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About the Role
Women First Jobs is hiring a founding BD Executive to build and close compliance-retainer contracts with GCC employers facing Emiratization/Saudization mandates. The role requires existing relationships in GCC corporate HR/CHRO circles and experience selling B2B compliance solutions.
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Responsibilities
- Build and work a target list of 20–50+ GCC employers with real Emiratization/Saudization exposure
- Run outbound and warm intro outreach to CHROs, Heads of Talent, and compliance leads
- Pitch and close compliance retainer contracts (recurring revenue product)
- Convert early pilot clients into full price annual/quarterly retainers
- Own renewal conversations and ensure retention
- Feed market feedback into pricing and packaging decisions
- Represent Women First Jobs at relevant HR/DEI industry events
Requirements
- Existing relationships in GCC corporate HR / CHRO circles (non negotiable)
- Track record of closing B2B contracts with a compliance, regulatory, or risk angle
- Comfort selling recurring subscription/retainer contracts
- Fluent in practical realities of Emiratization/Saudization compliance (or fast learner)
- Founder stage mentality: comfortable with ambiguity, willing to do outreach independently
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About the role
- Women First Jobs is repositioning from a general women's job board into compliance grade women talent infrastructure for GCC employers.
- This is a founding BD hire: building and proving the playbook, closing the first cohort of retainer clients.
What you'll actually do
- Build and work a target list of 20–50+ GCC employers with real Emiratization/Saudization exposure (banking/fintech, hospitality, logistics, retail, government linked entities).
- Run outbound and warm intro outreach to CHROs, Heads of Talent, and government relations/compliance leads.
- Pitch and close compliance retainer contracts (our primary recurring revenue product) not one off placements.
- Convert early pilot clients into full price annual/quarterly retainers.
- Own renewal conversations and keep retention successful.
- Feed market feedback back into pricing and packaging decisions.
- Represent Women First Jobs at relevant HR/DEI industry events and within Gender Balance Council–adjacent networks.
What we need from you
- Existing relationships in GCC corporate HR / CHRO circles — this is non negotiable.
- A track record of closing B2B contracts with a compliance, regulatory, or risk angle.
- Comfort selling a recurring subscription/retainer, not just one off deals.
- Fluent in the practical realities of Emiratization/Saudization compliance (or a fast learner).
- Founder stage mentality: comfortable with ambiguity, no big team behind you, willing to do the outreach yourself.
Compensation structure (suggested)
- Base salary calibrated to GCC BD/sales market rate, plus commission on new retainer contracts signed.
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