Junior Business Developer - KSA

Gender: Female/Male

Level: Junior-level experienced professional

Employment Type: Full-time

Visa Sponsorship: No

Squadio is a Global Remote-first IT service provider headquartered in Riyadh KSA with Delivery Centers in Egypt and KSA. Our distributed teams are located in Tunisia, Egypt, KSA, Palestine, Nigeria & India. We were founded in 2011 in Riyadh, KSA, as an app development company (previously Ibtikar technologies) successfully pivoted our model to support the growing need of startups and companies seeking to hire and manage their own engineering team remotely with engineers vetted by Squadio’s talent community.

We are looking for a Junior Business Developer. Your role will be to seek new business opportunities by establishing and developing relationships with potential customers.

You will use your communication skills to cultivate strong relationships with customers, from first contact until you close the deal.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Qualify leads as sales opportunities
• Assisting the team in developing a new client base through identifying potential clients in the target market and research the market trends to identify the customer demand for the proposed products and services
• Stay up-to-date with new products/services
• Coordinate with management to research, identify, analyze and execute new business initiatives
• Identify client needs and suggest appropriate products/services to increase customer satisfaction
• Participate in executive events and meetings to represent the company
• Develop strong relationships with prospective clients for new opportunities while maintaining long-term trusting relationships with existing clients
• Negotiate contract terms with clients and communicate terms to stakeholders
• Become a subject matter expert on our business services, processes and operations, and remain up-to-date on industry news
• Collect customer requirements and business data to develop a business plan that meets these requirements
• Work with the internal departments and external partners to execute business plans and strategies
• Report sales results to management on a regular basis
• Coordinate with management to review and improvise the relevant business development activities

Job Requirements

• Works well autonomously and as part of a team
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail and takes pride in their work
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Research skills and analytical thinking.
• Innovation and problem-solving skills that include the ability to develop and propose solutions for clients
• Strong negotiation and decision-making skills
• Excellent listening and presentation abilities
• Ability to prioritize tasks
• Ability to manage multiple projects and responsibilities simultaneously
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment
• A strong communicator with excellent writing skills
• Self‑motivated, proactive, enthusiastic and eager to learn
• Determined and flexible with an upbeat positive approach

Education and Experience:

• BSc degree in Marketing, Business Administration or relevant field
• Proven 1‑2 year work experience as a Business Development Representative, sales account executive or similar role.