Executive search · Saudi Arabia

CTO search in Saudi Arabia

CTOs and heads of engineering for companies in Riyadh, found by former CTOs through people who have worked with the candidates.

Who we look for

Companies in Saudi Arabia are building large tech teams quickly, and many international firms are opening regional headquarters in Riyadh. Their first CTO has to build the team and the platform at the same time.

Why former CTOs run the search

Our founders ran engineering at Yandex Lavka and Yandex Eats and grew teams from 3 to 300+ engineers. We assess candidates the way a CTO would assess a peer.

Candidates on the shortlist come with recommendations from people who built products with them.

How a search runs

Week 1Brief, role scorecard and salary benchmark
Weeks 2–4Shortlist of interested, vetted candidates
Weeks 6–10Signed offer

Questions

Is the search confidential?

It can be. CTO searches often run without a public job post.

Do you also hire the team under the CTO?

Yes: heads of engineering, staff engineers and engineering managers.

Do you work with relocation candidates?

Yes. We check readiness to relocate to Saudi Arabia in the first conversation.

Tell us about the role

We reply within one business day and tell you honestly whether we can fill it.