Business Development Specialist

Tamara is hiring a Business Development Specialist in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Level rates it ; you can apply on Tamara.

Level's read on this job

On Level's scale, this sales role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Tools and skills the posting cites include sales, lead generation and business development.
Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
Level lists 34 other open roles at Tamara.
The role was posted in the last few days.

AI in this role

Drive new business opportunities, manage inbound leads, and develop partnerships to grow revenue in the fintech sector.

saleslead-generationbusiness-developmentcommunication

About Us

Tamara is a leading fintech platform in Saudi Arabia and the GCC region with a mission to help people own their dreams built on being simple, trusted, and everywhere our customers need us. Today, more than 25 million customers and over 130,000 partner merchants depend on Tamara every day for reliable financial solutions across retail, travel, education, healthcare, and beyond. Tamara is backed by Sanabil Investments, a wholly owned company of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), and SNB Capital, among others.

Your role

We're seeking a Business Development Specialist for our Commercial team. As a Business Development Specialist, you will be crucial in generating new business opportunities, managing inbound leads, and meeting with existing clients to seek out new clients on behalf of the company.

Drawing on your proficiency in establishing rapport, coping with challenges, and concluding transactions, you will be responsible for setting goals and developing plans for business and revenue growth, Researching, planning, and implementing new target market initiatives to create unique experiences only Tamara can provide.

With a proven track record of driving revenue growth through business development, sales, or lead generation activities, long-term interest in a client-facing sales career, and ultimately revolutionized the way millions of users shop, pay, and bank.

You are a driven, determined, curious team player, knowing that collective strength means we all win. With a positive outlook, you are solution-oriented–persevering regardless of circumstances, always finding a way through, no matter the challenges.

You will effectively find a way to work with everyone through empathy and respect. You will be driven and comfortable with responding quickly with urgency, with the ability to change course without losing momentum and energy, resulting in great success.

Your responsibilities

Drive new business by identifying, qualifying, and developing new partnership opportunities for Tamara.
Collaborate closely with Partnerships Managers, Partner Success and Marketing teams to strategize creative outreach campaigns and determine priority of outreach based on potential impact.
Manage the first stages of the Business Development pipeline by performing initial outreach and nurturing leads through various inbound channels, including phone, email and social media.
Drive new client acquisition, revenue and market share in the e-commerce industry to meet / exceed quota.
Engage potential partners about their goals and challenges, and educate them on the value of Tamara.
Develop best practices and efficient processes for growing our merchant partner base.
Contribute significantly to Tamara’s growth as we scale our core business and product.

Your expertise

Bachelor's degree in a related field.
Experience in business development or sales or lead generation, ideally 2+ years of experience.
Written and verbal fluency in English; excellent communication skills.
Ability to work on data, create insights and PowerPoint presentations for sales pitches.

How we rate this

Business Development Specialist at Tamara rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Business Development Specialist is an open job at Tamara.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The job was posted on November 15, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Tamara. Apply on Tamara

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

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Pay

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