Chief Executive Officer -Golf Saudi Equipment Leasing Co.

Job Summary: • To lead Golf Saudi Equipment Leasing Co. (LeasingCo) and provide enterprise-wide strategic, commercial, financial, and operational direction from establishment and launch through sustainable growth. The role owns the company’s P&L, business performance, asset value preservation, stakeholder confidence, governance, and people leadership, while building a scalable leasing operating model aligned with Golf Saudi’s strategic objectives and leveraging shared services until dedicated in-house capabilities are justified. Responsibilities: • Lead the company’s vision, strategy, and business plan, translating shareholder priorities into clear objectives, operating plans, and measurable outcomes. • Own the overall P&L, annual budget, forecasts, capital allocation, cash discipline, and long-term value creation across LeasingCo. • Establish the legal entity and scalable operating model, sequencing the organization’s development from launch to steady state against clear activation triggers. • Lead the company’s core divisions, including Finance, Commercial, and Operations, together with Administration as capabilities transition in-house. • Drive the initial business with Golf Saudi courses through purchase-and-leaseback solutions, then develop and convert the external-course pipeline. • Set commercial direction across pricing, leasing packages, revenue growth, target margins, and customer propositions in partnership with Finance. • Secure and manage equity, financing, OEM, distributor, and strategic partner relationships, including joint-venture structuring and governance where applicable. • Protect fleet utilization, service quality, residual asset value, and lifecycle performance across the leasing portfolio through clear KPIs and management oversight. • Establish the governance framework, delegated authorities, policies, internal controls, risk management, and performance-management cadence required for effective operations. • Coordinate with Golf Saudi operating companies and shared-service functions to originate demand, support business readiness, and enable effective delivery. • Build and lead a high-performing executive team; set clear accountabilities, strengthen succession readiness, and foster a culture of ownership and collaboration. • Maintain strong relationships with the Board, GS HoldCo, regulators, investors, financing partners, OEMs, distributors, customers, and other strategic stakeholders, providing transparent and timely reporting. • Champion continuous improvement and technology-enabled decision making, using commercial, operational, asset, and financial insights to improve performance and scale the business while ensuring regulatory compliance and business continuity. Qualifications: Educational Background: • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, or a related field. A master’s degree or MBA is preferred. • Experience: • 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in leasing, asset finance, equipment operations, or a comparable capital-intensive services business, including significant executive accountability for strategy, P&L, growth, operations, and large teams. Demonstrated experience establishing or scaling a business unit and managing partners or joint ventures is preferred, with KSA market experience an advantage. Technical Skills: • Corporate strategy and execution; leasing operating models; full P&L management; budgeting, forecasting, and capital allocation; pricing and revenue management; capital financing; asset-lifecycle economics and residual-value management; partner and joint-venture management; KPI and performance management; enterprise risk, governance, and Board reporting. Soft Skills: • Enterprise leadership, strategic judgment, commercial acumen, executive decision making, stakeholder influence, negotiation, communication, change leadership, people development, resilience, adaptability, and sound judgment under ambiguity. Show more Show less