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    Head of Events- Finance Sector (with global travel) | Irwin & Dow

    Employment:

    Full Time

    This role will extend your profile beyond the Middle East Region into a truly global Events Manger position. You will travel extensively to the USA, UK and Africa to develop a deep understanding of branding, PR and event vision strategies for client events, which will be attended by VIPs and high net worth disruptors within the business, finances and investment sector. You will be an exceptionally dynamic individual with a strong entrepreneurial spirit, able to navigate your way through complex event requirements and therefore you will be heavily client facing and knowledgeable within the financial and investments sector. Accustomed to managing corporate events in an ever evolving and adaptable business as the world develops advanced technologies and fintech capabilities, the successful Events Manager will have a great deal of business acumen and current knowledge of the global economy. You will constantly strive to seek out the latest industry and worldwide business innovations. Communicating directly with clients to discuss sophisticated and corporate international conferences, roadshows, teach-ins and round table events you will manage highly influential delegations globally to plan, oversee and execute. Additionally, the Events Manager will also research and retain knowledge of the target audience, investor profiles, fundraising capabilities and create agendas, all marketing materials and manage the complete public exposure of each event. Budget management and liaison with all vendors and suppliers to ensure excellent quality of goods and services at all times is also a key part of this unique role. On the day of the event, you will be on hand to ensure a seamless activity for all involved, so a very high attention to detail, leaving nothing to chance is expected. Post event a full evaluation analysis will also be performed to increase participation in the future and create a constant environment of continuous improvement.

    An exceptionally talented finance sector Events Manager, we require those who will be highly successful in this role. You will possess high levels of integrity, wisdom and sound judgement and be able to manage all stakeholder and senior clients with ease to influence the decision-making process and be viewed as the industry expert by all. With excellent communication skills (in particular Arabic and French languages are viewed as highly advantageous), you will be interacting with policymakers, innovators and academics on complex issues. Taking a hands-on approach and remaining a consummate professional at all times is required. With a global presence, this private investment organisation creates and navigates global growth, innovation and visibility to a highly impressive portfolio of clients. This is a career defining role for an exceptional individual and you should hold a relevant degree and extensive event production exposure.

    Irwin & Dow was established by two highly experienced recruitment professionals, Tracey Irwin and Jocelyn Dow. We provide a refreshing approach by working in close partnership with clients and candidates within the Business Support, Secretarial, HR & Finance sectors.

    Good staff are key to every business. We recognise and appreciate this, having over thirty years combined recruitment and executive search experience within the region.

    Our main aim is to provide a specialist service to clients preferring to work with a bespoke consultancy.

    Our values of discretion and diplomacy are paramount and our ultimate goal is to become a partner of choice for all our clients and candidates. More

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    Vice President – Technology | Charterhouse

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Charterhouse is working with a renowned Global Retail group who is looking to hire a VP – Technology to join their team. As a VP-Technology you will report to the CDO and provide the technological vision to achieve the organization’s strategic priorities.Your main responsibilities will be to develop technology strategies that enable continued transformation in the areas of digital/e-commerce, supply chain etc., and leading the development of overall enterprise architecture including supply-chain, ERP etc., and modernization roadmap. You will lead the architecture community to ensure architectural principles are appropriately applied.

    The ideal candidate should have a bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field and a minimum of 13 years of relevant experience and must have a strong background of architecture. Experience in retail innovation/technology, ERP is preferred. You must have strong leadership skills with team-oriented and collaborative approach to work and able to work well with key internal and external leaders is required.

    The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

    Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. More

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    Relationship Officer | Mobisoft

    Employment:

    Full Time

    At Exinity, we believe in the freedom to succeed. It’s not just a promise we make to our clients and partners, but to our people too. • We encourage our people to learn from each other, to exchange information and best practices in an open-minded environment, and to advance by building up their skills and responsibilities. • We do this in order to create prosperity for our customers, our brands, and our people.• We are looking for people who are passionate about making a strong contribution to Exinity Group’s growth to join our team.

    • Source and convert new leads into active client trading accounts. • Maintaining contact with clients to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction• Following up on contacts for future business prospects• Build and maintain a client portfolio of active clients• Actively following up on queries and providing feedback to customers in a timely manner• Dealing with issues and complaints through to resolution• Following all contact with clients updating CRM with accurate information• Learn and maintain a good knowledge of the company’s products and services• Inform clients of any new products and promotions that the company introduces• Meeting company core values on a daily basis, inside and outside the office• At least 4 years of work experience in a sales environment, preferably in the financial sector• University degree or equivalent (Business, Finance, Economics or relevant field)• Should speak Hausa/Yoruba/Arabic/Farsi language

    Mobisoft Telesolutions Pvt. Ltd. is engaged in providing information technology services. It provides mobile genie, online charging gateway, short message service router, multimedia messaging service box, value added services Kiosks and content, embedded J2me applications, unique subscriber identity module tool kit applications and binary run-time environment for wireless. More

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    IT Helpdesk Engineer | ADIV Human Resources Consultancy

    Employment:

    Full Time

    IT Helpdesk Engineer for Abu Dhabi Government Entity (Outsourced role)Our ClientOur client is a government entity in Abu Dhabi in the domain of financial services.The RoleTo ensure support to customers and assisting them with hardware and software problems, via phone or email, so that customers can accomplish business tasks. This includes actively resolving escalated requests within established SLAs. • Problem resolution may involve the use of diagnostics and help from service owners.• Role type: Outsourced• Division: Technology and Digital• Section: Infrastructure and Technical Support• Reports to: Manager Infrastructure and Technical SupportKey Job Responsibilities• Provide first and second line technical support, answering user queries relating to hardware and software problems, via desk visit, phone and email• Answer and log all service desk calls that are received via desk visit, telephone and email in a timely manner, escalating any issues to third line support when required• Proactively monitor the Service Desk inboxes• Resolve IT Support issues, aiming to resolve as many calls as possible as first point of contact• Give customers confidence that their issue is understood and being dealt with promptly, keeping them informed of • progress, driving issues through to resolution, offering mitigations where applicable• Maintenance of user accounts on various systems• Maintenance of the Firm’s hardware, i.e. mobile devices, laptops, PCs, monitors etc.• Process management such as new joiners, leavers, mobile distribution, laptop loans etc.• Assist with Conference / Meeting Room assistance• Building and installing PCs and mobile devices• Assistance with Project work and implementation• Evaluate documented resolutions and analyse trends for ways to prevent recurring issues.• Alert management and service owners to emerging trends in incidents.• Assist in software releases and rollouts according to Change Management best practices.• Escalate incidents with accurate documentation to service owners, when required.• Record, track and document the Service Desk incident solving process, including all successful and unsuccessful decisions made and actions taken, through to final resolution.• Use remote tools and diagnostic utilities to aid in troubleshooting.• Test fixes to ensure problem has been adequately resolved.• Assist in providing assistance to colleagues, when request volumes are high.• Perform post-resolution follow ups with colleagues, as required.• Reinforce SLAs to manage customer expectations• Analyse user problems or enquiries and follow through to resolution within agreed service level agreements to provide excellent customer service and to ensure users are able to continue to work• Monitor the local office call queue for incidents ensuring all issues raised are dealt with in an effective & efficient manner, where possible ensuring these incidents do not breach agreed SLA• Support and maintain mobile devices, alongside the associated applications• Test new software and hardware, perform installations and updates for all IT equipment including desktops & laptops• Be aware of the technologies, ITIL & ISO processes and procedures in use within the department

    • Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Computer Sciences or relevant discipline. • Must have 6 years of experience in the relevant field in a face paced working environment. • Must be a native Arabic speaker and have professional fluency in English.

    ADIV Human Resources Consultancy L.L.C.” is an Abu Dhabi based on-shore company and we operate with high standards and provide value-added services. We understand the volatility of the market and the change in the needs of its clients. Keeping this in mind, we hire only the best of Consultants whose exposure to the market and the region is of the highest standards. “ADIV Human Resources Consultancy L.L.C.” will make the talented people fit into the right place so that they can enhance their skills. We uphold this responsibility to fulfill our commitment as ‘Let’s make the solutions possible for all diversity of people’ More

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    Senior Business Development Manager | A Leading Management Consultancy in UAE

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Business Development Manager for a company that provides Business Setup services in Dubai.# This position is only for someone with experience in the same field. The ideal candidate will generate leads and must have active clients’ data for the same type of business which is business setup.Responsibilities:- Build coordination with internal teams to develop new sales and marketing strategies.- Consult with senior management to discuss innovation or development in existing products and services to meet the market demand.- Create marketing plans to promote the services of the Organisation.- Get contacts of potential customers via internet search.- Identify and qualify new customers as per company’s policies and business model.- Coordinate appointments, calls and meetings between senior management and customers for discussing new opportunities and for business expansions.- Conduct meetings with internal teams and customers to discuss project development and delivery stages.- Maintain and regularly update the customer data base.

    – 5 to 10 years experience in a Business Setup firm.# This position is only for someone with experience in the same field.- Excellent communication and convincing skills.- Outstanding interpersonal, business management and leadership skills.- Must be fluent in English with excellent business letter drafting skills.

    A leading management consultancy in UAE. More

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    Bank Sales Executive | A Leading Management Consultancy in UAE

    Employment:

    Full Time

    • Accountable for new client acquisition.• Generate leads using various channels, professional networks and connecting with corporate clients.• Contact potential or existing customers to inform them about a product or service using scripts.• Handle and resolve customer queries, provide financial advisory and close deals.• Ensure customer profiling and categorize the customers.• Deal with corporate organizations, initiate tie-ups and promote financial products.• Maintain good relationships with clients through regular communication post sales.• Maintain healthy relations with potential customers for building networks and generating reference.• Achieve revenue and customer retention goals while increasing client profitability through relationship building, outstanding delivery, cross-selling, and referral development.

    • Must be target oriented and proficient in MS Office.• KYC check is a mandatory process of identifying and verifying the client’s identity which the candidate must be fully versed in.• Excellent communication and convincing skills.• Must have proven record of closing deals in banking sector.

    A leading management consultancy in UAE. More

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    Senior Solution Engineer (SSE) – Oracle Data Management | Oracle

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Preferred Qualifications: We are looking for a technical and architectural experienced Solution Engineer Consultant who can support our salesforce with continued growth in the area of Oracle Database and Oracle Data Management Solutions. The candidate will be working closely together with the local Licenses Sales Team in identifying, qualifying, designing and presenting Oracle Database and Oracle Data Management based solutions. Hence, the candidate must be comfortable presenting and engaging with developers and architects positioning the value of our proposed solutions. The candidate will also be responsible for proactively maintaining the technical/architectural relationship with key client stakeholders, ensuring that they experience and utilize the full value of the Oracle Database and Oracle Data Management solution components. RESPONSIBILITIES: – Develop reference architectures, and presentations to enable customers and 3rd parties to fully leverage Oracle Database and Oracle Data Management solutions. – SSE will partner closely with the Business Development and Sales teams, to enable large-scale customer use cases and drive the adoption of Oracle Database and Oracle Data Management solutions. – Participate in deep architectural Oracle Database and Oracle Data Management solutions. – Participate in deep architectural IaaS/PaaS discussions with customers, partners and discussions with customers, partners and Oracle field personnel to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment both on the premise and on the cloud. – Capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the field and internal teams. – Act as a technical liaison between customers, service engineering teams and support. – Evangelize Oracle related solutions at Oracle and 3rd party events. – Collaborate with Partners to identify leads and opportunities. – Collaborate with other EMEA teams to lead and coordinate initiatives amongst the different teams. – In collaboration with overseas teams, develop and deliver high quality, customized Oracle presentations and demonstrations to meet customer and partner needs for data science related requirements. – Present and articulate advanced product features, benefits and product future direction. – Manage Customer & Partner visits, workshops and presentations. – Work with Business Development on regional demand generation activities.

    REQUIRED SKILLS: – Experience in architecting/designing databases architecture. – Experience in Oracle Exadata machine is a strong plus. – Experience in Oracle database and database options. – Experience in Oracle data integration tools like Oracle Data Integrator and Golden Gate. – Experience in architecting/designing huge volume/distributed system is a strong plus. – Self-starter, with a keen interest in technology and highly motivated towards success. – Highly collaborative and communicative. – Experience working with Virtualization technologies including VMware. – Excellent verbal and written communication skills. – Very strong presentation skills. – Understanding of competitive landscape and IAM industry trends. – A passion for learning new technologies fast. – Able to demonstrate empathy with the prospect and partner.

    Oracle offers an integrated array of applications, databases, servers, storage, and cloud technologies to empower modern business. For most companies, flexibility is critical. Oracle provides a wide choice of software, systems, and cloud deployment models – including public, on-premises, and hybrid clouds – to ensure that technology flexes to the unique needs of a business.

    Oracle Cloud is a complete, integrated stack of platform, infrastructure, and application services. With advanced scalability and security, Oracle Cloud enables technical agility across the enterprise, connects people to information for clearer insights, and fosters efficiency through simplified workflows.

    More than 420,000 customers across 145 countries have harnessed Oracle technology to accelerate their digital transformation. More

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    Digital Project Manager – Leisure, Travel and Tourism | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    The Digital Platform Technical Manager responsibilities include the coordination and completion of experience platform projects on time within budget and within scope. Set deadlines, assign responsibilities and monitor and summarize progress of project.Client DetailsLeisure, Travel and Tourism business.Description* Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects* Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget* Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility* Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress* Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques* Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques* Oversee all aspects of the platform operationally. And manage the platform team* Report and escalate to management as needed* Manage the relationship with all stakeholders* Perform risk management to minimize project risks* Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors* Meet budgetary objectives and make adjustments to project constraints based on financial analysis* Promotes consistency and high quality in solution delivery* Evangelizes the use of best in breed components for development processes such as continuous integration, unit testing, build and release etc.* Participates in architecture and design reviews of the digital platforms* Responsible for choosing the needed technology stack based on the functional, non-functional requirements and based on other factors like business requirements, environment and feasibility* Perform the gap analysis between business requirements and the technology features and design the configuration, customizations, extensions, interfaces required to meet the requirements* Responsible for identifying and designing dependencies with other platforms in the enterprise* Develops and promotes architectural best practices and standardsJob Offer* Permanent position as The Digital Platform Technical Manager.

    * Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent relevant degree* Certified in Project Management (SRUM/ PMP)* At least 6 years’ related experience* A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a lead test role working on Agile/Scrum development project* A minimum of 3 years’ experience in managing digital platforms and content management systems* At least two years’ experience in SiteCore and DevOps* Proven working experience in project management* Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills* Excellent written and verbal communication skills* Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skill* A balance of strong analytical, problem solving and clear communication skills along with the ability to effectively communicate to both technical partners as well as executive level audience* A talent for multi-tasking, meeting deadlines, and delegating appropriately* Demonstrable understanding of technology driven change* Advance skills using Rally, Jira and HP Quality Center applications* Knowledge of project management tools and techniques

    Michael Page is one of the world’s leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

    The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

    Finance & Accounting
    Banking & Financial Services
    Procurement
    Property & Construction
    Engineering & Supply Chain
    Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering
    Human Resources
    Sales
    Marketing
    Technology
    Secretarial
    Executive Search
    Legal

    The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide. More