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About Ollen Group

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

About the Role: Business Development Manager, Private Sector

Ollen Group is seeking a Business Development Manager, Private Sector, to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is integral to the firm's private sector growth in Saudi Arabia. The position focuses on identifying, developing, and converting 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-led role requiring strong market access, commercial maturity, and the ability to position Ollen Group's integrated strategy, design, and execution capabilities to senior decision-makers. A minimum of 5-10 years of experience is required for this role.

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 Group 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 Group as a practical partner for organizations seeking growth, transformation, differentiation, or market expansion.
• Coordinate with Ollen Group'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 Group professionally in meetings, market events, introductions, and strategic discussions.
• Build long-term relationships rather than focusing on one-off transactional leads.
• Support Ollen Group in understanding the Saudi private sector landscape, including key sectors, active groups, decision-makers, competitors, and market opportunities.

Segment Exposure

• 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.

Career Opportunity

This role offers a senior, market-facing position with direct access to Ollen Group's leadership team. It provides an opportunity to contribute to the expansion of Ollen Group's presence in Saudi Arabia. The platform covers strategy, design, execution, customer experience, retail, FMCG, public sector, digital, and business growth. The compensation package is competitive and includes performance-based incentives. The work environment is practical, entrepreneurial, and emphasizes accountability, offering exposure to projects across Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East.