Associate in United Arab Emirates

Overview: Guidepoint’s Business Development teams are passionate about expanding our reach with both new and existing clients. We support all Guidepoint’s service offerings, helping to build relationships and communicate how Guidepoint helps clients stay informed and make better business decisions. Our teams are motivated to provide custom offerings designed to help every potential client make the most of their partnership with Guidepoint. The Business Development team in our Dubai office is seeking an Associate to join and support with building a strong pipeline of prospects across multiple sectors. This is an exciting opportunity to make a tangible impact on Guidepoint’s growth while gaining exposure to a dynamic, global business model. What You'll Do: Conduct targeted outreach via calls and emails to activate new clients Build and nurture relationships between prospective clients and senior BD managers, scheduling meetings to advance opportunities Partner with senior BD team members to create compelling content and materials that clearly communicate Guidepoint’s value proposition Develop deep company and market knowledge to effectively articulate Guidepoint’s value to clients Research target industries, sub-sectors, and companies to identify their challenges and information needs Monitor and analyze the competitive landscape to inform sales strategies Share actionable client and prospect feedback with leadership to refine outreach What You Have: Bachelor’s degree with a strong academic record and extracurricular achievement 1-2 years of experience in Sales or Business Development in the Middle East Fluency in English, both written and spoken; Arabic proficiency is a plus Solid understanding of the full sales cycle, from lead generation to client relationship management Resilient, comfortable making cold calls and engaging stakeholders at all levels, including senior management Excellent communication & presentation skills, capable of engaging hig

Overview: The Client Service team connects Guidepoint’s clients with subject-matter experts to better inform their business decisions. They take the time to understand each client’s specific research needs and deliver the experts closest to the topic, often within hours. Play a vital role in Guidepoint’s success. As an Associate on the Client Service team, you will understand your client’s unique business questions and identify the experts who can best provide the answers. You will find and recruit new experts into our network of over 1,625,000 Guidepoint Advisors, determining which ones are best suited to speak with the client. For many of our employees, the Associate role provides a unique opportunity to put core business skills into practice, as well as gain exposure to a wide range of industries and disciplines. This is a hybrid position out of our Dubai office . AL APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UAE Interview Process: Meet your Guidepoint Recruiter! Initial Candidate Screen Mock Assessment (Role dependent) Complete a simulated client request and gain more insight into the role Meet the Guidepoint Teams! Discuss your assessment with the Guidepoint teams Meet the Department Head! Hiring Manager Interview Interview Process Outcome Who We Are: Team-oriented and collaborative Hard-working professionals who strive for excellence Built-in mentorship to help you drive and improve your project management and customer service skills, to deliver excellent results for clients Hands-on leadership to help you develop your career and provide opportunities for upward mobility within Guidepoint Guidepoint is passionate about your career growth: Check out our Client Service Career Trajectory. What You Will Own: Work with Project Managers to develop strategies for satisfying each client project request Utilize LinkedIn, press releases, case studies, and the internet to identify the best experts for our client

Overview: Guidepoint’s Legal team plays an important and global role across all our offices. The team provides their expertise, advise, recommendation and support to multiple parts of the business to ensure a seamless and efficient process. We are currently seeking a Contracts Specialist to serve as the main point of contact between the legal team and internal/external stakeholders regarding all contract management, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiation. This role will report to our Associate General Counsel. What You'll Do: Drafting, reviewing and negotiating all types of contracts, including client and vendor agreements, non-disclosure agreements, contract amendments and renewals, Statements of Work, data processing agreements, SaaS agreements, etc., for global stakeholders in various company locations Responsible for managing Contracts Queue and coordination of all aspects of contract management Serve as primary contact between the legal department and internal and external stakeholders seeking contract review and revision, copies, questions, status updates etc. Review, respond and manage contracts-related questions within the Contracts inbox Manage Contract Template library and other knowledge management functions Ensure compliance with contract approval policies and procedures Liaise with Legal, Compliance, and Sales teams on contracts as needed Special projects on an as-needed basis What You Have: Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 3 years' experience working with contracts Law Degree is a big plus, but is not required Contract management experience, preferably in-house Experience reviewing, editing, interpreting and negotiating legal agreements Experience reviewing and negotiating corporate master services agreements Strong organizational and communications skills, ability to set priorities, handle multiple tasks and projects, track and follow up on projects Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team