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Falak Investment Hub | Riyadh


About Falak Investment Hub

Falak Investment Hub is a leading investment and innovation platform driving entrepreneurship across Saudi Arabia and the MENA region. Since 2018, Falak has supported 1,000+ startups , enabling founders, investors, and institutions to build ventures that matter.

We operate as an ecosystem, not a single program, through our core pillars:

Falak Advisory and Falak Ventures.

Our work sits at the intersection of capital, capability, and culture , aligned with Saudi Arabia’s national transformation agenda and the future of entrepreneurship.

At Falak, we don’t just run projects.

We build engines for long-term impact.


Role Overview

The Advisory Senior Associate plays a critical role in driving opportunity sourcing, qualification, and early-stage advisory engagement, while independently managing defined workstreams.

This role goes beyond support.

You are expected to own pipelines, manage relationships, and assess strategic fit, acting as a bridge between sourcing, advisory design, and senior leadership.

Senior Associates are evaluated on judgment, quality of insight, execution discipline, and readiness for Consultant-level responsibility .


Key Responsibilities


Pipeline Ownership & Opportunity Development
  • Own and manage a structured pipeline of startups, partners, and advisory opportunities
  • Proactively source opportunities aligned with Falak’s advisory, venture, and program mandates
  • Conduct structured qualification conversations with founders, partners, and ecosystem players

  • Strategic Qualification & Assessment
    • Assess startup maturity, traction, and strategic relevance
    • Evaluate partnership and advisory opportunities against program, client, or investment objectives
    • Prepare clear, decision-ready summaries, recommendations, and briefing materials for Consultants and leadership


    Stakeholder & Relationship Management
    • Act as a day-to-day point of contact for founders, partners, and ecosystem stakeholders
    • Build trusted, professional relationships across the Saudi and regional ecosystem
    • Represent Falak at events, demo days, and ecosystem forums with confidence and credibility


    Advisory & Program Support
    • Support the design and delivery of advisory engagements and entrepreneurship programs
    • Contribute market insights, ecosystem intelligence, and practical recommendations
    • Coordinate internally to ensure smooth handover of qualified opportunities across teams


    Execution Discipline & Reporting
    • Maintain accurate CRM records and structured pipeline reporting
    • Track outreach, engagement status, deliverables, and conversion metrics
    • Use project management tools to plan, track, and execute workstreams with accountability


    Tools & Ways of Working
    • Project management tools: ClickUp, Microsoft Project (or equivalent)
    • Strong working proficiency in Microsoft Office: PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
    • Comfortable producing structured decks, trackers, reports, and executive summaries


    What We’re Looking For


    Experience

    3–5 years of experience in one or more of the following:

    • Advisory or consulting
    • Venture platforms, accelerators, or VC-backed ecosystems
    • Business development within startup or innovation environments


    Core Capabilities
    • Strong commercial and strategic judgment
    • Ability to independently engage, assess, and manage senior stakeholders
    • Structured thinking paired with strong execution discipline
    • Confidence operating in fast-paced, high-visibility environments


    Communication & Relationship Management
    • Strong communication, storytelling, and presentation skills
    • Ability to build, maintain, and grow professional relationships
    • Clear, confident communicator in Arabic and English
    • Capable of briefing senior stakeholders concisely, clearly, and accurately


    Mindset
    • Ownership-driven and solutions-oriented
    • High standards, calm under pressure
    • Actively building readiness for a Consultant-level role


    Qualifications
    • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, or a related field
    • Strong understanding of startup ecosystems, venture dynamics, and advisory work
    • Experience within the Saudi ecosystem is a strong advantage


    Why Falak

    At Falak, titles don’t matter as much as impact .

    We value ownership over hierarchy, clarity over noise, and execution over intention.

    If you’re someone who:

    • Thinks beyond checklists
    • Takes pride in delivery
    • Cares about building something meaningful

    You’ll fit right in.


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