Managing Partner

About Trivers

Trivers is a Saudi recruitment firm specializing in executive search, headhunting, and specialist recruitment. The firm combines Saudi market expertise, targeted candidate outreach, and structured assessment to assist businesses in securing leadership and critical talent.

Role Overview

Trivers is seeking a Managing Partner for a contract engagement in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is an entrepreneurial commercial leadership role focused on business development, client acquisition, and strategic partnerships within the headhunting and recruitment sector. The Managing Partner will work directly with the Founder & CEO to lead Trivers’ commercial function, from identifying market opportunities and developing client relationships to closing assignments, expanding accounts, and building productive partnerships. This is a hands-on leadership position requiring the ability to shape commercial direction and execute it personally, working closely with recruitment delivery teams to translate client needs into successful, commercially sound engagements. This role operates on a commission-only engagement with no fixed salary temporarily, with a clear path for commercial leadership progression and potential ownership in the business based on demonstrated impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Trivers’ commercial strategy across priority industries and client segments.
• Shape service propositions, pricing, and engagement models in collaboration with the Founder & CEO.
• Identify growth opportunities and direct commercial effort toward attractive, deliverable business.
• Establish sales processes, account planning, forecasting, and commercial reporting.
• Recommend team structure and resources needed to support growth.
• Lead the full sales cycle, including prospecting, discovery, proposals, negotiation, and closing.
• Build relationships with founders, C-ExOs, CHROs, and senior hiring decision-makers.
• Secure executive search, headhunting, specialist recruitment, and multi-role hiring assignments.
• Develop tailored proposals that connect hiring requirements with business priorities.
• Represent Trivers in client meetings, industry events, and commercial discussions.
• Build and manage a portfolio of strategic clients.
• Develop a clear understanding of clients’ businesses, leadership requirements, and upcoming hiring needs.
• Convert successful assignments into repeat business, broader engagements, and referrals.
• Maintain senior client relationships and lead commercial issue resolution.
• Coordinate with recruiters to align scope, service commitments, and delivery capacity.
• Establish referral and commercial partnerships with advisors, investors, business communities, and complementary service providers.
• Develop partnership propositions with clear responsibilities and shared commercial value.
• Identify relevant opportunities involving Hunters Academy and FirstPass AI.
• Strengthen Trivers’ visibility and credibility within the Saudi business community.
• Maintain accurate CRM records, pipeline visibility, and reliable forecasts.
• Own commercial negotiations within agreed approval limits.
• Monitor assignment economics, pricing discipline, and client profitability.
• Coordinate invoicing and collection follow-up with finance support.
• Provide regular updates on opportunities, client activity, partnerships, and support requirements.

Candidate Profile

This opportunity is suitable for professionals with strong commercial experience in recruitment or executive search, senior business development professionals in HR or professional services, boutique consultancy founders interested in building through a broader business, or commercial leaders seeking greater autonomy and a route toward equity ownership.

Compensation

This role is structured as a commission-only engagement with no fixed salary temporarily.

Growth Opportunity

Join a company with six years of market experience to lead its next stage of growth. This role offers the opportunity to build and lead the commercial function, shape business decisions, and grow a strategic client portfolio with recruitment delivery support. Upon demonstrating impact, there is a clear path to discuss commercial leadership progression and potential ownership in the business.