Head of Business Development & Operations Full Time

About the Role

This role will be responsible for building LehLah’s entire Middle East presence from scratch.

Responsibilities

Business Development

• Identify, pitch & close brand deals across UAE and GCC
• Build relationships with CMOs and marketing leads
• Develop agency partnerships — white-label models
• Represent LehLah at events and brand meetings
• Build a nano & micro creator network across GCC

Operations & Execution

• Own end-to-end campaign delivery for all ME clients
• Coordinate with LehLah India team on platform & tracking
• Build local creator roster — Arabic, expat & English
• Set up processes & workflows as the business scales
• Ensure every campaign is on brief, on time, on standard

Required Experience:

• 3–5 years experience – Influencer marketing, creator economy or digital agency
• Experience in working with both – Brands & Creators
• Deep understanding of the GCC creator landscape, agencies.

Required Skills

• Arabic fluency- Spoken, written, professional. Non-negotiable.
• English fluency – All internal comms and reporting are in English.