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  • Senior Account Manager | NSI & Bluefin Talent

    Employment: Full Time

    A global leader in the Software, Analytics and Big Data arena is currently looking to recruit a Senior Account Manager focused on the Security & Defense sector across Kuwait, Oman, or the UAE. The role focuses on selling complex software solutions and services to this target segment.In addition to a competitive tax-free salary the position also offers a clear career development path.

    The ideal candidate:- Responsible for selling the company’s business solutions and services to a country’s national/federal government or sub-contractors. Develops new accounts and/or expands existing accounts within (Kuwait, Oman, UAE).- Maintains contact with account at a high, executive level, focusing on the strategic nature of the relationship.- Represents the organization to the customer and the customer to the organization. While responsible for meeting assigned quota, typically not measured on sales volume alone. Account penetration, balanced sales growth and customer service/relationships are important performance measures.- A seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of public sector (security & defense) services and business solutions selling; resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways.- Minimum 10 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree is a Plus.

    New Sourcing International (NSI) / Bluefin Talent have partnered so to offer a specialized recruitment solution within the Consulting and Financial services domains.
    Working together as a specialist search and selection agency, we concentrate on blue chip financial services and strategy / technology consulting organizations across Europe and the Middle East; focusing exclusively on Financial Services, IT and Risk. Being niche allows us to offer a premium search service, tailored to overcome the technically challenging nature of recruitment for the specialist functions that we work.
    We are dedicated to representing best of breed candidates in the region in our dedicated fields of employment. As such we are a leading outfit for placing ex-pats and internationally educated students in the region.
    Our biggest unique selling point, is that we are steered by a dedicated team of ex-financial services and industry professionals. This allows us to offer a level of candidate pre-screening for roles, which is largely anomalous to the recruitment profession. Our ability to bridge the technical knowledge gap typical recruiters encounter, coupled with a thorough delivery process allows us to drive consistently superior results for our clients sourcing requirements. Designed to provide a fast and efficient turnaround, we minimize the use of internal resources our clients spend vetting inadequate profiles, allowing them to quickly get back to focusing on their strategic goals.
    Our strength lies not only in the specialist nature of our firm, but also in the commitment we show towards our clients and candidates. We endeavour to build long-term relationships and recognise the crucial nature of communication throughout the recruitment process. Excellence, integrity, respect and transparency are cornerstone to the culture we promote. More

  • Enterprise Software Sales Executive | NSI & Bluefin Talent

    Employment: Full Time

    From our Dubai office, we are currently looking for Enterprise Software Sales Executive for an international software company in Dubai.You will carry your own sales quota within the regional sales team. Based on your quota you will set objectives and plan accordingly to achieve targets.

    – Minimum 8 years of demonstrable enterprise sales experience- Fluent in Arabic & English- Strong background in software licenses sales in FS domain- Digitally fluent, goal driven and detail oriented- Familiar with the business practices in the region

    New Sourcing International (NSI) / Bluefin Talent have partnered so to offer a specialized recruitment solution within the Consulting and Financial services domains.
    Working together as a specialist search and selection agency, we concentrate on blue chip financial services and strategy / technology consulting organizations across Europe and the Middle East; focusing exclusively on Financial Services, IT and Risk. Being niche allows us to offer a premium search service, tailored to overcome the technically challenging nature of recruitment for the specialist functions that we work.
    We are dedicated to representing best of breed candidates in the region in our dedicated fields of employment. As such we are a leading outfit for placing ex-pats and internationally educated students in the region.
    Our biggest unique selling point, is that we are steered by a dedicated team of ex-financial services and industry professionals. This allows us to offer a level of candidate pre-screening for roles, which is largely anomalous to the recruitment profession. Our ability to bridge the technical knowledge gap typical recruiters encounter, coupled with a thorough delivery process allows us to drive consistently superior results for our clients sourcing requirements. Designed to provide a fast and efficient turnaround, we minimize the use of internal resources our clients spend vetting inadequate profiles, allowing them to quickly get back to focusing on their strategic goals.
    Our strength lies not only in the specialist nature of our firm, but also in the commitment we show towards our clients and candidates. We endeavour to build long-term relationships and recognise the crucial nature of communication throughout the recruitment process. Excellence, integrity, respect and transparency are cornerstone to the culture we promote. More

  • Investment Analyst – Ahli Brokerage | Ahli Bank

    Employment: Full Time

    Responsible for analyzing the financial data of listed companies in Qatar as well as Qatar’s economy and preparing recommendation reports.Collecting financial data of listed companies using online and other sources and coordinating and maintaining databasesResponsible for writing and publishing research reports as well as communicating recommendations to investment manager and clientsConduct financial modeling and valuation of Qatari listed stocks as well as Qatar’s economy.Listening to and summarizing investment conference calls of listed companies.Create and manage partnerships with key external market professionals, including clients and prospects, to identify additional commercial opportunitiesReview business and trade publications, annual reports, financial filings and other sources in order to gather, synthesize and interpret data on companies to be coveredPreparing daily, monthly, quarterly valuation reports.Preparing regulatory, audit, and internal reports to management.Escalating investment risks to managementWriting research notes, in-depth reports, and presentationslisted stocks valuation experience

    -3 years of experienceB.S degree Finance, Economics, Business Administration, AccountingGood Finance and Banking Regulations ExperienceGood PC KnowledgeExcellent knowledge of MS Applications.Analytical SkillsFinancial Analysis

    Ever since Ahli Bank QSC (Ahlibank) was founded in 1983, more than 30 years ago, we have stayed true to our traditional values – qualities that define who we are today. Ahlibank’s vision is to be at the heart of the community and our promise is to give our customers the most personal banking experience and retain our strong traditional values whilst embracing change.
    We updated our brand in 2014 to symbolise the changes taking place at the bank. As part of this initiative we have launched new branches, rebranded existing branches and ATMs, a new website and online banking platform. In the coming months, Ahlibank will continue its journey to deliver modern banking at the heart of the Qatar community. Our brand identity is a modern interpretation of a potent symbol from Qatar’s past, the oyster shell.
    Our vision is simple and captures our ultimate goal to be at the heart of the Qatar community. More

  • Investment Manager – Brokerage | Ahli Bank

    Employment: Full Time

    – Establishing and managing multi-asset portfolios for the company as well as clients- Ensure that the portfolio activities contribute to the organizational strategies and are within the risk parameters approved by management.- Investing in equities as well as fixed income markets while inputting trades of all investment transactions- Constructing, implementing and managing derivative overlays.- Preparing daily, monthly, quarterly valuation reports.- Preparing regulatory, audit, and internal reports to management.- Reviewing and managing existing accounts as well as building relationship with prospective clients.- Setting priorities within a portfolio to ensure resources are targeted and effective.- Escalating investment risks to management- Manage and supervise financial analyst- Represent the company in all investment management meetings- Prepare and amend investment policies after taking ABC investment committee and management’s approval- Managing customers’ account details, holdings and statements having an investment contract and having access to Operations Department’s systems related to investment portfolio and producing investment analyst reports

    – Strong analytical skills- Strong customer service ethics- Analyzing problems and solving it.- Organization Awareness & Concern for Impact.- Teamwork & cooperation.- Bank Commitment- Initiative- Ability to co-operate with diverse culture- Managing Own Learning- Getting the Job done- Log and report writing- Dealing with crisis- Committed to quality- Good communication skills- Computer literacyQualification & Experience:- 3-5 years of experience- B.S degree Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting- Good Finance and Banking Regulations Experience- Good PC Knowledge- Excellent knowledge of MS Applications

    Ever since Ahli Bank QSC (Ahlibank) was founded in 1983, more than 30 years ago, we have stayed true to our traditional values – qualities that define who we are today. Ahlibank’s vision is to be at the heart of the community and our promise is to give our customers the most personal banking experience and retain our strong traditional values whilst embracing change.
    We updated our brand in 2014 to symbolise the changes taking place at the bank. As part of this initiative we have launched new branches, rebranded existing branches and ATMs, a new website and online banking platform. In the coming months, Ahlibank will continue its journey to deliver modern banking at the heart of the Qatar community. Our brand identity is a modern interpretation of a potent symbol from Qatar’s past, the oyster shell.
    Our vision is simple and captures our ultimate goal to be at the heart of the Qatar community. More

  • Financial Controller | Fura Services DMCC

    Employment: Full Time

    Financial Controller – Sharjah- Global Consolidation of Financial Accounts.- Responsible for Microsoft Dynamics Navision ERP Rollout & Other system initiatives.- Review of monthly financial accounts and submission of MIS Reporting packs to the senior management.- Prepare presentation for board and external stake holders.- Lead the budgeting exercise for the group and present the same to the management.- Working knowledge of Taxation & Compliance, Risk processes & Internal controls- Work closely with finance and accounting functions from subsidiaries

    – Chartered accountant with 10-12 years of Experience- Strong grasp of accounting principles and IFRS.- Big 4 experience Preferred.- Working experience in the finance team of a large established corporation with gradual progression having handled MIS, Financial accounting and system rollouts.- Experience in a startup company is helpful.

    Our mission is to create unique opportunities for all stakeholders by partnering with surrounding communities to focus on known and proven gemstone belts, including existing yet undervalued assets, supply rough gemstones through organised and transparent selling platforms, and promote mined gemstones around the world.
    From our Dubai-based headquarters, we sustainably source gemstones from our mining sites around the world, using industry best practices. FURA’s initial focus includes mining ruby assets in Mozambique and emerald assets in Colombia. Together with our trusted partners, we also market these beautiful treasures across reliable selling platforms. As a listed company on Canada’s TSX Venture Exchange (ticker symbol: FUR.V) and a member of the Forbes & Manhattan Group, we strive to champion transparency and principled operations for all of our projects whilst bringing sophisticated mining and marketing to the global gemstone market Together with all our stakeholders, we are committed to the timeless pursuit of perfection. More

  • Ecommerce Customer Success & Support Assistant | BAC Middle East

    Employment: Full Time

    On behalf of our client we are looking for a seasoned Marketplace & E-Commerce customer success & support Lead for managing the E2E flows with the ability to interface with clients and suppliers to ensure a high level of satisfaction by resolving any arising issues.Scope:- Manage aspects of the user experience including better optimising for site content, setting up and executing promotions, and continuously optimising site merchandising,- Ensure the accuracy of merchandising, product information, promotions and assets on the production site, consistently monitoring and checking everything is running smoothly,- Working closely with merchants for maintaining the accuracy and running smooth orders, collections and ensure the merchant cycle completed successfully,- Maintain updates and resolve issues regarding site experience,- Work closely with developer, designer and business development team for ensuring assisting new features, capabilities, design for improving overall experience,- Working closely with customer care lead for evaluating users’ issues, comments, feedback and implement a close loop resolution technique for delivering solutions and improve the overall experience,- Assist in executing an ongoing strategy for e-Commerce, inclusive of both sales and marketing plans.- Continuously seek new ways of understanding and fulfilling the needs of our customers, improving customer satisfaction in the shopping funnel and journey.- Work closely with technology and brand teams to identify and drive opportunities to optimize navigation and usability to maximize conversion.- Ensure all products are placed in their respective merchandise division online, which will be beautifully and strategically merchandised across the site, and represented in the category listing pages and trend shops,- Data analysis on competitive products and competitors to adjust category strategy based upon assessment of the competition and analyse and report on emerging online trends,- Daily monitoring of incoming products to ensure the product listings are maintained and updated,- Support and contribute to the creation and execution of all e-commerce promotional activities,- Maintain and optimise our website navigation including sorting/filtering options to provide an optimised shopping experience online,- Responsible for increasing onsite search conversion and sales through continuous optimisation,- Working closely with our sales & marketing team to transparently transfer problems to the adequate team member, document success stories and how to implement processes to continuously deliver better customer experience,- Recommend web site improvements and develop budgets to support recommendations,- Utilise customer and site visitor analytics to make data-driven decisions and derive insightful hypotheses that will optimise the shopping and navigational experience,- Work collaboratively across Business Development, Marketing, and Operations to ensure site business objectives and KPIs are consistently achieved,- Work with the Manager to develop Ecommerce assortments for the site – help identify any specific product development needed to drive business results,- Work closely on the social feed within the platform to ensure high satisfaction for our clients, suppliers and develop techniques for maintaining the success for such feeds,- Continuous focus with the team on driving conversion and revenue,- Work closely with our fulfilment teams to ensure smooth product shipment to clients,- Ensuring product delivery with no issues,- Consistently monitor the Refund and Return queries triggered by clients for ensuring smooth policy implementation, working closely to understand reasons and work on avoiding them in future,- Consistently monitor the finance aspects of the orders and/or Refund/Return queries and ensure that all invoices, receipts and orders are in organised and processed smoothly, correct and fix issues that might occur or those reported by the clients, fulfilment suppliers etc,- Work closely with the admin team to ensure all requests are dealt with and clients are provided a high quality of service to fix any issues that might occur or be reported.

    – E-commerce & Marketplace Website Support Experience: 3-5 Years- Education; Bachelor’s degrees (BS) in computer science or equivalent- E-Commerce: +4 years (Preferred)- SEO: +1 year (Preferred)- Amazon & Shopify: +2 years (Preferred)- Demonstrated success in E-com market and CRM- Proficient in latest and most effective SEO/SEM tactics- Experienced with PPC and other performance-based marketing strategies- Deep expertise in digital analytics and consumer insights- Proficiency in web analytics (preferably Adobe Analytics)- Experience with Photoshop, basic HTML and CSS an asset- Experience with SEO and A/B testing preferred- Excellent written and verbal communication skills- Strong project management skills with proven track record of delivering high quality work under tight timelines- Experience participating in strategy creation as well as tactical implementation. Previous success in managing high volume campaign executions.

    BAC Middle East – the longest established professional recruitment consultancy in the UAE. Established in 1979, we have been at the forefront of the region’s recruitment industry for 40 years and were the first firm of our type in the world to achieve ISO9001 certification: a reflection of our constant emphasis on quality and customer satisfaction.
    With our well-developed infrastructure and staff strength, we are able to assist you with recruitment needs ranging from junior professionals through to middle and senior management, whatever your industry sector.
    BAC’s proven regional experience and resources can help ensure that you recruit the best available candidates and enjoy the many advantages of a managed recruitment process. More

  • IT Program Manager | RATP Dev

    Employment: Full Time

    RATP Dev, a subsidiary of the RATP Group, ensures the operation and maintenance of urban and interurban transport networks in 12 countries through over 110 subsidiaries. With over 18,000 employees and the expertise and backing of a global leader in public transportation, our subsidiaries provide performance, dynamism and reliability to our customers and passengers to their networks.Reporting to the RATP Dev IT Director Middle East (based in Dubai), this role is to develop, oversee and coordinate all IT Projects in RATP Dev Middle East whilst ensuring resource availability and allocation and delivering every IT project on time, within budget and scope. The role will work with IT Project Managers in RATP Dev Middle East’s subsidiaries and Head Office in Paris.RESPONSIBILITIESMain Responsibilities- 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- Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility- Ensure resource availability and allocation- Develop a detailed project and program plans to track progress- Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs- Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques- Report and escalate to management as needed- Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders- Perform risk management to minimize project risks- Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentationBid Preparation- Participate in the response to RFP’s- Work with external vendors and RATP Dev Head Office architects to assist in the IT solution design for new businesses andRFP’s- Perform and carry out duties as instructed/ directed/ agreed with the Middle East IT Director.Knowledge and Skills- Underlying understanding of IT infrastructure/Systems service delivery- Demonstrable knowledge of IT and software system assurance including Cyber Security, Software Licenses, Disaster recovery and IT Security.- Managing Client, Vendors and Stakeholders- Hardware/Software procurement- Subcontractor installations supervision- SLA management- Capability to understand and deliver user requirements of both (Internal & External stakeholders)Budget and costs- Progressively monitor and forecast project budgets- Assist the RATP Dev Middle East IT Director in preparing and monitoring annual budgets- Assist the RATP Dev Middle East IT Director in preparing IT budgets as part of RFP responses.

    – Bachelor degree within a relevant field from a reputable educational institution- At least 5 years of progressive experience in IT/IS Project Management- Experience with deploying IT/IS projects – ERP, HRMS, Time and Attendance, Maximo/Asset Management, BI and Data Analytics, O365- Excellent written and verbal communication skills- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office- Ability to meet deadlines- Technical documents writing- Fluency in English. Arabic and French are a plus;- Knowledge of ITIL processes- Managing Client, Vendors and Stakeholders- Technical documents writing- Demonstrates analytical skills and the ability to be both structured and flexible- Strong interpersonal skills

    We operate and maintain urban and intercity transportation systems in 12 countries, on four continents, carrying more than 1.5 billion annual passengers on our networks.
    Our parent company, RATP, is the transportation operator for Paris and the surrounding region. It ensures 12 million trips a day on one of the world’s densest and most multi-modal transportation network.
    As the world’s fifth-largest transportation company, RATP Group runs and maintains tens of thousands of kilometers of subway, bus, tram, and urban or intercity rail lines around the globe.
    Every day we innovate for smarter, more sustainable cities by designing, operating and maintaining networks for the well-being of our passengers. Our key words: passion and determination. More

  • IT Systems and Infrastructure Engineer – 12 Month FTC | Michael Page

    Employment: Full Time

    Our client is a leading government organisation which is currently embarking on a period of high growth as they look to deliver an enterprise-level IT transformation programme.Client DetailsThe IT Systems and Infrastructure Engineer is a key role where the individual is responsible for building, maintaining and administrating numerous system technologies.Description* Responsible for Network LAN/WAN/WLAN and internet infrastructure patching and upgrades.* Responsible for general health and maintenance of Microsoft Windows operating systems and Active Directory.* Responsible for general health and maintenance of private VMware cloud infrastructure.* Responsible for server and network infrastructure patching and upgrades.* Follows change control procedures and work with the team to migrate changes into production environments.* Performs quality assurance of all changes before they are approved for production.* Coordinate with other technology team members to complete user requests or resolve issues where server and cloud & virtualization specific issues are escalated.* Establishes and documents standards and policies to ensure IT assets are properly secured and protected by applying appropriate access management and privacy controls.* Work with Service Desk provider to ensure optimal end-user support.* Evaluate and install relevant patches to EPM products (HFM, DRM, ODI, Essbase Planning, FR,* WebLogic).* Automation and scripting of tasks for monitoring service status in Linux and windows environments.* Monitor Hyperion Systems / Applications Logs for errors and outage conditions, manage and maintain Hyperion Services for uptime.* Manage complete system backups including scripting for Essbase backups (archive mode, etc.).Job OfferHighly competitive salary and package on offer for the best candidate

    * BS in Computer Science or a related technical field/equivalent experience.* ITIL Foundation and Hyperion Administration Certification is a must.* Experience with VMware related technologies such as: HA, DRS, vMotion, Virtual Switches and Storage vMotion.* Level 2-3 administration skills in Windows versions 2008 – 2016.* Strong experience with Active Directory & Group Policy, IIS, Clustering and DNS and other TCP/IP services on the Windows platform.* Good analytical knowledge to diagnose and resolve issues with Hyperion infrastructure, hardware, and software.

    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