Mohammed Sahim

Business Development Manager - MENA Region | Strategic Partnerships | Brand Activation | Growth @ Cuemath

About

Turning Business Potential into Consistent Growth for 15+ Years 🚀 Sales Growth Leader | Sales and Business Development Strategist | Team Builder I help businesses grow - fast, sustainably, and strategically. With over 15 years across MENA, GCC, and the UK, I’ve partnered with leading names like Cuemath (MENA), Hundred Technology MENA DMCC, Zomato (UAE), Fact Magazine (GCC), Cobone.com (UAE), Gulf News (UAE), and Flexi Resources (UK) to launch new markets, drive revenue, and build high-performing teams. What I bring to the table: 📊 Business Growth & Market Expansion – unlocking opportunities beyond boundaries. 🛠 Operational Excellence – improving efficiency without compromising quality. 🧠 Strategic Leadership – blending data-driven decisions with creative problem-solving. 🤝 Relationship Builder – trusted partner to clients, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams. I thrive where challenges meet opportunity - scaling startups, revitalizing mature businesses, and leading diverse teams toward ambitious targets. 💡 If you’re looking for someone who can own the target, lead from the front, and turn strategy into measurable results, we should talk.

Country

United Arab Emirates

City

Dubai

Industry

E-learning

Skill

Product Demonstration, International Logistics, Third-Party Logistics (3PL), Multiple Projects Simultaneously, Task Management, Data Analytics, Critical Thinking, Key Metrics, Expansion Strategy, Retail Marketing, Qualitative Research, Strategic Marketing, Quantitative Research, Exceeding Quotas, Sales Growth, Real Estate Appraisal, Lease Negotiations, Working With Clients, B2C, Corporate Gifts

Experience

Business Development Manager - MENA Region | Strategic Partnerships | Brand Activation | Growth

Cuemath

2022-12 - Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

United Arab Emirates

Head of Merchant Partnerships | GTM Strategy & Growth | SaaS

Hundred

2021-4 - 2022-7 · 1 yr 4 mos

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Define the overall go-to-market approach for a tech start up, including market segmentation, priority verticals and compelling value propositions that answer current needs for various categories – F&B, Retail, Fashion Retail, Healthcare, Fitness, Hotels & Travel, Leisure and Attraction, Beauty, Everyday Services, Online, Learning, Business & Offices etc. • Hire & Mentor Sales Managers / Sales Executives, guide them and help them improve their sales skills. • Create enticing incentive structure • Provide relevant sales training to the sales team pertaining to the organizational objectives. • Develop and maintain healthy relationships to support and grow our strategic partners. • Develop measurement frameworks and metrics that go in line with the performance and growth objectives. • Leverage cross-functional teams on structuring and executing operational and strategic initiatives to ensure the highest level of servicing. • Update clients on our products and developments and educate clients on best practices. • Educate and update internal and external partners on our products and developments. • Use a consultative approach by offering strategic media solutions with all clients. • Ensure that our clients receive the highest level of sales and operational customer service.

Sales Manager | New Product Launch - SaaS

Draewil

2018-12 - 2020-9 · 1 yr 10 mos

Kuwait City, Kuwait

Key Account Manager | Digital Media | SaaS

Zomato

2015-9 - 2018-8 · 3 yrs

United Arab Emirates

Help restaurants market themselves better by selling advertising space to them on Zomato. Effectively search prospective clients and generate sales leads. Leads could range from take-away joints to 5 Star properties. Advise clients on relevant and impactful marketing communication to be displayed on their advertising space on Zomato. Amplify the impact of marketing campaigns by distributing Zomato’s marketing merchandize to restaurants for display. Prepare result reports for advertising campaigns and interpret them for clients. Also suggest measures to improve the effectiveness of the marketing campaign. Manage end-to-end client relationship including pitching, negotiation, contracting, billing / invoicing, payment collection, graphic design support (with the help of the Graphics Team), campaign activations, result tracking and troubleshooting. Mentor Sales Managers / Sales Associates, guide them and help them improve their sales skills. Handle special projects related to Sales. Involves taking single-point responsibility of a certain revenue stream, process improvement, business development of new products, etc. Manage critical client accounts which have higher degree of complexity in terms of client servicing.