Faris Almandeel

Leading Growth | Partnerships Strategist | Business Development

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

About

Strategic partnerships and business development leader with 11+ years of experience across the nonprofit, government, consulting and banking sectors. Skilled in identifying growth opportunities, shaping partnership strategies, leading complex commercial discussions and building executive-level relationships.

Experience

  • Business Development and Partnership Senior Manager at Misk Foundation
    Oct 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Misk 10X Saudi Leaders at Misk Leadership | مسك القادة
    May 2025 - Nov 2025 · 7 mos

    6 months intensive leadership program to develop self-leadership, enhance emotional intelligence and leadership communication, lead diverse teams, foster business innovation and strategic thinking, and conflict management.

  • Head of Public Private Partnerships at GACA - General Authority of Civil Aviation - Saudi Arabia
    Jun 2022 - Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Member of the privatization joint working team assigned by the higher committee for transportation. • Building and maintaining strong relationships with the government and private sectors. • Find the suitable funding sources for each project (grants, interest-free loans, debt, equity, availability payments). • Structure the needed credit support for each project. • Update the sector regulations and introduce incentives schemes to attract investments. • Building the sector privatization pipeline. • Ensure the projects within the sector pipeline attractive for the private sector. • Develop the required business case to privatize the airports within the sector pipeline. • Select the right financial model and payment mechanism for each project. • Participate in all market sounding exercise with banks, operators, contractors. • Tender the feasible projects to the market.

  • Strategic Partnerships Manager at SDAIA | سدايا
    Jan 2021 - Jun 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Building relationships with public and private sectors. • Identify and source partnership opportunities with the public and private sectors. • Driving the key parameters within MoUs, agreements and contracts. • Activate all the signed MoUs by engaging with multiple departments (Marketing, product development, finance, operation, legal). • Aligning with the marketing department to activate new initiatives with the public and private sectors. • Working closely with the project management department to ensure that all the projects and initiatives are on track. • Participate in developing new products/services.

  • Supervising Associate Accounts & Business Development at EY
    Sep 2019 - Jan 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos