Vice President of Business Development

🌟 We're Hiring: Vice President of Business Development 📍 Location: Bahrain (Remote) 🕒 Employment Type: Part-Time 💼 Experience Level: Mid-Level to Senior 🌐 Work Arrangement: Fully Remote About Us We are a growth-focused organization committed to expanding commercial opportunities, developing strategic relationships, and building sustainable business partnerships. Our work combines market intelligence, business development, strategic planning, and relationship management to support long-term organizational growth. We are seeking an experienced Vice President of Business Development to help shape business development strategies, identify new market opportunities, strengthen strategic partnerships, and support the organization's broader commercial objectives. The Role As Vice President of Business Development, you will provide strategic leadership across business development initiatives, market expansion, partnership development, and commercial opportunities. You will work closely with senior management and cross-functional teams to identify potential opportunities, develop relationships, evaluate commercial prospects, and turn strategic priorities into actionable initiatives. This fully remote, part-time opportunity is suited to a commercially minded leader with strong relationship-building, negotiation, analytical, and strategic planning capabilities. Key Responsibilities • Develop and execute business development strategies aligned with organizational growth objectives. • Identify new markets, customer segments, partnerships, and commercial opportunities. • Build and maintain relationships with strategic clients, investors, partners, and industry stakeholders. • Lead negotiations and support the development of commercial proposals, agreements, and business cases. • Evaluate market trends, competitive activity, customer needs, and potential growth opportunities. • Develop and manage business development pipelines, priorities, and performance indicators. • Collaborate with marketing, finance, operations, product, and other teams to support growth initiatives. • Present market insights, commercial opportunities, forecasts, and strategic recommendations to management. • Identify business development risks and develop practical approaches to address them. • Drive continuous improvement across business development processes, partnerships, and market expansion activities. Requirements • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, Economics, Management, or a related discipline preferred. • 3+ years of professional experience in business development, commercial management, strategic partnerships, sales leadership, or a related field preferred. • Strong understanding of business development strategy, market expansion, revenue generation, and commercial planning. • Knowledge of strategic partnerships, negotiation, client relationship management, and opportunity development. • Familiarity with market research, competitive analysis, pipeline management, and commercial performance metrics. • Proficiency in preparing business proposals, presentations, commercial plans, and strategic reports. • Strong negotiation, communication, leadership, and stakeholder-management skills. • Ability to assess complex commercial opportunities and develop practical growth strategies. • Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with international and remote teams. • Strategic, commercially minded, adaptable, and capable of taking ownership of high-impact business development initiatives. What We Offer • Fully remote working arrangement with flexible part-time scheduling. • Competitive compensation aligned with experience and responsibilities. • Opportunities to contribute to strategic growth, market expansion, and partnership initiatives. • Exposure to international clients, investors, partners, and cross-functional leadership teams. • Professional development through high-level business development and commercial projects. • Collaborative environment with opportunities to take ownership of meaningful growth initiatives. Show more Show less

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, Economics, Management, or a related discipline preferred. 3+ years of professional experience in business development, commercial management, strategic partnerships, sales leadership, or a related field preferred. Strong understanding of business development strategy, market expansion, revenue generation, and commercial planning. Knowledge of strategic partnerships, negotiation, client relationship management, and opportunity development. Familiarity with market research, competitive analysis, pipeline management, and commercial performance metrics. Proficiency in preparing business proposals, presentations, commercial plans, and strategic reports. Strong negotiation, communication, leadership, and stakeholder-management skills. Ability to assess complex commercial opportunities and develop practical growth strategies. Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with international and remote teams. Strategic, commercially minded, adaptable, and capable of taking ownership of high-impact business development initiatives.

Develop and execute business development strategies aligned with organizational growth objectives. Identify new markets, customer segments, partnerships, and commercial opportunities. Build and maintain relationships with strategic clients, investors, partners, and industry stakeholders. Lead negotiations and support the development of commercial proposals, agreements, and business cases. Evaluate market trends, competitive activity, customer needs, and potential growth opportunities. Develop and manage business development pipelines, priorities, and performance indicators. Collaborate with marketing, finance, operations, product, and other teams to support growth initiatives. Present market insights, commercial opportunities, forecasts, and strategic recommendations to management. Identify business development risks and develop practical approaches to address them. Drive continuous improvement across business development processes, partnerships, and market expansion activities.