• Ensure full compliance with SAMA, CMA, KYC, and AML requirements for investor onboarding and due diligence.
• Drive consistent business development activities to foster long-term investor relationships and measurable Assets Under Management (AUM) growth.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 8-10 years of experience in investment management, with clear progression into a senior or leadership role.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related business field.
• Verifiable track record of independently executing fundraising campaigns and closing capital from institutional investors, HNW individuals, and family offices across KSA and the broader GCC.
• Strong existing and active investor network within KSA and Kuwait.
• Deep working knowledge of alternative investment products including real estate, private equity, and Venture Capital, with direct experience presenting and placing these products with investors.
• Demonstrated experience building and managing an active deal pipeline, including structured follow-up, investor profiling, and converting leads into closed commitments.
• Hands-on experience managing investor onboarding compliance, including KYC, AML, and FATCA/CRS documentation requirements.
• Working knowledge of SAMA and CMA regulatory requirements as they apply to fundraising and investor-facing activities.
• Proven ability to collaborate across internal functions including real estate, private equity, and investor operations to develop tailored investor proposals.
• Proven ability to manage and align a placement team around shared pipeline and fundraising targets.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or a Master's degree in Finance or a related field.
• Experience working across multiple GCC markets including UAE, Qatar, or Bahrain in addition to KSA and Kuwait.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Arabic.
• Experience generating and presenting investor status reports and pipeline updates to senior leadership.
• Familiarity with CRM tools or investor database management for pipeline tracking and investor profiling.

Work Location and Type

This is a full-time position located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with responsibilities extending to Kuwait.