Over the past six years, Riverhead founders have delivered multiple transformation consulting projects across different industries and have been involved in designing and implementing customized talent solutions and outsourcing services to leading international companies and government entities in the GCC. Throughout this journey, we realized the volume of unfulfilled demand for top-notch talent in the Management Consulting and Data & Analytics domains.

Despite a relatively high number of job seekers in the market, finding the right fit for a business remains a significant challenge, especially in the service industries that heavily rely on specialized talent. There is a small percentage of highly skilled talent in high demand, and there has been a rapid emergence of gig workstyles driven by technological advancements and the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, relying on independent consultants has become a necessity, rather than just a convenience.

To address this need, we've built Riverhead - an online platform that connects leading businesses seeking specialized expertise with pre-screened freelance consultants in the Management Consulting and Data & Analytics domains. Our mission is to create an unparalleled expert network that leverages our extensive experience and industry insights to help organizations achieve their objectives and targets.

As a member in our expert network, freelance consultants can access world-class opportunities that inspire and motivate them, support work-life balance, and flexible terms of work through determining how to be involved – alone or as part of a team, advising on short calls or working on a project basis, remote or physical.

This business model offers several benefits to our clients in search of management consultants and AI professionals. It works on mitigating the risk of cost overruns associated with full-time employment, quick access to qualified talent, and increased project delivery capacity by building a contingent workforce hub that can be utilized as needed.

As many of our team members have worked with international consulting companies and understand their requirements and challenges, we have built an effective competency mapping model, adopting a scientific approach to facilitate the talent matching process, aligning with the needs of projectized organizations.

We’ve launched this platform aiming to create an elite network that brings together talent from different backgrounds and nationalities to participate in implementing the ambitious governmental plans in Saudi Arabia and the GCC region.

We believe this platform will balance freelance consultants and clients' preferences and serve as a foundation for transforming the outsourcing ecosystem in the Middle East.

We are committed to adopting a scientific and well-structured competency mapping model to match consultants to projects, and to ensuring Riverhead becomes the platform of choice in the Middle East for consultants, experts, outsourcing agencies, and clients alike.

We look forward to kick start this journey with you to accommodate the market need for highly qualified management consultants and AI professionals on short term assignments.

Stay tuned!


Riverhead Founders

Ahmad AlNaser | CEO (www.linkedin.com/in/ahmadd-alnaser)
Raneem Al-Nahhas | COO (www.linkedin.com/in/raneem-alnahhas)
Omar Tahboub | Entrepreneur and Board Advisor (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahboub/)