Business Development Director - Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Company Qualcomm Middle East Information Technology Company LLC Job Area Sales, Business Development & Marketing Group, Sales, Business Development & Marketing Group > Business Development Qualcomm Overview Qualcomm is a company of inventors that unlocked 5G ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives. But this is just the beginning. It takes inventive minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform 5G's potential into world-changing technologies and products. This is the Invention Age - and this is where you come in. General Summary Join Qualcomm and shape the future of AI and IoT in the MEA region. Are you ready for a new challenge in a fast-growing and dynamic market? Qualcomm is at the forefront of innovation in AI, connectivity, and low power high efficiency computing, powering the devices and networks that intelligently connect people and transform industries. We are looking for talented and motivated individuals to join our team and help us accelerate our growth opportunities and partnerships in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the wider MEA region, driving the development and deployment of end-to-end innovative Industrial IoT and edge to Cloud AI solutions. Why work with us?
- You will be part of a global company that is at the forefront of innovation and technology.
- You will work on cutting-edge projects that have a positive impact on society and the environment.
- You will be part of a team building strategic partnerships in new high growth and innovative markets.
- You will collaborate with diverse and talented colleagues across the world.
- You will enjoy a competitive compensation and benefits package, as well as opportunities for career development and learning.
- Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities to drive revenue growth in the Kingdom.
- Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders.
- Developing strategic partnerships.
- Creating comprehensive business plans to achieve market expansion.
- Provides and implements strategies to handle identified issues in the future.
- Finds solutions to abstract problems in unique situations that require intricate analysis and evaluation of ambiguous factors.
- Regularly interacts inside and outside the organization with executive level management and works toward a strategic objective.
- Leads proactive, open, respectful, and inclusive discussions inside and outside the organization about addressing requirements, meeting internal and/or external client needs, and organization-wide implications of that work.
- Partners with executive leadership (e.g., VPs, SVPs) to develop the strategic direction.
- Drives creativity and innovation across the company by promoting cross-team collaboration, creating and communicating a vision to inspire breakthrough ideas, leveraging expertise and new technology, and encouraging the same behavior in others.
- Leads high level, timely, appropriate, ethical, and strategic decision-making requiring alignment across the organization.
- Leads the organization to determine which tasks are most important and communicates vision for priority changes.
- Develops, mentors, and motivates leaders across the department and adjacent departments to seek opportunities for continuous learning and improvement.
- Effectively leverages expert knowledge of technologies, strategies, industry, competitors, and market segments as well as product knowledge to drive the development of long-term, critical market/product line business plans and overall strategy across the department.
- Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering.
- 10+ years of experience in a semiconductor/technology company.
- 5+ years’ experience in technical marketing, product management or customer account management.
- Successfully developed and managed a business segment.
- Fluency in English and Arabic.
- Strong insight into key trends & digitalization needs.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Creative problem-solving skills.
- Strong technology background.
- Strong self-starter with the ability to build a network within the organization and ability to manage deadlines and priorities.
- Proven ability to work cross-functionally.
- Insight into emerging business models.
- Financial analysis skills.
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