Business Development Manager - Corporate Learning MNC

Job description / Role

The Business Development Manager is responsible for driving growth across the KSA market by identifying, developing, and closing enterprise partnerships for digital learning and workforce upskilling solutions. The role focuses on consultative selling, building senior stakeholder relationships, and delivering scalable learning initiatives aligned with organizational transformation goals.

Client Details

The learning solutions are delivered by a globally established education and skills organization with deep expertise in corporate training, digital learning, and workforce development. These solutions combine industry-recognized content, data-driven insights, and technology-enabled platforms to help organizations upskill employees, close capability gaps, and future-proof their workforce at scale.

Description

Business Growth & Sales

* Drive new business acquisition across corporate, government, and semi-government organizations within KSA
* Identify, qualify, and pursue large-scale eLearning and digital training opportunities
* Own the full sales cycle from lead generation through proposal submission, negotiation, and contract closure
* Achieve and exceed assigned revenue and pipeline targets

Client & Stakeholder Management

* Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key decision-makers including HR, L&D, Talent, and Transformation leaders
* Act as a trusted advisor, understanding client business challenges and recommending appropriate learning solutions
* Collaborate with clients to co-create scalable learning and workforce development programs

Market & Strategic Development

* Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and government initiatives related to learning, digital transformation, and workforce development
* Contribute to go-to-market strategies, pricing models, and partnership opportunities
* Support responses to RFPs, RFIs, and tenders, particularly within government and large enterprise accounts

Internal Collaboration

* Work closely with solution consultants, delivery teams, and marketing to ensure accurate solution positioning
* Provide market feedback to product and leadership teams to support localized offerings
* Maintain accurate sales forecasts and CRM records

Job Offer

* Reputable and stable firm
* Autonomy and supportive leadership

* 6+ years of experience in business development or enterprise sales
* Proven track record selling B2B solutions, ideally within eLearning, HR solutions, or professional services
* Strong experience managing complex, high-value deals with long sales cycles
* Demonstrated experience operating within the Saudi Arabian market
* Arabic language required

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.