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    Apos Strategic Client Engagement – Strategic Deal Design | Oracle

    Employment:

    Full Time

    The ECEMEA Apos Strategic Client Engagement (SCE) is seeking a senior individual to focus on commercial strategy, innovation and planning for our most strategic set of prospective customers . You will partner in the critical phases of the account planning (Strategy, Design and Structuring), and be specifically responsible for helping understand and qualify the desired business outcomes for the development of the deal structure against the value levers identified in the customer discovery process. You will be an integral part of the Strategic Client Engagement team designing the deal approach to support the value-based transformation journey in alignment with the Insight, Architect and Domain Specialist teams. The ideal candidate will have customer facing experience and have an interest in digging into technology use cases, be a proven collaborator across multiple stakeholders, and have a business lens that enables them to distil complex scenarios down to their essentials. Strategy: Partner with broader Client Engagement and Sales teams to set objectives, analyse key data, and ensure alignment with broader Oracle ecosystem. The individual will be able to provide advice on the competitive situation and create an actionable strategy. Structure: You will be specifically responsible for designing the right deal structure for complex deals in a way that meets the desired business objectives, addresses competitive considerations, and maximizes the value of the opportunity. This may include analysis of the historical purchasing patterns of the customer, balancing the goals of the customer and Oracle, and striking the right discount structure.

    Key responsibilities include: – Act as trusted advisor and thought leader in the development of the strategic deal structure. Partner with the execution of the sales cycle (strategy, structuring) for strategic, complex, or highly competitive opportunities – Evaluate the current contract base: ULA’s, perpetual licenses, subscriptions, support stream, balances shelved, renewal timeframes, subscription renewal cycles, adoption, consumption, customer satisfaction, etc – Align the above to the customer strategy, industry trends and competition footprint to come up with the best commercial strategy – Consult with an influences internal stakeholders, experts and other resources not under direct control, helping to remove obstacles and aiming goals achievement.

    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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    Data Scientist – AI Application | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    As the Data Scientist, you would be responsible for developing core AI algorithms for real-world problems, building robust and scalable AI solutions for the Energy sector in the UAE.Client DetailsAn organisation that has significantly advanced in the field of artificial intelligence, leveraging this space to offer solutions to numerous operational and business problems within the Energy sector.Description* Develop next generation AI-enabled software products for relevant current operational or business problems for entities in the Energy sector.* Apply state-of-the-art AI techniques to improve existing solutions and evaluate proposed AI solutions with respect to the project objectives.* In collaboration with other data scientists, engineers, and SME’s, contribute to the solution design.* Develop data-driven algorithms and prototypes for classification, regression, anomaly detection, failure prediction and optimization* Contribute to the data and computational science community and continuously look to solve problems leveraging AI.Job Offer* Opportunity to work for an organization that is known to be a pioneer in leveraging AI within the Energy sector. * Attractive salary and family benefits.

    * PhD. in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or any AI-related field.* At least 3 years of experience demonstrating depth and breadth in state-of-the-art machine-learning, deep-learning, computer-vision, natural language processing, signal processing, or other AI technologies.* Demonstrated experience in developing core AI algorithms in industry or for real-world problems.

    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

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    System Services Representative | IBM Middle East

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Introduction System Services Representatives are the primary technical interface to clients for the coordination of hardware and software support and delivery of operational services. Sound pretty important? Absolutely! You will advise clients of preventive maintenance, configuration, operation and environmental factors which may drastically impact product performance or impair the client’s IT operation.Your Role and Responsibilities System Services Representatives are the primary technical interface to clients for the coordination of hardware and software support and delivery of operational services as required by the client. He will advise clients of preventive maintenance, configuration, operation and environmental factors which may drastically impact product performance or impair the client’s IT operation.Responsibilities – System Services Representative (SSR) is primarily responsible to assist in post sale maintenance of IT equipment both IBM and non-IBM in customer accounts. – Possesses the knowledge and training necessary to perform as an electronics technician prior to becoming an SSR – Acts as a technical interface to customers for hardware support and the delivery of operational services as required by the customer. – Performs technical service and/or post sale support for hardware. Assists in services activities including systems assurance, installation, account management, basic problem determination, discontinuance and relocation for IBM and non-IBM systems. – Using established and varied techniques and procedures to perform basic problem determination and problem solving. Resolve customer hardware and software operational situations. – Understands and is able to articulate IBM’s technical support delivery methodology, particularly, as it relates to base and enhanced support. This is a fixed term opportunity with a duration of 12 months

    Required Technical and Professional Expertise – Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering or related fields. – Exhibits excellent communication, leadership and problem solving skills. – Applies specialized technical training, experience and knowledge to assist customers. – Demonstrates required proficiency in technical skills for this position. – Strong Service & Business Mind. – Normal/flexible office conditions at IBM and customer locations. – Frequent daily travel. Irregular customer-driven work hours including shift and weekend activities. – High availability and responsiveness goals; require use of many communications technologies. – Agree to work on off sift hours ( Stand-by Shift ) – Good command of English. – A valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle are required.

    For more than six decades, IBM Middle East & Pakistan has played a vital role in shaping the information technology landscape of the region. Today, IBM is part of the region’s technological fabric, solving real-world business and societal challenges, through its offices in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Pakistan, and also a diversity of centers across the region.

    Within the region, IBM currently has groundbreaking initiatives in cloud computing, analytics, mobile, security, as well as nanotechnology, eGovernment, healthcare and many more, collaborating with leading educational institutes and governments. IBM supports hundreds of clients to drive transformation through technology, contributes to regional research & development programs and has an active Corporate Service Corps (CSC) program.

    Reinvention is a keyword in the company’s history and, today, IBM is much more than a “hardware, software, services” company. IBM is now emerging as a cognitive solutions and cloud platform company. More

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    Command Center Monitor | Kitopi

    Employment:

    Full Time

    What You’ll Do• Execute all aspects of the day to day functions of the Command Center• Reporting and notifications; using multi-channel communications; providing real-time support during critical and non-critical emergency events from detection to resolution and reporting. In addition, providing constant information updates wherever applicable in an effort to ensure situations, events, and incidents are resolved in an efficient and appropriate manner• Receive and respond to emergency and non-emergency calls from employees, outside vendors, via telephone, alarm, and online systems• Customer service; liaise with all stakeholders; ensure that all forms of communication (email, phone conversation, etc) are all done in a courteous and professional manner; serving as an emergency information HUB system for all stakeholders• Closely monitor local events and identify those that can affect the company to notify relevant stakeholders• Experience in building and designing a ticketing system according to the company’s needs and streamline the requests to it (preferable experience with Jira. OpsGenie).• Quite simply, do whatever it takes to make sure our operations are smooth — some days, this may mean analyzing data through monitoring dashboards and other days, it may mean coordinating with multiple teams.

    What Are We Looking For?• 2+ years of direct, hands-on management of all functions involved in tech support experience, service Desk / Command Center specialist• Proven experience with process improvement with examples to demonstrate success• Experience in working with SaaS business models and products.• Excellent problem-solving skills (ability to diagnose and troubleshoot basic technical issues). • Demonstrated ability to work well in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment and thrive on challenges.• Attention to detail.• Logical, lateral and innovative thinking is a must.• Expert governance and stakeholder management skills.• Interpersonal skills are needed for communication with colleagues and teams.• The ability to prioritize your workload.• The capacity to clearly explain a technical problem to a dedicated team.• Outstanding listening and questioning skills.

    We are the world’s leading managed cloud kitchen platform. Founded in January 2018, we are on a mission to satisfy the world’s appetite by delivering exceptional food on your terms.

    We do this by partnering with F&B brands and restaurants all around the world and helping them expand beyond borders, in as little as 14 days.

    Once a F&B brand decides to work with us, we take care of all the operations – from the sourcing of ingredients and cooking with care to packaging and safe delivery. We also look after the entire customer experience, making sure customers are always happy. We do this with our smart kitchen operating system (SKOS) – technology that we’ve built in house, to ensure speed and efficiency, in all our operations, across the business.

    We currently partner with over 200 brands, across 5 countries, operating 60+ kitchens.

    In April 2020, we launched our groceries vertical called Shop Kitopi – a one-stop-shop for essentials and other food items, that delivers anywhere in Dubai, in 60 minutes or less. More

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    Frontend Developer | iOWN Group

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Job Overview:iOWN Group is seeking a full-time frontend developer capable of combining the art of design with the science of programming to deliver state of the art web pages and applications. Main Responsibilities:• Create and maintain state of the art responsive frontend web applications using modern client-side frameworks. • Realize vision of business and marketing teams by converting business cases and flows into modern web pages and components.• Implement and maintain web design of pages while preserving brand and design guidelines. • Optimize applications delivering fast, responsive, and minified websites and web components. • Collaborate with back-end developers and web designers to provide functional and error-free web applications in alignment with business goals. • Create administrative pages and portals and Create-Read-Update-Delete (CRUD) pages.• Create generalized code components capable or rending different forms and UI components based on dynamic configuration/dictionary from Backend systems. • Create quality mockups and prototypes. • Create and maintain rich email templates and configure and expose email gateway services.• Integrate and support Payment Gateway processes into web applications. • Create services and UI comments for slow asynchronous systems (Blockchain, and slow 3rd party systems). • Manage and configure services and assets created in a customized Interaction management platform which server as a Controller in a Model-View-Controller model where configuration is managed graphically, and business workflows are created as service requests.

    The ideal candidate should have the following skills & experience:• Proven frontend development experience (no less than 4 years) in one or more of modern SPA technologies like (ReactJS, Angular, VueJS, KenduUI or similar) where ReactJS is preferred. • Proven experience in coding design created in Adobe products, or provided as Figma or similar, in HTML LESS or SASS style sheets. • Experience with modern design frameworks like Material and Bootstrap.• Experience with NodeJS + build and minification tools (ex: Webpack, Grut, Yarn…)• Experience with website performance optimization Content Delivery Networks (CDN) or similar. • Experience with browser testing and debugging (preferably protractor, jasmine, karma or similar). • In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development and deployment)• Knowledge of SEO, CORS, bookmarkable URLs and similar frontend web development principles. • Experience with Docker Containers (Optional)• Experience with Ethereum Blockchain Web3JS, MetaMask, etc.. (Optional)• An ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment.• Excellent analytical and multitasking skills• BSc degree in Computer Science or relevant field.

    iOWN Group provides innovative Blockchain-based solutions to companies across various industries. Our expertise in blockchain development enables us to provide customized solutions for different kind of applications. By implementing the blockchain technology, iOWN Group helps its clients to secure transactions, prevent fraud, and have better control of data. More

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    Data Analyst | A Leading Educational Organization in UAE

    Employment:

    Part Time

    Job Description:Please note that this position requires working at our company premises in a part-time role.Working with sales and other data from multiple sources, both static and dynamic, you will be required perform operations to clean data sources, create a variety of reports accessible using a reporting dashboard, present data in a visual format using Tableau/BI or other data visualization tools.Kindly note that we only accept applicants through the Gulf Talent portal. Please refrain from contacting us directly for this application.

    Requirements:Data Analysis TrainingDomain Knowledge and good communication SkillsGood Knowledge in at least a few programming languagesMinimum 1 year experience working as a Data AnalystAdvanced Excel SkillsSelf-starterAvailable in UAE

    A leading educational organization in UAE. More

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    Data Analyst | OliOli

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Job Description:Please note that this position requires working at our company premises in a part-time role. Working with sales and other data from multiple sources, both static and dynamic, you will be required perform operations to clean data sources, create a variety of reports accessible using a reporting dashboard, present data in a visual format using Tableau/BI or other data visualization tools. Kindly note that we only accept applicants through the Gulf Talent portal. Please refrain from contacting us directly for this application.

    Requirements: Data Analysis TrainingDomain Knowledge and good communication SkillsGood Knowledge in at least a few programming languages Minimum 1 year experience working as a Data AnalystAdvanced Excel SkillsSelf-starterAvailable in UAE

    OliOli® is the Hawaiian word for ‘joy’. With 8 galleries and over 40 exhibits, OliOli is an interactive play museum of delights to stimulate a child’s body and mind.

    We exist to bring wow experiences to children of all ages – creating a wholesome and delight-filled alternative to screen-based fun. Each space has been thoughtfully conceived with creativity and innovation, designed to inspire, stimulate imagination and curiosity, and spark a love of learning. More

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    Operations Manager – Compliance | Irwin & Dow

    Employment:

    Full Time

    We require those with excellent knowledge and experience of all aspects of compliance due diligence and implementation to support our client with their company incorporation services. Based in Dubai, the successful candidate will manage all KYC, CDC and AML processes, offering up to the minute advice and administrative support in terms of regulations, legal obligations and exceptional client and internal team support in these matters. Joining a highly operational and involved team, the Operations Manager will be able to join the organization and have an immediate impact, bringing new policies and procedures, ideas to improve efficiencies and minimize risk. The role will also engage with both internal and external legal and finance individuals in this regard and will report into the Managing Director, whom also sits on the Board. The main function of the role is to enhance and further develop all back of office functions where compliance is concerned, in order to offer a broad range of services to support the clients and business for the future. Therefore, it is essential that you are a strong communicator across all levels of seniority and possess excellent influencing and organizational skills. As our client is very much in the startup phase of their business, it is also expected that you will act as an exceptional team player, as you will also become involved in many tasks. These include the initial compliance protocol set up, Salesforce CRM management and requirements, through to the recruitment of additional team members.

    To apply for this vacancy, it is essential that you have relevant compliance and operational expertise and experience of a minimum of 2 years, with strong communication skills in English. A highly inclusive team player, the successful candidate will also be well educated to degree level. Working in an exceptionally busy environment, with a highly experienced team and MD, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly expanding organization at the start of their journey.

    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