Business development specialist  – تفاصيل الوظيفة

The Role:

– This is a market-facing, relationship-led role focused on increasing participation from Saudi families and developing partnerships with Saudi schools.

– You will act as local Saudi market lead, bringing cultural insight, Arabic-language engagement, and trusted relationships to support long-term growth.

– You will work closely with internal teams to ensure programmes are culturally aligned, commercially viable, and operationally successful.

Key Responsibilities:

Grow Saudi Customer Participation:

– Increase registrations from Saudi nationals across Elite’s venues and programmes

– Support localisation of programmes, schedules, pricing, and communication to suit Saudi families

– Build trusted relationships with Saudi parents, community groups, and local networks

– Lead Arabic-language engagement including WhatsApp communication, parent meetings, and community outreach

– Gather customer feedback to improve conversion, satisfaction, and retention

Develop Partnerships with Saudi Schools:

– Identify and engage Saudi private schools, bilingual schools, and MOE-licensed schools

– Lead meetings, presentations, and negotiations in Arabic and English

– Support the development of pilot programmes and long-term school partnerships

– Coordinate internally to ensure contracts, pricing, and delivery meet school expectations

– Support post-contract relationship management to ensure long-term success

Market & Cultural Advisory:

– Act as an internal Saudi market advisor

– Provide guidance on cultural expectations, gender-specific programming, communication tone, and community trust-building

– Support the marketing team with Arabic content direction and campaign feedback

Reporting & Collaboration:

– Track key market activity and provide regular updates to the management team

– Contribute to planning and forecasting for Saudi market expansion