Employment: Full Time

We have partnered with a leading Medical Devices company who are hiring a Chief Portfolio Officer (CPO) to be based in Riyadh .

Please note that you must meet all the criteria set out below for your application to be considered. Suitable candidates will be contacted within 5 working days. If you are not contacted by us within that time, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.

Key aspects of the role include:

– Translating the investment business case into respective long-term and annual financial plans.

– Devising transformation plans and initiating required actions to enhance performance and achievement of strategic objectives.

– Monthly monitoring of strategic and financial performance of Portfolio companies.

– Interacting with top management and Board of Directors of portfolio companies, particularly their Chairmen, on matters relating to strategy, transformation, business development, M&A opportunities, major capex projects.

– Providing advice on matters such as corporate governance, strategy formulation, business planning, performance measurement to the portfolio organizations.

– Driving and tracking of transformation plans to increase portfolio company revenue and EBITDA.

– Updating regularly the Board of Directors on strategy and performance of portfolio companies.

– Providing periodic enterprise valuation of the portfolio companies.

– Direct involvement with portfolio companies throughout the transaction life cycle.

– Liaising with Group M&A team to assess in-organic M&A opportunities and opportunities/timing of potential exit.

– Ensuring alignment with Board of Directors, particularly their Chairman, regarding the Group’s interests and objectives regarding the portfolio company.

– Facilitating and leading partnership development.

Requirements

To be successful you will need to meet the following:

– MBA/Master degree is required.

– A minimum of 15 years relevant work experience.

– International experience is a must.

– Professional exposure to following industries: healthcare, life sciences & pharmaceutical products.

– Must have extensive and direct strategy & finance experience from top-tier consulting firms or top-tier medical device/pharmaceutical companies.

– Understanding of global healthcare and pharmaceutical landscape and the related regulatory approval processes.

– Experience in leading management teams.

– Excellent understanding of corporate governance matters.

– Proven problem solving and analytical skills.

– Experience in corporate finance and valuation in a context of Mergers & Acquisitions or Private Equity.

– Fluency in English is required. Fluency in Arabic is a plus.

– Applicants should be available for face-to-face interviews in the location mentioned above.