Corporate Finance Recruitment Saudi Arabia

Senior search for the corporate finance leaders behind the Kingdom’s most ambitious growth stories.

Hanson Search runs corporate finance recruitment in Saudi Arabia through our Corporate Finance practice, part of Hanson Capital, with searches led by our MENA team. We place the treasury, capital markets and planning leaders who fund growth and protect value.

Vision 2030 has reshaped how Saudi organisations raise and deploy capital. Boards now need senior finance operators who can partner with the CFO, stand behind the numbers and lead under scrutiny. There are not enough of them.

Every shortlist reads well on paper. The work is finding who has real in-market experience, who understands the capital environment, and who can deliver when the room gets difficult.

What Is Driving Corporate Finance Demand in Saudi Arabia

The capital agenda is the clearest force. Giga-projects, PIF portfolio companies and family groups all need finance functions that can raise, allocate and account for capital at pace.

The Tadawul listing pipeline adds pressure too. Businesses preparing to list need capital markets and IPO readiness leaders well before they go to market, so demand has climbed fast.

Deal intensity across the Kingdom keeps rising. Corporate development, treasury and transaction expertise now sit at the centre of how Saudi organisations grow and structure themselves.

Why Corporate Finance Hiring in Saudi Arabia Has Become Harder

A senior corporate finance hire in the Kingdom must handle capital cost, disclosure pressure and cross-border complexity at once. Few people combine all three at the level boards now expect.

The pool is tight. Leaders who have run treasury, capital markets or IPO preparation inside a Saudi business remain scarce, and Saudisation at senior level reshapes every search. These roles sit alongside, but stay distinct from, the CFO and investor relations mandates we also lead.

The strongest candidates are not looking. They hold senior roles, field approaches often, and move only for the right brief. Advertised search rarely reaches them, so these appointments need a direct and confidential approach.

Why Organisations Choose Hanson Search for Corporate Finance Recruitment Saudi Arabia

Senior-led by design. The consultant who runs your brief is the consultant who maps the market, approaches the candidates and presents the shortlist. You are not passed down the chain.

Alice Maltby leads our investor markets work in the region, and our MENA team has built long-standing relationships with senior finance professionals across Riyadh and the wider Gulf. We know the market, and we know who is not on it yet.

We work on a retained basis with a small number of clients. That focus is deliberate. Every mandate gets the rigour it requires, and it is why clients have trusted us for over 20 years. Global reach. Boutique standards. The person you meet is the person who delivers.

Appoint a Corporate Finance Leader in Saudi Arabia

If you are hiring a Head of Corporate Finance, Group Treasury Director or capital markets leader in Riyadh or across the wider Gulf, start with a short, confidential conversation with our MENA team. Get in touch today.