Director of Business Development

Up to AED 30,000 base + uncapped, high-impact commission

Pure BD Leadership | Retained Search Only

Read this carefully

This is not a delivery role.

This is not a 360 role.

This is not for internal recruiters or managers without a personal BD track record.

If you haven’t personally originated retained mandates
, led senior client relationships, and driven revenue in the UAE / KSA
, this will not be the right fit.

The Mandate

Talent Hive is hiring a Director – Business Development to own, lead, and scale retained recruitment revenue across the UAE and Saudi Arabia
.

This role is for a proven agency-side hunter and revenue leader who can:

• Open doors at senior level
• Win retained and exclusive mandates
• Build and grow strategic client accounts
• Set the commercial tone for the business

You will be responsible for originating high-value work
, shaping BD strategy, and expanding Talent Hive’s footprint across multiple sectors.

What You Will Be Responsible For

• Owning the BD strategy and execution across the GCC
• Personally originating,
  retained and exclusive mandates
• Building and managing senior client relationships (C-suite, CHROs, Heads of Talent, Business Leaders)
• Driving multi-role, multi-country, and project hiring engagements
• Leading growth across Talent Hive’s core verticals (
  Tech, Oil & Gas, Energy, FMCG, BFSI, Aviation and Advertising & Entertainment
  )
• Partnering with delivery leadership (handover only – no delivery ownership)
• Acting as a senior commercial face of the brand in the market

Non-Negotiable Requirements

You must have:

• A senior recruitment agency background with a strong BD/origination focus
• A proven history of winning retained and exclusive search mandates
• Deep UAE and/or Saudi Arabia market experience
• Experience selling at the executive and board-level
• A clear hunter mentality
  , not a manager who “oversees BD”

🚫 This role is not suitable for:

• Internal / in-house recruiters
• Delivery-led or candidate-heavy consultants
• Managers without personal billing/origination history
• Candidates new to the GCC market

Why This Role

• Remote-first model with a Dubai base
• Ability to build a long-term retained client portfolio
• Uncapped, meaningful commission aligned to senior-level performance

Compensation

• Base salary: Up to AED 30,000 (experience & track record dependent)
• Commission: Uncapped, aggressive, and designed for senior originators
• Clear runway toward long-term leadership and profit participation for top performers

Final Word

If you are a senior agency BD professional who has spent years building real relationships in the UAE / KSA
, and you want a role where origination, influence, and revenue leadership are genuinely rewarded
, this is worth a conversation.

If you’re delivery-first, new to the region, or reliant on inbound work — this won’t be the right move.