Business Development Manager

WE ARE HIRING | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER GCC-Based | Remote / Freelance | International Recruitment & Workforce Solutions

We are not looking for someone to simply make calls, send messages, or maintain an existing client list. We are looking for a business builder. Someone who understands the GCC market, knows how to reach decision-makers, can open doors with employers and strategic partners, and has the commercial ability to turn conversations into contracts, job orders, and revenue. If you have a proven track record of winning B2B business and believe you can create opportunities where others cannot, we want to hear from you.

THE MANDATE: As our Business Development Manager, you will play a critical role in expanding our international recruitment and workforce solutions business across the GCC and global markets. Your mandate is simple: Find the opportunity. Open the relationship. Win the business. You will target employers, corporations, recruitment agencies, manpower companies, HR decision-makers, and strategic partners with genuine workforce requirements. The focus is on generating real commercial opportunities — not simply building a database of leads.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Idintify andacquire high-value B2B clients across GCC markets

• Build relationships with CEOs, business owners, HR Directors, HR Managers, procurement teams, and decision-makers

• Generate qualified recruitment requirements and convert them into active job orders

• Develop opportunities across both blue-collar and white-collar recruitment

• Identify companies with current and recurring manpower requirements• Build strategic partnerships with recruitment and manpower agencies

• Lead commercial presentations, negotiations, and partnership discussions• Negotiate recruitment fees, commercial structures, and business terms

• Own the entire business development cycle: Prospecting → Qualification → Meeting → Proposal → Negotiation → Contract → Job Order

• Maintain a strong and measurable business development pipeline

• Work directly with our recruitment operation to convert secured business into successful placements

• Continuously identify new markets, industries, employers, and revenue opportunities

Who we are looking for: This position is for a hunter, not an account manager.

Qualifications:

1+ years of proven Business Development / B2B Sales experience

Strong knowledge of the GCC commercial environment

Experience acquiring corporate or international clients

Demonstrated ability to generate leads independently

Proven negotiation and closing capability

Experience in recruitment, manpower, staffing, HR services, or workforce solutions is highly preferred

Strong professional communication and presentation skills

The confidence to engage senior decision-makers

High independence, discipline, persistence, and commercial awareness

Experience using LinkedIn, CRM systems, prospecting platforms, and business databases

Familiarity with AI-powered prospecting and sales tools is an advantageMost importantly: we want evidence of results.Tell us what you have actually won — clients, contracts, job orders, partnerships, revenue, or measurable business opportunities.

You must currently reside in one of the following: UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman Important:

Compensation and Benefits:

This is an opportunity to operate in an international recruitment and workforce solutions environment with access to global markets and commercial opportunities. You will have the opportunity to:→ Develop your own international client portfolio→ Build high-value recruitment partnerships→ Work across GCC and international markets→ Generate business across multiple workforce categories→ Grow your commercial responsibilities as the business expands→ Earn based on business development performance and results

If you are looking for a role where leads are handed to you, clients are already established, and your responsibility ends after sending a proposal — this is not the position for you.If you can prospect relentlessly, build relationships from zero, negotiate confidently, and close international recruitment business, we want to speak with you.

HOW TO APPLY: Send your CV together with a short summary covering:

Your years of Business Development / Sales experience

GCC countries and markets you have covered

Industries and client segments you have worked with

Recruitment / manpower / staffing experience, if applicable

Examples of clients, contracts, job orders, or partnerships you personally secured

Your approach to B2B lead generation and client acquisition

Your strongest business development achievement

Applications without demonstrable Business Development or B2B sales experience will not be considered.

We are looking for people who create business — not people who wait for it.