We place the C-suite, board, and senior leaders who turn Vision 2030 ambitions into operational results — for PIF-ecosystem companies, scale-ups, and international firms entering the Kingdom.
A boutique approach built around four commitments — designed for senior hiring where speed, discretion, and fit matter more than volume.
Every mandate starts with your business goals — not a job description. We map each placement to your three-year strategy, growth stage, and culture.
Multi-stage assessment combining structured interviews, leadership psychometrics, and 360° reference work — not just CV screening.
Real-time insight into compensation benchmarks, talent flows, and competitor leadership moves across KSA — informed by 17+ years inside the market.
Onboarding plans, KPI scorecards, and 90-day check-ins to protect your investment after the contract is signed.
Ultimate Peaks is a boutique executive search and HR advisory firm headquartered in Riyadh.
Founded by Dr. Ziyad Alghannam — PhD in Human Resources and Business Administration with 17+ years across cultural transformation, workforce strategy, and leadership development — we specialize in C-suite, board, and senior professional placements.
We partner with PIF-ecosystem clients, scale-ups, family businesses, and international firms entering Saudi Arabia. Whether you’re scaling, transforming, or making your first hires in the Kingdom, we help you build the right team at the right time — with the discretion and pace senior hiring demands.
Comprehensive talent solutions to build exceptional leadership teams in Saudi Arabia.
Every search is led by Dr. Ziyad and senior consultants — never handed off to junior researchers.
Saudi national team with regulatory and cultural fluency, backed by access to international talent pools.
PhD-level frameworks paired with 17+ years of in-house HR leadership across the GCC.
Sensitive mandates handled with the discretion senior hiring requires.
We accept fewer mandates so we can give each one the attention it deserves — with a 6-month replacement guarantee on every executive placement.
Our S.C.O.R.E.™ Framework — developed by Dr. Ziyad — turns instinct into a repeatable, defensible process.
Developed by Dr. Ziyad Alghannam.
Map your business goals, growth trajectory, and culture before drafting any role profile.
Calibrate corporate values, team dynamics, and Saudi cultural context into the search brief.
Discreet sourcing across our active network and targeted headhunting in adjacent industries.
Multi-stage assessment combining structured interviews, leadership psychometrics, and 360° references.
A 90-day integration plan with milestones, stakeholder maps, and structured check-ins.
We don’t just hire. We build alignment, impact, and long-term success.
A first-person editorial covering PIF spending shifts, Saudisation/Nitaqat updates, and the Expo 2030/FIFA 2034 hiring supercycle.
Beyond Nitaqat percentages: how senior Saudisation actually plays out in board composition, succession, and PIF-portfolio leadership.
A practical playbook for international firms opening in KSA — what to hire first, in what order, and how to avoid common compliance traps.
Senior, board, and specialist roles we’re actively searching for — across PIF-ecosystem clients, scale-ups, and international firms entering Saudi Arabia.
Confidential searches stay private. Public mandates live here.
Most of our work is conducted under strict confidentiality at the client’s request. The roles we publish are the ones where visibility helps the search — and where exceptional candidates may not yet be in our network.
If you’re a senior leader exploring your next chapter, browse our active mandates or submit a confidential profile for future searches.
Roles open and close on a rolling basis. Visit the portal for the most current list, or follow us on LinkedIn for new mandate announcements.
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