// ai scene
HUMAIN, SDAIA, STV, and roughly 664 companies in the Kingdom's data + AI sector. LEAP 2026 at 200k+ attendees is the regional venue for the ecosystem to meet.
// local signals
What's happening in Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia formally declared 2026 the Year of AI. HUMAIN (the PIF AI company) plus SDAIA plus $9.1B in AI-sector funding in 2025 means Riyadh product teams are scaling faster than most can hire for. Senior UX and engineering leadership is the bottleneck, not budget.
// ux community
Vision-2030 product teams hiring UX faster than the local pipeline can staff. Senior advisory is the realistic way to start without waiting 6 months for a full hire.
// fractional
STC Ventures, STV, and Monsha'at-backed startups increasingly work with fractional senior talent to move product forward while the in-house team is being built.
// how I help
Two offers.
// good fit
If you recognise yourself here.
Pre-launch founders validating an idea in Riyadh.
Startups with broken UX or unclear product direction in Saudi Arabia.
Enterprises needing senior engineering or product leadership.
AI-assisted teams who want a human UX review before shipping.