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Building the intelligence layer for GCC capital allocation

Gulf Capital Intelligence is a DIFC-registered AI platform that gives capital allocators conviction-grade research in under 10 minutes. We are looking for investment professionals who already understand GCC private markets.

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About GCI

The research problem GCI was built to solve

Cross-border investors entering GCC markets have historically had two choices: pay a strategy firm AED 200,000 for a market entry study that takes 10 weeks, or rely on informal networks and incomplete data that introduce significant blind spots. Neither produces a timely, structured conviction.

GCI compresses the pre-decision intelligence phase to under 10 minutes. Our AI system (6 agent domains, 19 specialist sub-agents, 3 analytical engines) runs macro analysis, sector intelligence, regulatory scanning, location comparison, risk assessment, and conviction synthesis simultaneously, then delivers a formatted 10-section investment conviction report with a PROCEED, PROCEED WITH CONDITIONS, or AVOID verdict.

The platform is used by family offices, PE principals, VC funds, and cross-border capital allocators evaluating UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and broader GCC opportunities. It does not replace a legal advisor or a financial model. It produces the investment-committee-quality analytical foundation that informs whether to engage either.

Our research analysts sit at the intersection of the AI output layer and the client. They review, challenge, and enhance conviction reports before they reach sophisticated capital allocators. This is not a junior research support role. From week one, you are working on live deal flow from real clients.

What you will work on

Live investment conviction reports across healthcare, real estate, logistics, technology, and private credit in UAE and KSA markets. Every brief is from a real capital allocator with a real decision to make.

Who you will work with

Family offices, PE principals, and institutional fund managers from the UK, India, Europe, and the GCC who are allocating real capital into the region.

What the structure is

DIFC-registered employment. Competitive base salary, housing allowance, transport allowance, annual flight, and discretionary bonus. No probation traps. No fake equity.

Who this is not for

Generalist researchers, graduate applicants with no deal exposure, and anyone who has not produced research that a capital allocator actually read and acted on. The screening is direct.

Open Roles Across the GCC

All roles are open now. Package details shown are total annual package including base, housing, transport, and annual flight allowance. Discretionary bonus is separate.

Research and Intelligence Track
Senior Research Analyst, Investment Intelligence
Dubai, DIFC AED 500,000 - 800,000 package 4+ years experience Post First
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This is the highest-signal role at GCI. If you have spent four or more years producing investment research that capital allocators read, challenged deal assumptions in an IC, and developed genuine views on GCC private market dynamics, this was written for you.

You will lead conviction analysis for family office and PE clients evaluating real transactions across UAE and KSA. You are not reviewing AI output after the fact. You are the layer between the AI-generated analytical foundation and the final product that reaches the client. That distinction matters commercially and professionally.

What you will do
  • Review and enhance AI-generated conviction reports across all ten analytical sections before client delivery
  • Develop GCI's proprietary market intelligence on sector saturation, competitive dynamics, and regulatory risk across UAE and KSA
  • Maintain and improve the analytical frameworks that underpin each of GCI's six agent domains
  • Brief senior client contacts at family offices and PE firms on conviction report conclusions
  • Build out sector-specific intelligence libraries for healthcare, real estate, logistics, and private credit
Who this is for
  • Analysts and associates at Dubai or Abu Dhabi family offices with 4+ years GCC market coverage
  • PE or VC associates who have led or supported due diligence on 3+ GCC transactions
  • Investment banking associates with 4+ years GCC-focused M&A or capital markets experience
  • Strategy consultants from tier-1 firms with a GCC practice focus and a desire to move into principal work
What you will not find here
  • Formatting decks for partners who present your work as theirs
  • Eighteen-month queues before you see a live deal
  • Management layers between you and the final client output
Package

AED 500,000 to 800,000 total annual package, comprising base salary, housing allowance, transport allowance, and annual flight. Discretionary bonus based on client output volume and quality. DIFC employment contract.

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Investment Research Analyst, GCC Markets
Dubai, UAE AED 160,000 - 260,000 package 1-3 years experience
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You are one to three years into a career in GCC financial services and you produce research that your principals actually use to make decisions. You understand the difference between what a macroeconomic headline says and what it means for a specific investment in a specific sector in a specific emirate.

At GCI, you will build your analytical practice on live client briefs from day one. The research is not hypothetical. Every brief maps to a real allocation decision being made by a family office, PE fund, or institutional investor in real time.

What you will do
  • Conduct sector and market analysis for GCC investment conviction reports across healthcare, real estate, logistics, F&B, and technology
  • Monitor regulatory developments across UAE, KSA, and broader GCC for impact on investor ownership structures and returns
  • Support senior analysts on due diligence briefs for PE and family office clients
  • Build and maintain sector intelligence databases covering competitive density and market saturation signals
Who this is for
  • Junior analysts at UAE family offices, investment banks, or PE firms with 1-3 years GCC market coverage
  • Research associates at regional asset managers or financial advisory firms based in Dubai or Abu Dhabi
Package

AED 160,000 to 260,000 total annual package including base, housing, transport, and annual flight. DIFC employment contract.

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Investment Research Analyst, GCC Markets
Riyadh, KSA SAR 180,000 - 300,000 package 1-3 years experience
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KSA-based research role covering Saudi Vision 2030 sectors and regional private markets. You will produce sector intelligence specifically for cross-border investors evaluating KSA entry, including healthcare privatisation, logistics infrastructure, and technology ecosystem development under Vision 2030.

If you are based in Riyadh and you understand how the local regulatory environment, licensing structure, and capital market conditions differ from the broader GCC, this role was built around that knowledge.

What you will do
  • Produce KSA-specific investment intelligence for conviction reports on Vision 2030 aligned sectors
  • Track regulatory and licensing developments from SAMA, CBUAE, REGA, and sector-specific authorities
  • Support due diligence briefs for cross-border investors evaluating KSA market entry
  • Monitor capital flow and FDI signals specific to KSA market dynamics
Package

SAR 180,000 to 300,000 total annual package. Saudi employment contract with GOSI compliance.

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GCC Investment Intelligence Associate
Dubai / Abu Dhabi AED 220,000 - 360,000 package 2-4 years experience
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A hybrid research and intelligence role for early to mid-career investment professionals who have deep GCC market knowledge and want to apply it in a structured analytical platform rather than a traditional advisory context.

You will own specific sector and geography domains within the GCI intelligence architecture. When a client brief comes in for your sector, your research forms the basis of the conviction report. This is not support work. It is the principal analytical layer.

Who this is for
  • Associates at Dubai or Abu Dhabi family offices or PE firms covering specific GCC sectors
  • Research analysts at regional investment banks or asset managers with 2-4 years GCC market coverage
  • Consultants from strategy firms with GCC-focused financial services experience
Package

AED 220,000 to 360,000 total annual package. DIFC or Abu Dhabi employment contract depending on base location.

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Due Diligence and Private Markets Track
Due Diligence Analyst, Private Markets GCC
Dubai, DIFC AED 260,000 - 420,000 package 2+ years PE / VC experience
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This role is for PE and VC professionals who have sat in due diligence processes on GCC transactions and know what information actually changes the investment decision. The documents that get ignored, the questions that surface the real risks, the benchmarks that calibrate the financial model.

At GCI, you will build the due diligence intelligence layer that sits between the investor brief and the conviction report. You know what a 2-year-horizon investor in Dubai aesthetics needs to verify before signing. You know what a UK PE fund evaluating a KSA logistics acquisition is actually afraid of. You translate that knowledge into the analytical frameworks that run every time a client submits a brief.

Who this is for
  • PE associates or senior analysts who have led or co-led due diligence on 2+ GCC private market transactions
  • VC investment professionals with deal experience in GCC technology, healthcare, or consumer sectors
  • M&A analysts with GCC transaction experience from a bank or advisory firm
What you will not be doing

You will not be summarising public news, producing slide decks for partners, or waiting 12 months before seeing a live deal. From week one you are reviewing real due diligence briefs from real clients with real money on the table.

Package

AED 260,000 to 420,000 total annual package. DIFC employment contract.

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Due Diligence Analyst, Private Markets GCC
Riyadh, KSA SAR 260,000 - 420,000 package 2+ years PE / VC experience
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KSA-based due diligence role for PE and VC professionals with direct KSA transaction experience. The Saudi market has specific ownership structures, licensing requirements, Saudization dynamics, and Vision 2030-linked sectoral opportunities that require on-the-ground understanding. This role owns that domain within GCI's intelligence architecture.

Package

SAR 260,000 to 420,000 total annual package. Saudi employment contract.

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Private Credit and Debt Intelligence Analyst
Dubai, UAE AED 240,000 - 380,000 package 2-4 years credit experience
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Private credit and structured finance is the fastest-growing segment of GCC alternative investments in 2025 and 2026. Investors entering this space need intelligence on counterparty risk, covenant structures, regional legal enforcement, and debt capital market conditions that is specific to the GCC framework.

This role builds and maintains the private credit intelligence layer within GCI, covering mezzanine and senior debt instruments, sukuk structures, regional collateral enforcement, and the specific risk profile of GCC credit transactions.

Who this is for
  • Credit analysts from regional or international banks with GCC-focused loan books
  • Private credit or structured finance professionals with 2-4 years GCC deal experience
  • Fixed income or sukuk specialists looking to apply credit expertise in a broader investment intelligence context
Package

AED 240,000 to 380,000 total annual package. DIFC or mainland employment contract.

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Sector Intelligence Track
Real Estate Intelligence Analyst
Dubai, UAE AED 200,000 - 340,000 package 2-4 years MENA real estate
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Real estate is the single most common entry point for cross-border capital into the UAE. It is also the sector with the widest gap between what investors think they know and what they need to know before committing. This role owns real estate intelligence at GCI, covering residential and commercial transactions, HNWI and family office allocation patterns, RERA regulations, and the DLD transaction data that calibrates every price and yield claim a seller makes.

Who this is for
  • Real estate analysts from UAE or regional property investment firms, REITs, or advisory platforms
  • HNWI or family office professionals managing real estate portfolios across UAE and GCC
  • Investment analysts at UAE real estate developers or commercial property advisors
Package

AED 200,000 to 340,000 total annual package. DIFC or mainland employment contract.

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Healthcare and Consumer Sector Analyst
Dubai / Riyadh AED 200,000 - 320,000 package 2-4 years sector experience
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Healthcare and consumer sectors are among the most active for cross-border investment in the GCC, and among the most likely to produce expensive regulatory surprises for investors who do not understand the DHA, MOHAP, or SFDA licensing frameworks. This role owns healthcare and consumer intelligence at GCI.

You understand why 5,800 licensed healthcare facilities in Dubai create a very different investment decision for an aesthetics clinic versus a specialist hospital. You know the patient acquisition cycle, the margin compression in mid-market aesthetics, and what it costs to achieve DHA-compliant staffing levels before opening day.

Package

AED 200,000 to 320,000 total annual package. Location flexible between Dubai and Riyadh.

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Technology and Venture Intelligence Analyst
Dubai, UAE AED 200,000 - 340,000 package 2-4 years VC / tech experience
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GCC technology and venture investment is growing faster than any sector in the region, and the intelligence gap for cross-border investors is proportionally large. What is the real TAM for a SaaS product in a market where enterprise procurement moves slowly and SME digitisation is uneven? What does a seed round valuation in Dubai imply about the exit path? This role owns tech and venture intelligence at GCI.

Who this is for
  • VC investment professionals with GCC portfolio coverage
  • Technology sector analysts from investment banks or PE funds with a GCC focus
  • Operators from GCC technology companies who have moved into an investment or advisory function
Package

AED 200,000 to 340,000 total annual package. DIFC employment contract.

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Client Coverage and Business Development Track
Client Development Associate, Family Office Coverage
Dubai, DIFC AED 260,000 - 420,000 + performance 2-4 years financial services
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You have two to four years in financial services in Dubai or the broader GCC, you understand how family offices and HNWI principals make decisions, and you have built relationships with at least some of the relevant contacts in that world. You are not a cold-call sales person. You are someone who can walk into a family office meeting, speak credibly about GCC market conditions, and explain why GCI's conviction reports solve a real problem they have right now.

You will own client outreach and relationship development for GCI's family office and HNWI segment across the UAE and GCC. Your pipeline is the platform's growth.

Package

AED 260,000 to 420,000 base package plus performance component tied to subscription revenue. DIFC employment contract.

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Senior Client Director, Institutional Coverage
Dubai, DIFC AED 600,000 - 950,000 + commission 6+ years, existing GCC relationships
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This role exists only if you have a real book of relationships with decision-makers at GCC family offices, PE firms, or sovereign-adjacent investment vehicles, and if you can walk those relationships into a GCI subscription conversation with credibility. We are not hiring for potential here. We are hiring for relationships that exist today and can be converted.

If you are a director or VP at a wealth management firm, an investment bank, or a financial advisory who has spent six or more years building the GCC institutional investor network, this role offers a platform, a product that solves a real client problem, and an economics structure that reflects the revenue you bring in.

Package

AED 600,000 to 950,000 base package plus revenue-linked commission. Structure negotiated individually based on existing book. DIFC employment contract.

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