Gold Refinery Director – Dubai, UAE

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Gold Refinery Director to take responsibility for the overall performance and growth of a gold refining business, with the commercial function based in Dubai and the refinery in Sharjah. This senior role combines refinery operations leadership with business development to secure gold supply, attract clients and build a network of qualified buyers.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate and oversee refinery operations in Sharjah, ensuring efficient processing from receipt to delivery.
• Work with technical, operations, compliance and logistics teams to move client transactions smoothly.
• Monitor performance metrics, turnaround times, service quality and client satisfaction, implementing improvements.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of legitimate gold suppliers across Africa, the Middle East and other markets.
• Develop repeat supply relationships with miners, aggregators, exporters, traders and licensed dealers.
• Win new refinery clients among traders, producers, exporters and mining companies.
• Lead negotiations with suppliers, buyers and partners while protecting pricing, margins and risk.
• Ensure compliance with UAE regulatory, KYC/AML and responsible sourcing standards.

Required profile

• Extensive professional experience in the physical gold industry (essential).
• Senior‑level experience as a Gold Refinery Director, General Manager, Commercial Director, Head of Business Development or comparable role.
• Proven track record of generating business, developing counterparties and closing commercial transactions.
• Strong network across gold suppliers, traders, exporters, miners, aggregators and buyers.
• Excellent negotiation, relationship management and business development skills.
• Professional English required; French and/or Arabic an advantage.
• Willingness to travel internationally as business requires.