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Responsibilities:
- Prospect, identify, and qualify new business opportunities within the region.
- Focus primarily on the Funds and Private Equity vertical, working with private equity firms, institutional investors, asset managers, and GCC Sovereign Wealth funds who invest and operate internationally.
- Support acquisitions, restructuring, and operational transformation by introducing the firm’s products and services to this vertical.
- Build and manage client relationships on an ongoing basis.
- Drive the firm’s overall growth plans in the region by working closely with senior management to identify new industry verticals and business development opportunities.
- Attend events, conferences, and round-tables to continue building and growing the company brand.
- Close opportunities in the region generated by Marketing, Partner Relations, and Direct Sales lead generation efforts.
- Generate proposals and provide related pricing materials for potential clients.
- Lead, manage, and close the full sales cycle.
- Accurately forecast on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis by account.
- Focus on long-term revenue growth in the region.
Requirements:
- 10+ years’ experience working as a business development or sales professional in a rapidly growing company.
- Strong understanding of the Middle East corporate and private equity network, and GCC Sovereign Wealth Funds.
- Should have a network of pre-existing relationships directly with PE firms as well as the broader ecosystem including intermediaries and consultants.
- Experience building and managing key partner relationships.
- Proven overachiever with a track record of individual sales success.
- Strong verbal and written communications skills.
- MS Office skills, experience with Salesforce.com a plus.
- Entrepreneurial self-starter interested in dynamic and fast-paced environment.