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Business Development Manager

The Economist Group · Dubai

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
83 days
The Economist Group's roles stay open a median of 83 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
4% of The Economist Group's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at The Economist Group
high
28 stale, 1 reposted of 28 open
Hiring momentum
62 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-25

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from The Economist Group's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for The Economist Group.

About this role

The Senior Business Development Manager will focus on driving growth in the non-government and non-financial services sectors within the Gulf region. The role involves managing the full sales cycle, developing relationships with large organizations, and selling EIU's research and data solutions as well as EICN memberships. Success hinges on the ability to navigate complex organizations and translate geopolitical insights into commercial opportunities.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of The Economist Group as an employer.

What you need

  • Strong experience in B2B sales (SaaS, DaaP, Information Services, or Consulting)
  • Deep contextual knowledge of the Middle East market
  • Ability to build and maintain trusted partner relationships at the C-suite/executive level
  • Proven ability to prospect, build pipeline, and close new business
  • Exceptional ability to distill complex data into actionable insights for clients
  • Strong Salesforce hygiene and forecasting discipline

Nice to have

  • Arabic Language is a plus

What you get

  • Highly competitive pension or 401(k) plan
  • Private health insurance
  • 24/7 access to counselling and wellbeing resources through the Employee Assistance Program
  • Work From Anywhere program for up to 25 days per year
  • Generous annual and parental leave
  • Dedicated days off for volunteering and moving home

Worth weighing

  • The role requires a high level of sophistication in communication
  • The position involves regional travel as required
  • Success depends on navigating longer, consultative sales cycles with senior stakeholders

Summarised from The Economist Group's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by The Economist Group on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-25. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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