Alibaba Cloud Intelligence — GenAI Business Development Manager (Dubai)
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Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Business Bay Area) Job Type: Full-time | Mid-Senior level Target Verticals: AI, Web3, Gaming, Media & Entertainment About the Role As GenAI redefines the global business landscape, Alibaba Cloud is at the forefront of this transformation.
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Full-time \| Mid-Senior level
About The Role
As GenAI redefines the global business landscape, Alibaba Cloud is at the forefront of this transformation.
We are seeking a high-caliber, entrepreneurial
Genai Business Development Manage
r to spearhead our Model-as-a-Service (MaaS) and cloud growth in Dubai and the wider MEA region.
In this role, you will be the strategic bridge between cutting-edge AI technologies and enterprise commercial success.
You will hunt for new logos in high-growth verticals, cultivate C-level relationships, and help organizations scale from foundational cloud infrastructure to advanced data and Generative AI solutions.
Market Expansion & New Logo Acquisition
- **Drive Growth:**
- Proactively identify, target, and close new enterprise accounts within
- key high-growth verticals: Media, Web3, AI startups, and Gaming.
- **C-Suite Engagement:**
- Independently initiate "Call High" strategies, mapping out decision-making chains to build trusted relationships with CTOs, CIOs, and CXOs.
- **Value-Based Selling:**
- Uncover deep customer pain points and articulate the concrete business value, ROI, and technical advantages of Alibaba Cloud’s advanced computing portfolio.
Deal Conversion & Strategic Partners
- **hipsEnd-to-End Deal Owners**
- hip: Lead the complete sales cycle for mid-to-large enterprise accounts, from initial cold outreach and solution presentation to commercial negotiation and contract closure.
- **AI Transformat**
- ion: Partner with Solutions Architects (SAs) to design and pitch tailored technical solutions, guiding customers on their upgrade paths from IaaS to PaaS, big data, and GenAI frameworks.
- **Ecosystem Lever**
- age: Navigate and utilize partner networks and directories to scale market reach, manage customer expectations, and drive co-selling initiatives.
Account Optimization & Retention
- **Scale Rev**
- enue: Drive upsell and cross-sell roadmaps within existing accounts to accelerate cloud resource consumption and ensure long-term retention.
- **Voice of the Customer:**
- Act as an internal advocate, collaborating with cross-functional product and engineering teams to refine Alibaba Cloud’s offerings based on local market feedback.
Who You Arebasic Qualifications
- **5+ years of successful B2B/B2G sales or pre-sales experience**
- within the Cloud Computing, SaaS, or AI industries.
- Proven track record of
- scaling revenue across Key Accounts (KA)
- and establishing enterprise partnerships from scratch.
- Strong familiarity with
- large-scale customer stack migrations
- and cloud architecture.
- Exceptional business acumen with the ability to speak fluently to both high-level business executives (C-level) and deep technical stakeholders.
- Fluency in English; strong negotiation, presentation, and commercial structuring skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Direct experience working within a core global cloud competitor (e.g., AWS, Azure, GoogleCloud).
- Deep domain expertise or an existing network with
- in the Media, Web3, Gaming
- , or AI verticals in the United A Emirates/MEA market.
- High familiarity with Generative AI concepts, LLMs, and Model-as-a-Service (MaaS) business models.
What We Offer
- The opportunity to drive the frontier of GenAI adoption with one of the world's leading cloud infrastructures.
- A highly competitive salary and performance-based incentive structure.
- A dynamic, cross-border, and collaborative work environment in the heart of Dubai's Business Bay.
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