Chief Executive Officer

Description

A large-scale global Saudi operating group is appointing a Chief Executive Officer to lead the next phase of operational scale, execution maturity, and commercial performance across a nationally distributed business.

The organisation operates across multiple service and infrastructure-related verticals with a significant workforce footprint, complex field operations, and active transformation initiatives already underway.

This is a high-accountability operating role with direct ownership of performance, leadership cadence, execution quality, and long-term organisational positioning.

The mandate

The incoming CEO will oversee:

• Multi-site operations and customer delivery performance
• Commercial growth and operating economics
• Workforce and leadership alignment across a distributed organisation
• Ongoing transformation and operational-modernisation initiatives
• Executive governance and board engagement
• Strategic partnerships and long-term operating scalability

The board is seeking a commercially mature operator who can balance disciplined execution with sustainable growth in a rapidly evolving Saudi market environment.

Requirements

• Minimum of 18 years of experience in large-scale operating environments
• At least 5 years in senior leadership positions such as CEO, COO, Country Head, or leading significant business units
• Demonstrated accountability for profit and loss within operationally intensive organizations
• Proven experience in managing extensive workforce populations and distributed operational models
• Exemplary executive presence when engaging with boards, shareholders, or governance entities
• Experience operating within Saudi Arabia, the GCC, Africa, and globally is highly preferred
• Fluency in both Arabic and English is desirable

Particular interest in leaders who have:

• Led operational transformation at scale
• Managed customer-facing service or infrastructure-heavy businesses
• Built strong executive teams and succession depth
• Stabilised performance while maintaining growth momentum
• Operated effectively in founder-led, family-owned, shareholder-led, or institutional environments

This role is not suited to:

• Pure advisory or consulting profiles without major operating accountability
• Executives without meaningful large-scale operational leadership exposure
• Leaders whose experience has been primarily limited to matrix-reporting corporate structures without full ownership responsibility

Benefits

Structured to attract top-tier executive leadership currently operating at significant scale within Saudi Arabia and the GCC, including performance-linked incentives and long-term alignment mechanisms.