Business Development Manager (Deal Sourcing)
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Persian Horizon is seeking a Business Development Manager (Deal Sourcing) in Dubai to originate and source high quality acquisition opportunities, focusing on opening doors, building relationships, and feeding the internal deal pipeline. This sourcing role rewards proactive outreach to business owners, brokers, and intermediaries, and collaboration with Scouts, Pre-Qualification teams, analysts, and leadership to sustain a steady flow of qualified deals. Key requirements include proven business development or deal sourcing experience, a strong network and comfort with senior level conversations, a commercial mindset prioritizing deal quality over volume, and fluency in English with other languages as a plus. Tips: tailor your resume to show sourced deals, quantify pipeline and win rates, demonstrate network depth, and present a concise narrative of how you would unlock opportunities in Dubai.
Persian Horizon is hiring a Business Development Manager (Deal Sourcing) to originate and source high-quality business acquisition and investment opportunities .
This role is about opening doors, building relationships, and bringing real deals into the pipeline . You are responsible for identifying business owners, intermediaries, and partners, and converting conversations into qualified acquisition opportunities .
This is a sourcing role, not a closing role .
What You’ll Do
- Proactively source businesses available for sale through:
- Direct outreach to business owners
- Brokers, intermediaries, and advisors
- Professional and personal networks
- Build and maintain strong relationships with:
- Business owners
- Consultants and introducers
- Industry contacts and deal sources
- Initiate first-level conversations to assess:
- Seller intent and readiness
- Basic financial and commercial fit
- Introduce qualified opportunities into the internal deal pipeline
- Work closely with:
- Business Scouts & Pre-Qualification teams
- Analysts and Acquisition leadership
- Maintain a steady, high-quality flow of new deal opportunities
Requirements
- Proven experience in business development, deal sourcing, or relationship-led sales
- Background in business brokerage, M&A, investment, real estate, or high-ticket services preferred
- Strong network and confidence initiating senior-level conversations
- Ability to open doors and build trust quickly
- Commercial mindset with a focus on deal quality over volume
- Fluent English (Arabic, Persian, Russian, or other languages are a strong advantage)
What This Role Is Not
- Not a closing or negotiation role
- Not an account management position
- Not a passive lead-handling job
This role exists to feed the acquisition engine with real, qualified opportunities .
Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- Performance-based incentives tied to sourced deals
- High autonomy and ownership
- Direct exposure to acquisition and investment transactions
- Clear growth path into Senior BD or Acquisition leadership roles