General Manager, KSA at Sully.ai (S21)

Sully.ai

Job Summary

Sully.ai is seeking a General Manager to launch and scale its operations in Saudi Arabia. This role involves end-to-end P&L responsibility, driving go-to-market execution, and building a local team. The GM will lead strategy, government engagement, and operational excellence to establish Sully.ai as a healthcare technology leader in KSA. The company, backed by YC and Sequoia, aims to create superhuman doctors using an AutonomousOS, with a team from OpenAI, DeepMind, NASA, and has signed 400+ healthcare organizations.

Must Have

  • Define and implement KSA go-to-market strategy
  • Oversee all local operations (sales, partnerships, customer success, finance, HR)
  • Own full P&L responsibility and optimize expenses
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with hospitals, regulators, government agencies, and partners
  • Conduct market analysis and identify new growth opportunities in Saudi healthcare
  • Ensure compliance with Saudi corporate, licensing, and healthcare regulations
  • 7+ years in a senior general management, country head, or regional leadership role
  • Proven track record scaling B2B SaaS or AI businesses in the Middle East
  • Strong financial acumen with hands-on P&L ownership
  • Deep understanding of the Saudi healthcare ecosystem and regulatory environment
  • Bilingual proficiency: English (required), Arabic (strongly preferred)
  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills

Good to Have

  • MBA or advanced degree in Business, Finance, or Economics
  • Experience launching and scaling startups or new-market entries
  • Established network across Saudi healthcare, government, and private sectors

Perks & Benefits

  • Shape the future of healthcare
  • Early-stage impact
  • Remote-first culture
  • Competitive compensation (salary, equity)
  • Opportunity to solve scalability challenges

Job Description

About Sully.ai

Our mission is "One Human, One Doctor". We are creating superhuman doctors, because access to doctors is a basic human right.

Start with making doctors superhuman. Our vision is to eliminate doctor distractions and help them navigate the best treatments for their patients.

About the role

About Us

👏 Team from OpenAI, DeepMind, NASA, GoogleX, Tesla, and 2 physicians: 6 exits, 2 IPOs.

🔥 Our model outperforms Claude, Gemini, and GPT-4.5 on clinical benchmarks.

📈 400+ healthcare orgs signed in 16 months.

⚡️ $25M raised from YC, Amity Ventures, Sequoia scouts, and more.

🌎 $1T+ market opportunity. We’re going after all of it.

About the Role

We are seeking a General Manager to launch and scale Sully.ai’s operations in Saudi Arabia. As our first in-market leader for KSA, you will own end-to-end P&L responsibility, drive go-to-market execution, and build a high-performing local team. Reporting directly to the COO, you will lead strategy formulation, government engagement, and operational excellence to establish Sully.ai as a healthcare technology leader in Saudi Arabia.

Key Responsibilities

  • Strategic Planning & Execution: Define and implement Sully.ai’s KSA go-to-market strategy to drive rapid adoption and growth.
  • Operational Leadership: Oversee all local operations (sales, partnerships, customer success, finance, HR) ensuring alignment with Sully.ai’s global standards.
  • Financial Management: Own full P&L responsibility, optimize expenses, and ensure financial discipline while driving aggressive revenue targets.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with hospitals, regulators, government agencies, and key partners.
  • Market Expansion: Conduct market analysis, identify new growth opportunities, and adapt Sully.ai’s offerings to meet Saudi healthcare needs.
  • Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with Saudi corporate, licensing, and healthcare regulations.

Hard Requirements

  • 7+ years in a senior general management, country head, or regional leadership role.
  • Proven track record scaling B2B SaaS or AI businesses, ideally in the Middle East.
  • Strong financial acumen with hands-on P&L ownership.
  • Deep understanding of the Saudi healthcare ecosystem and regulatory environment.
  • Bilingual proficiency: English (required), Arabic (strongly preferred).
  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice-to-Have

  • MBA or advanced degree in Business, Finance, or Economics.
  • Experience launching and scaling startups or new-market entries.
  • Established network across Saudi healthcare, government, and private sectors.

First-Month Focus

  • Establish relationships with Saudi government bodies, regulators, and healthcare providers.
  • Define a Saudi-specific growth strategy aligned with Sully.ai’s global objectives.
  • Hire and onboard the first local team members to build foundational operations.

Success OKRs (90 Days)

  • Launch Saudi operations with first signed customer contracts.
  • Secure 3–5 strategic partnerships with hospitals, clinics, or regulators.
  • Build a high-performing local team and operational playbook for scaling.

Culture Fit

  • Persistent, driven problem solver
  • Willing to push back on leadership to defend quality/timelines
  • Thrives in high-ambiguity, fast-paced startup environments

Why Join Sully.ai?

🔥 Shape the Future of Healthcare: Build category-defining partnerships that enable doctors to focus on saving lives.

📈 Early-Stage Impact: Join early and play a critical role in shaping our partnership roadmap and overall company growth.

🌎 Remote-First Culture: Work with a talented, mission-driven team in a flexible, remote environment.

💰 Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a competitive salary, equity, and the opportunity to make a real difference.

🏆 Solve Scalability Challenges: Tackle complex challenges in a rapidly growing company, driving impactful change in healthcare.

Sully.ai is an equal opportunity employer. In addition to EEO being the law, it is a policy that is fully consistent with our principles. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, pregnancy or age. Sully.ai prohibits any form of workplace harassment.

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