Business Development Manager
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About the Role
Wood Wizards, a creative studio in Dubai specializing in children's woodworking workshops, seeks a Business Development Manager to drive growth through strategic partnerships and new business opportunities.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and execute business development strategies to support company growth and revenue targets
- Identify and acquire new business opportunities across relevant sectors
- Build and maintain long term partnerships with children’s centres, clubs, educational organisations, and community spaces
- Develop collaborations with event organisers, agencies, and lifestyle brands
- Approach and secure corporate clients and group bookings
- Create and expand new sales and partnership channels in the UAE market
- Negotiate commercial terms and partnership agreements
- Represent Wood Wizards at industry events, networking meetings, and business forums
- Conduct market research and competitor analysis to identify growth opportunities
- Maintain pipeline tracking and reporting of business development activities
Requirements
- 3–5+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, sales, or commercial roles
- Experience in events, education, family entertainment, lifestyle, or related industries is a plus
- Proven ability to generate and close business opportunities
- Strong network within the UAE market is highly desirable
- Excellent negotiation, communication, and presentation skills
- Ability to work independently in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment
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Company Overview
- Wood Wizards is a creative studio based in Dubai, specialising in hands on woodworking workshops and creative experiences for children and families.
- We work with schools, children’s centres, brands, and event organisers to deliver engaging, high quality experiences.
Role Purpose
- The Business Development Manager will be responsible for driving the growth of Wood Wizards through strategic partnerships, new business opportunities, and expansion of commercial channels.
- This is not an operational or teaching role. The focus is purely on growth, partnerships, and business expansion.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute business development strategies to support company growth and revenue targets
- Identify and acquire new business opportunities across relevant sectors
- Build and maintain long term partnerships with children’s centres, clubs, educational organisations, and community spaces
- Develop collaborations with event organisers, agencies, and lifestyle brands
- Approach and secure corporate clients and group bookings
- Create and expand new sales and partnership channels in the UAE market
- Negotiate commercial terms and partnership agreements
- Represent Wood Wizards at industry events, networking meetings, and business forums
- Conduct market research and competitor analysis to identify growth opportunities
- Maintain pipeline tracking and reporting of business development activities (CRM if applicable)
- Collaborate with internal teams to align partnerships with operational capabilities
Qualifications & Experience
- 3–5+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, sales, or commercial roles
- Experience in events, education, family entertainment, lifestyle, or related industries is a plus
- Proven ability to generate and close business opportunities
- Strong network within the UAE market is highly desirable
- Excellent negotiation, communication, and presentation skills
- Ability to work independently in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Strong commercial awareness and results driven mindset
Key Competencies
- Entrepreneurial and growth oriented mindset
- Strong relationship building and stakeholder management skills
- Strategic thinking with a commercial focus
- Proactive, self driven, and highly accountable
- Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Professional, resilient, and adaptable in dynamic environments
What We Offer
- Competitive fixed salary based on experience
- Performance based bonuses (depending on agreed KPIs and results)
- Health insurance
- Paid annual leave
- Flexible working arrangement (results focused approach, not strict office hours)
- Opportunity to grow into a senior leadership role in business development as the company scales
- Direct impact on company growth strategy and revenue expansion
- Work in a creative, international, and fast growing environment
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