Client Development Associate

About the Role

Gulf Capital Intelligence is hiring a Client Development Associate to support our senior client coverage team in growing relationships with family offices, private banks, and sovereign wealth vehicles across the GCC.

This role is responsible for identifying and qualifying prospective institutional clients, supporting senior directors in client presentations and proposal development, and managing the early stages of the client onboarding process. This is a business development role within a highly specialised intelligence firm, not a traditional sales position.

Requirements

• 2-5 years experience in institutional sales, relationship management, or investment product coverage
• Existing relationships or access within GCC family office, private banking, or wealth management network
• Strong communication and presentation skills in English (Arabic a significant advantage)
• Understanding of GCC investment culture and relationship-driven business development
• Ability to represent GCI at the analytical level during client conversations
• CFA progress or CAIA qualification preferred

About Gulf Capital Intelligence

Gulf Capital Intelligence operates a multi-agent AI conviction engine designed for the GCC private investment market. Our platform deploys six specialist intelligence agents covering macro and capital flow, sector dynamics, legal and regulatory risk, ESG compliance, financial health, and leadership integrity to produce structured conviction reports for family offices, sovereign wealth funds, and private banking clients.

We are headquartered at Gate Village, DIFC Dubai with growing coverage of Saudi Arabia and the broader GCC. Our clients are institutional investors who make high-stakes private market allocation decisions and require intelligence infrastructure that goes beyond what traditional research desks can provide.

All correspondence: difc@gulfcapitalintelligence.com