Head of financial Advisory

Employment Type: Full-time

Seniority Level: Director / Senior Leadership

Head of Advisory – Financial Advisory

Company: Abdulaziz Alzaid Financial Advisory

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Function: Financial Advisory, Corporate Finance, Business Development

Abdulaziz Alzaid Financial Advisory is seeking an experienced and commercially driven Head of Advisory to lead, develop, and scale its financial advisory practice in Saudi Arabia.

We're seeking a senior leadership role for a high-performing advisory professional with strong market credibility, deep knowledge of the Saudi business landscape, and a proven ability to originate and execute client mandates.

Abdulaziz Alzaid Financial Advisory is licensed to provide financial consulting services for non-securities activities, supporting clients with high-quality financial, strategic, and corporate advisory solutions.

The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping the firm’s advisory offering, building long-term client relationships, developing a strong pipeline of opportunities, and driving sustainable revenue growth.

As Head of Advisory, you will be responsible for leading the firm’s advisory practice from both a commercial and technical perspective.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the development and growth of the financial advisory practice.
• Originating new advisory mandates across the Saudi market.
• Building and maintaining trusted relationships with business owners, family offices, investors, executives, corporates, and strategic clients.
• Developing a strong pipeline of opportunities and converting prospects into signed mandates.
• Leading client meetings, commercial discussions, proposals, and negotiations.
• Overseeing the preparation of high-quality technical and financial proposals.
• Supervising the execution of advisory engagements and ensuring the delivery of high-quality client outcomes.
• Developing the advisory practice’s go-to-market strategy, service offerings, operating model, and delivery standards.
• Identifying market trends, client needs, and growth opportunities across key sectors.
• Working closely with senior management to define strategic priorities and revenue targets.
• Supporting the recruitment, development, and leadership of the advisory team as the practice grows.
• Ensuring strong professional standards, quality control, confidentiality, and client service excellence.
• Achieving agreed commercial targets, including revenue generation, pipeline development, and mandate conversion.

The role may cover a range of financial advisory and consulting services, including:

• Corporate finance advisory.
• Financial consulting for non-securities activities.
• Business planning and feasibility studies.
• Financial modeling and analysis.
• Transaction support.
• Valuation support.
• Financial due diligence support.
• Financial restructuring and performance improvement.
• CFO advisory.
• Strategic financial planning.
• Growth, expansion, and business transformation advisory.

We are looking for a candidate who combines strong technical advisory capabilities with a highly commercial mindset.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong ability to originate business and develop client relationships.
• Deep understanding of the Saudi market and its business environment.
• Strong network across corporates, business owners, family offices, investors, executives, and financial institutions.
• Ability to identify client needs and structure practical advisory solutions.
• Strong commercial judgment and confidence in leading business development discussions.
• Excellent proposal writing, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead engagements and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• High professional standards, strong ownership, and a client-first mindset.
• Entrepreneurial approach with the ability to build and scale a practice.
• Strong leadership presence and ability to represent the firm in the market.

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in financial advisory, corporate finance, transaction advisory, deal advisory, valuation,…