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About the role
- Head of Business Development for NodeShift AI, a sovereign generative AI platform in the UAE. Leading market expansion and strategic partnerships across banks and government entities.
Responsibilities
- We are seeking a Head of Business Development (UAE) with deep relationships across banks, government entities, and defense.
- Drive the national adoption of NodeShift AI across the UAE and own all aspects of market growth from pipeline creation to deal execution.
- Lead 360° deal cycles including sourcing, discovery, scoping, procurement navigation, RFP/RFQ management, and commercial negotiation.
- Develop repeatable playbooks for AI transformation across banking, compliance, cybersecurity, operations, legal, and government workflows.
- Expand NodeShift’s ecosystem across UAE technology partners, system integrators, consulting firms, and national digital initiatives.
- Build strategic influence with CxOs, CISOs, CIOs, innovation teams, and digital transformation offices.
- Position NodeShift AI as UAE’s premier sovereign AI platform through workshops, executive briefings, and industry events.
- Advise customers on AI governance, data sovereignty, regulatory compliance, and enterprise AI architecture.
Requirements
- Existing connections with senior executives at banks, governments and defence organizations.
- 7–12+ years in enterprise B2B sales, business development, or strategic partnerships.
- Proven track record selling into banks, government entities, or defence.
- Existing high-trust relationships with senior decision-makers (C-suite, directors, digital transformation, procurement, and innovation teams).
- Experience selling complex platforms such as AI, cloud, cybersecurity, digital transformation, or enterprise software.
- Deep understanding of UAE regulatory landscapes (PDPL) and enterprise procurement cycles.
- Ability to articulate value around sovereign AI, data privacy, security, and on-premises AI deployments.
- Strong commercial acumen, negotiation capability, and executive communication skills.
- Self-starter, entrepreneurial mindset, and comfortable building a market from the ground up.
- Experience with AI/ML, cloud infrastructure, or cybersecurity solutions (nice to have).
- Background working with government programs or national digital transformation initiatives (nice to have).
- Arabic language skills (not mandatory but highly preferred).
Benefits
- Opportunity to lead and scale the UAE market for one of the GCC’s fastest-growing sovereign AI companies.
- Direct exposure to national-scale programs across government, central banking, and strategic industries.
- Competitive performance incentives.
- Ability to influence product direction and shape regional AI adoption.
- Work remotely or from our Al Maryah office representing NodeShift at the highest levels of UAE enterprise and government.
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