12 Food Science jobs in Saudi Arabia

Product Development Specialist | Reef Holding

We're Hiring:
Product Development Specialist.

Location:
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Type:
Full-Time.

About Reef Holding:

Reef Holding is a leading Saudi lifestyle company redefining the luxury retail experience across fragrances, fashion, and beauty. We are committed to delivering innovative products that meet customer needs, enhance market competitiveness, and strengthen our leadership in the fragrance industry.

About the Role:

We are seeking a proactive and innovative
Product Development Specialist
to contribute to the development, management, and optimization of our fragrance portfolio. This role involves market analysis, product innovation, quality assurance, and cross-departmental coordination to ensure our products meet strategic objectives and delight customers.

Key Responsibilities:

Market Analysis & Trends

• Conduct market research to understand customer needs and track industry trends.
• Monitor competitor performance to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation.

Product Development & Management

• Lead or support the development of new fragrance formulations and enhance existing products.
• Manage the product lifecycle from concept to launch and monitor post-launch performance.

Quality Assurance & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with the Quality team to ensure compliance with the highest standards.
• Coordinate with Production, Marketing, and Sales to ensure effective execution of product strategies.

Reporting & Analysis

• Collect and analyze product performance data (sales, profitability, customer feedback).
• Prepare regular reports with recommendations to strengthen product positioning.

Administrative & Organizational Tasks

• Track budgets related to product development and marketing.
• Manage daily product-related operations and maintain updated documentation.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.

Key competencies:

• Creative and innovative thinking.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Project management and organizational abilities.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent Arabic and good English proficiency.

Why Join Reef Holding?

At Reef Holding, product innovation is at the core of our success. As a
Product Development Specialist
, you will play a key role in shaping products that inspire customers and reinforce our brand's leadership in the fragrance market. Join a company where your creativity, insights, and dedication will directly impact customer satisfaction and business growth.

Product Sales Specialist - Saudi Nationals

Summary of Position

We are seeking a highly motivated
Product Sales Specialist
to lead the expansion of our
endpoint security and management solutions
in Saudi Arabia. This role is critical in driving new business and renewals by engaging directly with enterprise customers, channel partners, and internal teams.

This is an exciting opportunity to represent a
market-leading cybersecurity platform
that helps organizations strengthen endpoint protection, enhance operational efficiency, and reduce IT risks. The ideal candidate will have deep sales experience in
cybersecurity and endpoint security management
and be passionate about helping customers secure their digital environments.

Core Responsibilities

• Meet or exceed assigned software sales and renewal targets in Saudi Arabia.
• Deliver impactful, value-driven presentations that demonstrate the unique business outcomes of our endpoint security solutions.
• Position our offering as the preferred solution within enterprise IT and security teams.
• Attend and represent the company at local industry events, security forums, and conferences.
• Develop and execute strategic sales plays tailored to the Saudi market's security needs.
• Collaborate closely with technical consultants, client success teams, and channel partners to progress and close opportunities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with C-level decision-makers, IT leaders, and security professionals across multiple industries.

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• 5+ years of successful B2B technology sales experience
  , with a strong focus on
  endpoint security, cybersecurity, or enterprise IT software
  .
• Deep understanding of the Saudi Arabian enterprise market, including customer needs, vertical trends, and partner landscape.
• Proven track record of
  pipeline generation, quota attainment, and consistent revenue growth
  .
• Demonstrated ability to influence and sell to
  CISOs, IT operations leads, and InfoSec teams
  in a consultative selling approach.
• Strong business and technical acumen to clearly communicate the value of endpoint security platforms.
• Fluent in English and Arabic, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to travel across the Kingdom (up to 50%).

Preferred Background

• Familiarity with
  endpoint security solutions
  such as Tanium, CrowdStrike, Carbon Black, Symantec, McAfee, or Cybereason.
• Experience with
  IT Service Management (ITSM)
  or systems management tools (e.g., BMC, RedHat, Ivanti, Chef, Puppet).
• Background in
  channel/partner-led sales
  and navigating complex enterprise sales cycles

Job Summary:

Lead the development and design of investment products and services in alignment with the organization’s strategic objectives. Oversee the marketing and promotion of these products to attract local and international investments through integrated marketing strategies, thereby enhancing the region’s position as a leading investment destination and supporting sustainable development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement strategies for investment products and services that meet market and investor needs, while innovating new investment products that enhance the region’s attractiveness and competitiveness.
• Design and implement targeted marketing campaigns to attract local and international investors and manage the investment identity of products and services to ensure alignment with the region’s strategic brand.
• Build a comprehensive marketing mix for investment products—including pricing, distribution, promotion, and branding—and ensure that all marketing strategies are fully integrated with the organization’s investment plans.
• Conduct market and investment research to identify emerging trends, analyze investor and customer behaviors, and prepare investment and marketing feasibility studies with strategic recommendations for decision-makers.
• Coordinate with government entities, regulatory bodies, and private companies to support product launches, while building and maintaining strategic partnerships that ensure the success of investment products and strengthen the organization’s position.
• Represent the organization in local and international investment exhibitions and forums, promoting investment products and showcasing opportunities available in the region.
• Define and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of investment and marketing initiatives and prepare periodic reports for senior management that highlight performance and continuous improvement opportunities.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Economics, or a related field.

Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of practical experience in product development and investment marketing, preferably in the government or semi-government sector.
• Proven expertise in strategic planning, investment marketing, and feasibility studies.
• Strong track record in building and managing relationships with investors and strategic partners.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong leadership and strategic planning capabilities.
• Advanced skills in investment marketing and product development.
• Ability to prepare feasibility studies, financial and market analyses.
• Proficiency in using analytical and financial tools (Excel, Power BI, etc.).
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and partnership-building skills.
• Full proficiency in English (spoken and written).

Job Title:

Vice President – Head of Product Development

Location:

Saudi Arabia (Open to Overseas Candidates)

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced and innovative Head of Product Development to lead the design, structuring, and enhancement of asset management products across multiple asset classes. This senior leadership role requires a deep understanding of investment vehicles, fund structuring, regulatory frameworks, and client-centric product solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end development of investment products, including Debt, Private Debt, Real Estate, Structured Products, ETFs, and Equities.
• Design new fund structures from inception, ensuring alignment with market trends, regulatory requirements, and client needs.
• Enhance and re-engineer existing products to optimize performance, efficiency, and investor appeal.
• Oversee fund structuring, legal documentation, and operational frameworks in collaboration with internal teams and external advisors.
• Conduct due diligence on potential investment products, including risk assessment, performance analysis, and competitive benchmarking.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
• Work closely with senior management, investment teams, and key clients to design innovative and commercially viable product solutions.
• Manage relationships with regulatory authorities, service providers, and institutional partners to ensure compliance and operational excellence.
• Process & Governance:
• Establish and refine product development processes, governance frameworks, and approval protocols.
• Ensure all products meet regulatory, legal, and fiduciary obligations across jurisdictions.
• Team Leadership & Innovation:
• Lead and mentor a high-performing team responsible for product development and management.
• Drive innovation by staying ahead of global asset management trends and introducing new strategies to market.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in asset management product development, preferably across global markets.
• Proven track record of developing investment products from concept to launch.
• In-depth knowledge of fund structuring, regulatory frameworks, and cross-border investment vehicles.
• Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management, and project execution skills.
• Experience working with top-tier asset managers, investment banks, or financial institutions.

Job Summary:

Lead the development and design of investment products and services in alignment with the organization's strategic objectives. Oversee the marketing and promotion of these products to attract local and international investments through integrated marketing strategies, thereby enhancing the region's position as a leading investment destination and supporting sustainable development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement strategies for investment products and services that meet market and investor needs, while innovating new investment products that enhance the region's attractiveness and competitiveness.
• Design and implement targeted marketing campaigns to attract local and international investors and manage the investment identity of products and services to ensure alignment with the region's strategic brand.
• Build a comprehensive marketing mix for investment products—including pricing, distribution, promotion, and branding—and ensure that all marketing strategies are fully integrated with the organization's investment plans.
• Conduct market and investment research to identify emerging trends, analyze investor and customer behaviors, and prepare investment and marketing feasibility studies with strategic recommendations for decision-makers.
• Coordinate with government entities, regulatory bodies, and private companies to support product launches, while building and maintaining strategic partnerships that ensure the success of investment products and strengthen the organization's position.
• Represent the organization in local and international investment exhibitions and forums, promoting investment products and showcasing opportunities available in the region.
• Define and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of investment and marketing initiatives and prepare periodic reports for senior management that highlight performance and continuous improvement opportunities.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Economics, or a related field.

Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of practical experience in product development and investment marketing, preferably in the government or semi-government sector.
• Proven expertise in strategic planning, investment marketing, and feasibility studies.
• Strong track record in building and managing relationships with investors and strategic partners.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong leadership and strategic planning capabilities.
• Advanced skills in investment marketing and product development.
• Ability to prepare feasibility studies, financial and market analyses.
• Proficiency in using analytical and financial tools (Excel, Power BI, etc.).
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and partnership-building skills.
• Full proficiency in English (spoken and written).

Job Title:

Vice President – Head of Product Development

Location:

Saudi Arabia (Open to Overseas Candidates)

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced and innovative
Head of Product Development
to lead the design, structuring, and enhancement of asset management products across multiple asset classes. This senior leadership role requires a deep understanding of investment vehicles, fund structuring, regulatory frameworks, and client-centric product solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Product Strategy & Development:
• Lead the end-to-end development of investment products, including Debt, Private Debt, Real Estate, Structured Products, ETFs, and Equities.
• Design new fund structures from inception, ensuring alignment with market trends, regulatory requirements, and client needs.

• Enhance and re-engineer existing products to optimize performance, efficiency, and investor appeal.

• Fund Structuring & Due Diligence:

• Oversee fund structuring, legal documentation, and operational frameworks in collaboration with internal teams and external advisors.

• Conduct due diligence on potential investment products, including risk assessment, performance analysis, and competitive benchmarking.

• Stakeholder Engagement:

• Work closely with senior management, investment teams, and key clients to design innovative and commercially viable product solutions.

• Manage relationships with regulatory authorities, service providers, and institutional partners to ensure compliance and operational excellence.

• Process & Governance:

• Establish and refine product development processes, governance frameworks, and approval protocols.

• Ensure all products meet regulatory, legal, and fiduciary obligations across jurisdictions.

• Team Leadership & Innovation:

• Lead and mentor a high-performing team responsible for product development and management.
• Drive innovation by staying ahead of global asset management trends and introducing new strategies to market.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum
  10+ years
  of experience in asset management product development, preferably across global markets.
• Strong expertise in multiple asset classes (debt, private debt, real estate, structured products, ETFs, equities).
• Proven track record of developing investment products from concept to launch.
• In-depth knowledge of fund structuring, regulatory frameworks, and cross-border investment vehicles.
• Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management, and project execution skills.
• Experience working with top-tier asset managers, investment banks, or financial institutions.

Our Story

Asteri exists to empower us to shine our light in the world. Inspired by where we come from, excited for where we will go together. Beauty trends come and go, but Arabia is arguably where it all began. The art of makeup has deep roots in the Middle East, and it's time to share what we've learned.

Born in Arabia. Raised to Take on the World.

Even in the face of the world's most extreme weather, ladies of Arabia have high expectations of their makeup. Asteri's smart formulas rise to the challenge through problem-solving, skin-loving formulas that last throughout the day.

Purpose:

Responsible for coordination, day to day management of our beauty NPD implementation, assisting in managing the product portfolio including defining creative, technical and sustainability aspects.

Business Impact:

Responsible for day-to-day operations between stakeholders such as manufacturers, agencies, internal teams. Assisting in ensuring the succesfull launch and continious improvement and innovation of the product portfolio within the NPD Team, in order to enable maximalization of product quality standards, customer satisfaction and brand awareness, resulting in maximalization of sales.

Interaction:

• Report to the Head of New Product Development & Sustainability

• Coordinating the NPD process

• Work closely and have frequent contact with Suppliers, Clients, Creative Agencies, NGO's (e.g. B-Corp) and occasionally consumers (external)

• Work closely and have frequent contact with teams like Supply Chain, Planning, Quality & Regulatory, Retail, Ecom and Marketing (internal)

Creativity:

Coordination of the NPD strategy implementation, whilst continuously seeking for improvements and new opportunities by analysing trends, consumer behaviour and markets with a keen eye for sustainability. Must be eager to be the best in class and make that extra step in achieving excellence within the team and product development. Able to integrate experience with ability to interpret and synthesize insightful findings using NPD's portfolio of point-of-sale (POS) and consumer behaviour information and manages day to day operations with stakeholders including manufacturers.

Result Area's:

• KPI-management: Contributing to NPD portfolio with 24 months pipeline, critical path management, internally and with suppliers/customers.

• Project-management: Assisting in creation and coordination of a project from concept to launch. Input into improving and enhancing NPD / innovations processes with strong link to sustainability.
• Stakeholder management: Build up, have a good relationship, and frequent contact internally, with suppliers, clients, creative agencies, and NGO's. Can manage expectations and can convince stakeholders of necessary changes and own points of view. Work closely and have frequent contact with teams like Marketing, Supply Chain, Retail and Ecom.
• Team: Part of the NPD team. Coordinate larger operational processes such as introductions and promotions.
• NPD Strategy: Proactively search for, work on, and implement improvements, chances and other opportunities that will help to improve the NPD planning team and innovations department. Implement one way of working within team operations. Idea generation and analysis of the markets and their trends.

Background:

• Passion for brands, Beauty, Cosmetics, experienced in working in processes;
• Experience within Beauty Retail, Makeup preferred, conceptually strong;
• Advanced in Excel, PowerPoint;
• People management skills, team player;
• Analytical skills, Creative skills, Commercial insight, Assertiveness, Proactivity, Flexibility, Accuracy, Stress resistance. Fluently in both English and Arabic language.

Experience:

At least 2 years of relevant experience in retail / beauty / product management

Overview

Leverage your abilities and join the dynamic team of a leading company specializing in the retail industry in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

As a Project Coordinator (Product Development) , you will be responsible for supporting the project manager and the project team by organizing and managing administrative tasks, submitting purchase requests for products, and monitoring shipment schedules and delivery timelines.

1. Monitor work with the factory or production to ensure the production plan aligns with the new product launch date.
2. Coordinate and follow up with the production and marketing department to define and develop the brand direction.
3. Coordinate with the Sales Department regarding the training of sales representatives on new products and the selection of packaging.
4. Ensure the continuity of each phase of the new project's execution, evaluate the phases, and complete implementation correctly.
5. Collect and determine the raw materials necessary for designing and producing, and analyze the cost of the new product.
6. Evaluate the new product, determine its success level, and participate in taking the necessary action.
7. Monitor new market trends and present ideas for new products and projects.
8. Follow all unified policies, processes, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and relevant instructions.
9. Contribute to identifying opportunities for the continuous improvement of systems, processes, and practices, considering best practices.
10. Encourage others to implement relevant policies, processes, and standard operating procedures.

We are looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration / Management Systems Administration.
• 1-3 years of experience in product development or a similar field.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel and PowerPoint) and project management software
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Managing one's own time and helping to keep the project on schedule.
• Ability to identify small issues and escalate them appropriately before they become major problems.