Business Development Manager Private Sector

About Ollen Group

Ollen is a consulting and design firm specializing in strategy, design, and execution. The firm assists organizations in translating concepts into tangible outcomes through a combination of strategic thinking, creative development, and implementation support. Ollen's work encompasses research, strategy, growth planning, customer experience, brand development, packaging, retail and commercial environments, project coordination, digital platforms, and execution supervision. The firm collaborates with private and public sector organizations across various industries, including consumer goods, retail, food and beverage, hospitality, agribusiness, industrials, infrastructure, and economic development.

The Role of Business Development Manager, Private Sector

Ollen Group is seeking a Business Development Manager for the Private Sector in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is central to Ollen's private sector expansion in Saudi Arabia, focusing on identifying, developing, and securing new opportunities with Saudi companies, family businesses, conglomerates, retailers, FMCG groups, hospitality operators, industrial companies, developers, investment groups, and high-growth businesses. This is a senior, relationship-driven position requiring strong market access, commercial maturity, and the ability to present Ollen's integrated strategy, design, and execution capabilities to senior decision-makers.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a qualified pipeline of new private sector opportunities across Saudi Arabia.
• Leverage existing relationships with business owners, CEOs, executives, family offices, retail groups, FMCG companies, hospitality groups, developers, industrial companies, and investment-backed businesses.
• Identify client needs where Ollen can provide support through strategy, growth planning, brand development, customer experience, retail and commercial design, packaging, digital platforms, execution supervision, or business acceleration.
• Initiate senior-level conversations and position Ollen as a practical partner for organizations seeking growth, transformation, differentiation, or market expansion.
• Coordinate with Ollen's leadership and delivery teams to shape relevant proposals, scopes of work, credentials, and commercial offers.
• Manage the business development cycle from target identification, outreach, relationship development, opportunity qualification, proposal coordination, negotiation support, and handover to delivery.
• Maintain accurate pipeline tracking, opportunity status, revenue forecasts, and client relationship notes.
• Represent Ollen professionally in meetings, market events, introductions, and strategic discussions.
• Build long-term relationships rather than focusing on one-off transactional leads.
• Support Ollen in understanding the Saudi private sector landscape, including key sectors, active groups, decision-makers, competitors, and market opportunities.

Target Client Segments

• Family businesses and conglomerates.
• FMCG, consumer goods, beauty, fragrance, food, and retail companies.
• Hospitality, F&B, leisure, and lifestyle operators.
• Real estate developers and commercial destination owners.
• Mobility, transportation, and EV companies.
• Industrial, manufacturing, agribusiness, and food production companies.
• Investment groups, portfolio companies, and growth-stage businesses.
• Companies seeking market entry, repositioning, customer experience improvement, retail rollout, packaging transformation, or growth strategy.

Qualifications and Experience

• 5-10 years of relevant experience in business development, particularly within the private sector.
• Demonstrated strong market access and commercial maturity.
• Ability to position complex service offerings to senior decision-makers.

Work Environment and Compensation

This role offers a senior, market-facing position with direct access to Ollen's leadership team. It provides exposure to meaningful projects across Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East within a practical, entrepreneurial, and high-accountability working environment. Compensation is competitive with performance-based upside.