We know who is driving Saudi automotive retail — and who is ready to move.
Drive Talent is a specialist search firm for dealerships, distributors and brands entering the Kingdom. Founded by industry operators, built on 7,000+ automotive profiles — covering every role from coordinator to C-suite.
Four ways to hire with us
Every engagement is delivered by people who have run dealerships, not just recruited for them. Choose the model that fits the role — and the urgency.
Contingency search
Pre-vetted, industry-screened shortlists for sales, aftersales, parts and support roles. You pay on successful placement only, backed by a replacement guarantee.
Retained & confidential search
Director and GM-level appointments, including sensitive replacements that must never reach the market. Discretion is a deliverable, not a promise.
Talent partnerships
Earned subscription tiers for clients we have already delivered for — priority SLAs, dedicated consultants and placement fee discounts of up to 50%.
Market intelligence
Salary benchmarking, Saudization workforce planning and org design for new market entrants — built on proprietary payroll data, not job-board scrapes.
Recruiters send CVs. We send intelligence.
In a market this connected, knowing the org charts, the salaries, the dealer politics and the Saudization arithmetic is the difference between a hire and a good hire. That knowledge is our product — recruitment is how we deliver it.
From the SAR 5,000 vehicle-sales floor to the aftersales quota arithmetic — we build headcount plans that keep your Nitaqat band and your workshop staffed.
We map who should lead your retail network, which groups hold the best talent, and what it realistically costs to move them.
Technicians, advisors and workshop leaders are the scarcest people in the market. We know where they are — and what makes them move.
“Every month, Saudi automotive companies lose top performers to competitors. We help you identify, approach and hire them — before someone else does.”
KSA Automotive Retail Salary Guide 2026
- Salary bands for 16 dealership roles — sales, aftersales, support and leadership
- Built on 350+ proprietary payroll datapoints, not job-board estimates
- Nitaqat floors and Saudization complications, role by role
- 2026 market commentary: EV entrants, counteroffers, the Saudi talent premium
Seven steps. No surprises.
The same disciplined process behind every search — whether it's a service advisor in ten days or a confidential GM appointment over ten weeks.
- Discovery
Role brief, package, team context and the real reason the seat is open.
- Search
Database first — 7,000+ profiles — then targeted headhunting in the market.
- Assessment
Screened against dealership metrics, not just CVs: NPS, absorption, units, F&I.
- Interview
A calibrated shortlist of 3–5, with our written assessment on each candidate.
- Offer
Package benchmarking and counteroffer management until signature.
- Placement
Notice-period liaison and onboarding coordination to the first day at work.
- Follow-up
Structured check-ins at 30 and 90 days, backed by the replacement guarantee.
Every corner of automotive retail
We earn the partnership before we ask for it
No retainers on day one. No promises you can't verify. Partnership pricing is unlocked by delivery — in that order.
Start on contingency
Your first searches run at standard terms — full risk on us, fees on successful placement only, replacement guarantee included.
Three placements in
You now have three data points on our speed, our shortlists and our candidates. That record — not a pitch — is the qualification.
Unlock partner tiers
Priority 5-day SLAs, a dedicated consultant, salary intelligence — and placement fee discounts that scale with commitment.
Up to 50% off feesOne call. Full picture.
Tell us the role, the branch and the deadline — we'll tell you who is realistically available, what they cost and how fast we can put them in front of you. Confidential searches stay confidential from the first word.