Hybrid General Manager

at Redesign Health

• Job title: General Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

About the role

• General Manager at Sanabil Venture Studio empowering founders to launch healthcare ventures. Overseeing operations, strategy, and partnerships to drive innovation in Saudi Arabia.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and evaluating new healthcare opportunities
• Sourcing and empowering founders to pitch & launch companies
• Building a strong network of investors, advisors, public entities, and commercial partners
• Supporting the fundraising and strategic growth of our portfolio companies.
• Act as a key ambassador for Redesign Health in Saudi Arabia, promoting the mission and values, and building integration with the US functional teams to leverage best practices.
• Recruit and manage team members to support scaled execution across various functions, ensuring alignment with the global leadership team.
• Hold P&L responsibility for SSRH.
• Proactively identify and resolve issues, escalating critical matters to the global leadership team as needed to ensure timely resolution and alignment.
• Report to and liaise with Redesign Health management to ensure visibility and successful market launch, scaling, and operations.
• Build and reinforce the operational processes and culture for Redesign Health Saudi Arabia, wearing many hats as needed to ensure smooth day-to-day execution.
• Track key KPIs, including the number of founders in the funnel, number of new companies launched annually, and number of strategic co-build or first customer partners, to maintain a KPI-driven approach.
• Conduct in-depth research into the Saudi Arabian healthcare market, identifying key trends, opportunities, and challenges.
• Develop and evaluate high-potential, investable opportunities aligned with local market needs.
• Serves as a member of the investment committee of SSRH.
• Build ecosystem partnerships with potential customers and acquirers to help our founders.
• Partner with founders to refine investment ideas and pitch for funding to launch companies.
• Support founders in the areas of business launch processes, evaluation of strategic opportunities & partnerships, capital development & fundraising strategy among others.
• Deepen relationships with Redesign’s existing network of 200+ venture investors while building new connections across the KSA and GCC regions.
• Represent SSRH at investor meetings and industry conferences, using insights to refine company creation strategies.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in venture capital, private equity, healthcare operations, tech, or strategic finance/investment banking.
• 5+ years of people management and hiring experience.
• Exceptional research, analytical, and strategic thinking skills, with fluency in business model analysis and investment thesis development.
• Strong experience in fundraising, financial modeling, valuation, and structuring capital transactions within the GCC region.
• A Bachelor’s Degree with a record of high academic achievement; advanced degrees are a plus.
• Fluency in Arabic and English is required.
• Expertise in the KSA healthcare market and regulatory environment is an added bonus.

Benefits

• This role is based in Riyadh; we work in-person four days per week.