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- Openings
- 1
- Posted
- 4 weeks ago
- Work mode
- In office
- Eligibility
- Candidates with substantial Gulf market experience, particularly across Doha, Kuwait City, and Riyadh, who are ready to build and lead a regional business as a co-founder.
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- Required to apply
Where you'll work
Job description
The opportunity
9H is a Malta-based venture builder working where creativity, technology, and AI meet. Through its agencies, 9H Digital and TAYB, the company supports global brands and clients across the Gulf with work spanning brand strategy, digital product, and enterprise AI. The business is expanding quickly in the region and is seeking a partner to help build the next stage, rather than a traditional employee to manage it.
This is a co-founder position. You will hold equity in the Gulf entity, help define the entry strategy for Doha, Kuwait City, and Riyadh, and build the team, pipeline, and culture from the ground up. 9H provides the operating setup, methodology, active clients, and capital; the right partner brings regional relationships, credibility, and the drive to create something significant in the market.
What you will do
- Launch and oversee the Gulf business across three markets, with the order of expansion to be agreed together.
- Take full ownership of commercial activity from the start, including business development, proposals, client management, and closing deals.
- Recruit, develop, and lead the local team as the operation grows.
- Contribute as part of the founding leadership group for the Gulf entity and take part in strategic decision-making, not only execution.
What the company is looking for
The ideal person has spent substantial time building relationships and business in the Gulf, preferably across at least two of the three target markets. You should understand how decisions are made, who influences them, and how to create access without relying on cold outreach. Experience inside or leading a creative, digital, technology, or consulting business in the region is important. This opportunity is aimed at someone who wants ownership and upside, not a standard corporate ladder or fixed salary cap.
Background is flexible. Suitable profiles could include a former agency leader who has become independent, a business development leader from a consultancy ready to own a venture, or a Gulf-based entrepreneur seeking a stronger structure and mandate.
The structure
- Equity participation in the Gulf entity, with commercial terms to be discussed directly.
- A base component designed for a founding role rather than a standard hire.
- Full operational authority in the market.
- Support from 9H Capital's infrastructure, client pipeline, and existing Gulf relationships.
Why this matters now
The business already has live client work in the region and a service offering that resonates strongly in the market, combining brand, digital, and AI capabilities at a level many regional agencies do not offer. The missing piece is a leader who can take ownership in markets such as Riyadh or Doha and build the local presence from the ground up.
Application instructions
Instead of submitting a CV through a LinkedIn form, candidates are asked to complete the provided application form and explain why the conversation is worth having. That response will be used as the main filter.