Business Development Specialist

About The Role

The Business Development Specialist at SILQFi will play a key role in driving the company's expansion by sourcing, engaging, and onboarding new merchants, suppliers, and large clients. The focus is on fostering durable relationships, assessing client demands, offering tailored financing solutions, and smoothly advancing opportunities from initial contact to activation.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of prospective clients across targeted sectors.
• Conduct outreach activities, client meetings, on-site visits, and follow-ups with merchants, suppliers, and partners.
• Analyze client requirements and recommend appropriate financing products such as Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), Supply Chain Finance (SCF), and Revenue-Based Financing (RBF).
• Gather necessary client documentation and coordinate with departments including Credit, Risk, Legal, Operations, and Finance to facilitate evaluations and approvals.
• Assist with contract finalization, onboarding procedures, invoice processing, and the activation of new clients.
• Keep detailed CRM records and provide weekly updates and pipeline reporting.
• Establish trusted relationships with business owners, chief financial officers, procurement staff, and other key decision-makers.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Partnership teams for campaigns, referral programs, and client activation initiatives.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, or related disciplines.
• Between 1 and 3 years of professional experience in business development, B2B sales, fintech, banking, or financial services.
• Excellent communication skills in both Arabic and English, with the ability to clearly articulate financial products.
• Highly proactive, goal-oriented, and well-organized, capable of handling multiple client engagements simultaneously.
• Sound comprehension of necessary client documentation, follow-up protocols, and internal approval workflows.
• Ability to collaborate effectively cross-functionally with teams such as Credit, Risk, Legal, Operations, Finance, and Marketing.
• Consistent achievement of monthly and quarterly business development objectives.

Preferred Skills

• Exceptional skills in relationship-building, negotiation, and managing client interactions.
• Strong commercial insight with an ability to recognize lucrative business opportunities.
• Confident presenter to business owners, senior stakeholders, and enterprise-level clients.
• Familiarity with CRM platforms, spreadsheet tools like Excel or Google Sheets, and reporting dashboards.
• Understanding of SME financing, working capital solutions, and products such as BNPL, SCF, or RBF.
• High ownership mentality, meticulous attention to detail, and a problem-solving orientation.

Why Join Us?

• Become part of a rapidly expanding organization facilitating access to flexible financing for businesses.
• Engage closely with strategic partners and major clients across the market.
• Gain valuable experience in fintech, business growth, client onboarding, and product deployment.
• Work in a cooperative setting where initiative, accountability, and measurable results are celebrated.