Chief Investment Officer

Chief Investment Officer Role at Virtucruit

Virtucruit is conducting a confidential search for a Chief Investment Officer on behalf of a well-capitalized Saudi institution. This full-time role is based in Riyadh and requires over 10 years of experience. The Chief Investment Officer will be responsible for leading capital allocation, corporate development, and value creation at the group level for a client with a significant balance sheet and an active investment and growth agenda.

Role Overview and Impact

The Chief Investment Officer will drive the capital allocation and corporate development agenda, serving as the commercial and analytical engine for the Chief Executive Officer and the board. This position supports high-value strategic decisions, including investment, divestment, partnership, and acquisition opportunities. The role ensures institutional capital allocation discipline, collaborating closely with the Chief Financial Officer on funding and the Chief Executive Officer on strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the capital allocation framework, including the prioritization, sizing, and sequencing of all material investment decisions.
• Lead the investment committee process, ensuring analytical standards, business case discipline, and post-investment review rigor.
• Set return thresholds, hurdle rates, and capital discipline for major expenditures.
• Build and manage the corporate development pipeline, including acquisitions, joint ventures, partnerships, and selective divestments.
• Lead the full transaction lifecycle from target identification and valuation through due diligence, structuring, negotiation, integration planning, and value tracking.
• Develop the institutional perspective on adjacencies and growth opportunities.
• Own the analytical framework for the existing portfolio, including performance reviews, rebalancing, and capital reallocation.
• Partner with senior leadership on long-term portfolio shape and growth priorities.
• Own the long-range plan and the multi-year financial model, in partnership with the Chief Financial Officer.
• Drive a structured value creation agenda with clear initiatives, owners, milestones, and tracked impact.
• Build analytical infrastructure, scenario planning, market intelligence, and competitor benchmarking to inform the executive committee and the board.
• Support the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in board and investor engagements on strategy, capital allocation, and corporate development.
• Develop materials, analysis, and positioning to present the institution's investment case to relevant stakeholders.
• Build relationships with banks, advisors, family offices, and strategic counterparties to ensure access to appropriate deal flow.

Candidate Requirements

• Ability to operate with the Chief Executive Officer, the board, and external counterparties at an institutional standard.
• Discipline to decline value-destroying ideas, regardless of sponsor seniority, and to defend that position with evidence.
• Strong analytical, structured, and intellectually independent approach.
• Operates as an institutional voice, not based on personal opinion.

Experience and Qualifications

Candidates should possess over 10 years of relevant experience in investment management and corporate development. The salary for this position will be disclosed during the recruitment process.

Application Process

If you meet the qualifications and are interested in this Chief Investment Officer opportunity, please submit your application for consideration.