VP of Investment Placement - UAE
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About the Role
A client of byteSpark.ai seeks a Senior Vice President of Investment Placement to execute fundraising campaigns and grow investment business across KSA and Kuwait.
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Responsibilities
- Execute and grow investment business across KSA and Kuwait
- Independently source and close capital from HNW individuals, family offices, institutional investors, and financial institutions
- Collaborate with internal teams across real estate, private equity, and investments to ensure every investor proposal is tailored, compelling, and commercially sound
- Manage and align a placement team around shared pipeline targets
- Maintain full compliance with SAMA, CMA, KYC, and AML requirements across all investor onboarding and ongoing due diligence obligations
- Generate consistent business development activity that builds long term investor relationships and measurable AUM growth
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 10 years of experience in investment management, with clear progression into a senior or leadership role
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related business field
- Verifiable track record of independently executing fundraising campaigns and closing capital from institutional investors, HNW individuals, and family offices across KSA and broader GCC
- Strong existing and active investor network within KSA and Kuwait
- Deep working knowledge of alternative investment products including real estate, private equity, and venture capital
- Demonstrated experience building and managing an active deal pipeline
- Hands on experience managing investor onboarding compliance including KYC, AML, and FATCA/CRS documentation
- Working knowledge of SAMA and CMA regulatory requirements as they apply to fundraising and investor facing activities
- Proven ability to collaborate across internal functions including real estate, private equity, and investor operations
- Proven ability to manage and align a placement team around shared pipeline and fundraising targets
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Description
- A client of byteSpark.ai is seeking a commercially driven and highly organised Senior Vice President of Investment Placement to execute and grow their investment business across KSA and Kuwait.
- The ideal candidate brings 8–10 years of progressive experience in investment management, with a proven, hands on track record of executing fundraising campaigns, building and converting investor relationships, and managing active deal pipelines across the GCC.
- This is a delivery focused role — while the position can be based in the UAE, the markets you will own are KSA and Kuwait, and deep, active knowledge of and presence within both is essential.
Responsibilities
- Independently source and close capital from HNW individuals, family offices, institutional investors, and financial institutions.
- Collaborate closely with internal teams across real estate, private equity, and investments to ensure every investor proposal is tailored, compelling, and commercially sound.
- Manage and align a placement team around shared pipeline targets.
- Maintain full compliance with SAMA, CMA, KYC, and AML requirements across all investor onboarding and ongoing due diligence obligations.
- Generate consistent business development activity that builds long term investor relationships and measurable AUM growth.
Requirements
- A minimum of 8 10 years of experience in investment management, with a clear progression into a senior or leadership role.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related business field.
- Verifiable track record of independently executing fundraising campaigns and closing capital from institutional investors, HNW individuals, and family offices across KSA and the broader GCC.
- Strong existing and active investor network within KSA and Kuwait.
- Deep working knowledge of alternative investment products including real estate, private equity, and Venture Capital, with direct experience presenting and placing these products with investors.
- Demonstrated experience building and managing an active deal pipeline, including structured follow up, investor profiling, and converting leads into closed commitments.
- Hands on experience managing investor onboarding compliance including KYC, AML, and FATCA/CRS documentation requirements.
- Working knowledge of SAMA and CMA regulatory requirements as they apply to fundraising and investor facing activities.
- Proven ability to collaborate across internal functions including real estate, private equity, and investor operations to develop tailored investor proposals.
- Proven ability to manage and align a placement team around shared pipeline and fundraising targets.
Desirables
- MBA or a Master's degree in Finance or a related field.
- Experience working across multiple GCC markets including UAE, Qatar, or Bahrain in addition to KSA and Kuwait.
- Bilingual proficiency in English and Arabic.
- Experience generating and presenting investor status reports and pipeline updates to senior leadership.
- Familiarity with CRM tools or investor database management for pipeline tracking and investor profiling.
Role Highlights
- Location: Dubai
- Work Location Type: Onsite
- Employment Type: Full time
- Job Level: Executive
- Experience: 15+ Years
- Department: Finance
- Industry: Finance
- Sub Industry: Capital Markets
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