Business Development Manager

Summary

Join Headout as an Associate Business Development Manager - MENA and spearhead commercial growth and expansion across the Middle East and North Africa region. You will unlock new opportunities in emerging markets, acting as the primary contact for Headout's Supply Partners. This role involves launching new cities by onboarding partners, nurturing existing relationships for growth, collaborating with internal stakeholders, and analyzing market trends to optimize strategies. The ideal candidate is fluent in Arabic and English, has 4+ years of business development experience, and possesses strong analytical and communication skills. A startup mentality and experience with CRMs are also essential. This position offers a remote work schedule and various perks.

Requirements

• Fully proficient Arabic and English speaker based in Dubai
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in business development
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communications skills
• Global mindset and comfortable working with people from different cultural backgrounds & time zones
• A start-up attitude – highly collaborative with an entrepreneurial mindset and not afraid to roll up your sleeves
• Experience working with a CRM; eager to learn and use new tools

Responsibilities

• Launch new cities by identifying, reaching-out and onboarding new Supply Partners in the Middle East and North Africa
• Continuously nurture relationships with our existing Supply Partners in order to leverage them for additional growth
• Liaise between internal stakeholders (Operations, Tech, Marketing, etc.) and your accounts in order to ensure smooth execution of the partnerships and growth of bookings
• Identify market trends and provide market & competitor analysis to optimize business strategies

Benefits

• Remote work schedule
• $250 to set up a productive work environment outside of the office
• $500 Headout Credits to, you guessed it, head out to any of our experiences around the world
• Unlimited Learning Credits for paid courses and sessions to aid your learning & growth