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    Microsoft MSD CE Consultant – Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    ETIC, Microsoft MSD CE Consultant – Senior AssociateLine of ServiceAdvisoryIndustry/SectorTechnologySpecialismAdvisory – OtherManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryAbout the rolePwC is opening a new Technology & Innovation Center in Cairo that will deliver high quality technology solutions to consulting Clients across the globe. The Centre will provide a broad suite of skills and services to our clients, ranging from Packaged Applications such as SAP & Oracle, to Cloud services utilising AWS, Azure and Google, as well as expanding our existing Managed Services capabilities.  The center is looking to expand rapidly and we are looking for enthusiastic self-starters with a passion for technology and client delivery to help shape and form this new venture.  We are seeking to recruit a Microsoft MSD CE Consultant to join our team in Cairo.  The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 years experience in delivering complex Microsoft solutions. They will be building a growing reputation within the local Microsoft market, and will bring a developing professional network, and good alliances into the Microsoft ecosystem.   You will be part of a team that reports to the Microsoft delivery service leadership and will be an integral part of the team based in Cairo, as well as those delivering client transformation programmes across the PwC Global Network, including the UK, Germany and Middle East. As a Microsoft MSD CE Consultant, you will play a key role in the following areas:- Support the leadership and management of the new Microsoft Practice by taking an active role in the Microsoft delivery team  – Responsibility for coaching and developing more junior team members  – Delivering exceptional client service and solutions across the Microsoft products – Work with a global mindset with teams based in the UK, Germany and other Middle Eastern Countries – Working in delivery teams to deliver solutions that are on scope, time, quality and budget Role Requirements:- Design and development of business processes that enhance the out of the box Dynamics 365 functionality – Identify and recommend customisations and enhancements – Provide gap-analyses, functional specifications for enhancements and integrations to other business applications – Provide expert application configuration and design by optimising features, user experience, data integrity, and system performance – Preparation of implementation documentation to ensure the effective support of the application – Engage with project teams to develop best practices in an effort to integrate and improve user experience – Proactively extend self-knowledge of the Microsoft solution stack – Continue to develop internal relationships and your PwC brand

    Essential skills & attributes:- Certificates: Min. 4 – Dynamics Fundamentals – Sales, Service, or Field Service Intermediate  – Can work independently on a project (performing business analysis, creating User Stories) – Can work independently with a client (preparing / running demos, participating in workshops, collecting requirements, contacting the client) Education- University Degree

    At PwC Middle East, we’ve set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

    We’re a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

    PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

    We’re striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we’re proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone’s uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

    If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer. More

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    Azure DevOps Engineer – Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    ETIC – Azure DevOps Engineer – Senior Associate- (Cairo)Line of ServiceAdvisoryIndustry/SectorTechnologySpecialismAdvisory – OtherManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA career within General Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities. We work with some of the world’s largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. We help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation, unlocking data possibilities, navigating risk and regulatory complexity, optimising deals, and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage.About the rolePwC is opening a new Technology & Innovation Center in Cairo that will deliver high quality technology solutions to consulting Clients across the globe. The Centre will provide a broad suite of skills and services to our clients, ranging from Packaged Applications such as SAP & Oracle, to Cloud services utilising AWS, Azure and Google, as well as expanding our existing Managed Services capabilities.  The center is looking to expand rapidly and we are looking for enthusiastic self-starters with a passion for technology and client delivery to help shape and form this new venture.  We are seeking to recruit an Azure DevOps Engineer to join our team in Cairo.  The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 years experience. They will be developing a reputation within the local Engineering market, having worked on 3+ DevOps projects (at least two different DevOps solutions & at least 6 months on each project); providing valued thought leadership and opinion. They will be building a strong professional network, and have a growing presence in the Engineering ecosystem.   You will be part of a team that reports to the Cloud Service Delivery Director and will be an integral part of the team based in Cairo, as well as those delivering client transformation programmes across the PwC Global Network, including the UK, Germany and Middle East. As an Azure DevOps Engineer, you will play a key role in the following areas:- Support the leadership and management of the new Cloud Practice by taking an active role in the Cloud Senior Leadership Team  – Responsibility for coaching and developing more junior team members in the DevOps and Engineering domain  – Delivering exceptional client service and solutions  – Work with a global mindset with teams based in the UK, Germany and other Middle Eastern CountriesRole Requirements:- Ability to perform in a lead developer role, organising, mentoring and providing quality assurance on deliverables – Participate in design activities with client and lead design and process discussions – Detailing of the technical specifications required to deliver the functional requirements of the solution – Ability to provide estimation of effort for technical developments – Ability to manage stream deliverables – Responsible for issue resolution post go-live and transition to support

    Essential skills & attributes:- 3-5 Azure Public Cloud Certifications (including but not limited to: Azure Associate Admin/Developer) – Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as basic presentation skills  – Ability to work within a fast-paced & unstructured environment.  Must be able to multi-task and effectively and continually prioritise  – Excellent time management, communication and organizational skills  – Ability to interact efficiently with senior members of the firm across multiple time zones Education- University Degree

    At PwC Middle East, we’ve set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

    We’re a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

    PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

    We’re striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we’re proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone’s uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

    If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer. More

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    ETIC – Oracle ERP/SCM Consultant – Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceAdvisoryIndustry/SectorTechnologySpecialismAdvisory – OtherManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA career within General Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities. We work with some of the world’s largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. We help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation, unlocking data possibilities, navigating risk and regulatory complexity, optimising deals, and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage.About the rolePwC is opening a new Technology & Innovation Center in Cairo that will deliver high quality technology solutions to consulting Clients across the globe. The Centre will provide a broad suite of skills and services to our clients, ranging from Packaged Applications such as SAP & Oracle, to Cloud services utilising AWS, Azure and Google, as well as expanding our existing Managed Services capabilities.  The center is looking to expand rapidly and we are looking for enthusiastic self-starters with a passion for technology and client delivery to help shape and form this new venture.  We are seeking to recruit exceptional individuals with experience in Oracle ERP technology and/or process. to join our team in Cairo.  The successful candidate will have a minimum of 1 full lifecycle implementation project covering ERP Financials or Supply Chain Management (SCM) modules. They will have implementation experience in 1 or more Oracle modules within the relevant area   You will be part of a team that reports to the Service Delivery Director and will be an integral part of the team based in Cairo, as well as those delivering client transformation programmes across the PwC Global Network, including the UK, Germany and Middle East. As an Oracle ERP/SCM Consultant, you will play a key role in the following areas:- Delivering projects focused on Oracle ERP or Oracle SCM technology. – Using our industry leading methodologies to transform client’s businesses.  – Where needed, carry out additional responsibilities such as; business case development, requirements gathering, workshop delivery, business process design, functional and technical design, vendor selection, systems build, test and deploy, stakeholder management, change management, people/line management.

    Role Requirements:- Able to work independently on a project (performing business analysis, creating User Stories) – Able to work independently with a client (preparing / running demos, participating in workshops, collecting requirements, contacting the client) – Experience as a lead consultant on the project (e.g. Lead Consultant, Lead BA) Essential skills & attributes:- A minimum of 1 full lifecycle implementation projects covering ERP Financials or Supply Chain Management (SCM) modules.  – Implementation experience of 1 or more Oracle modules in the relevant area. – Demonstrable experience in several of the following activities on ERP projects; requirements gathering, fit/gap analysis, solution design, functional configuration. conference room pilots / prototype demonstrations, testing, Integration, data migration, training, post ‘go live’ support. – Strong troubleshooting/problem-solving skills – Strong meeting facilitation/presentation skills – Strong client relationship skills Education- University Degree

    At PwC Middle East, we’ve set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

    We’re a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

    PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

    We’re striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we’re proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone’s uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

    If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer. More

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    ETIC, Cloud AWS DevOps Engineer – Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceAdvisoryIndustry/SectorTechnologySpecialismAdvisory – OtherManagement LevelManagerJob Description & SummaryAbout the rolePwC is opening a new Technology & Innovation Center in Cairo that will deliver high quality technology solutions to consulting Clients across the globe. The Centre will provide a broad suite of skills and services to our clients, ranging from Packaged Applications such as SAP & Oracle, to Cloud services utilising AWS, Azure and Google, as well as expanding our existing Managed Services capabilities.  The center is looking to expand rapidly and we are looking for enthusiastic self-starters with a passion for technology and client delivery to help shape and form this new venture.  We are seeking to recruit an AWS DevOps Engineer to join our team in Cairo.  The successful candidate will have a minimum of 8 years experience. They will be developing a reputation within the local Engineering market, having worked on 4+ DevOps projects (at least three different DevOps solutions); providing valued thought leadership and opinion. They will carry a well established professional network, and have strong alliances into the Engineering ecosystem.   You will report to the Cloud Service Delivery Director and will be an integral part of the team based in Cairo, as well as those delivering client transformation programmes across the PwC Global Network, including the UK, Germany and Middle East. As an AWS DevOps Engineer, you will play a key role in the following areas:- Support the leadership and management of the new Cloud Practice by taking an active role in the Cloud Senior Leadership Team  – Responsibility for coaching and developing more junior team members in the DevOps and Engineering domain  – Delivering exceptional client service and solutions  – Work with a global mindset with teams based in the UK, Germany and other Middle Eastern Countries – Leading delivery teams to deliver solutions that are on scope, time, quality and budget  Role Requirements:- Ability to perform in a lead developer role, organising, mentoring and providing quality assurance on deliverables – Participate in design activities with client and lead design and process discussions – Detailing of the technical specifications required to deliver the functional requirements of the solution – Ability to provide estimation of effort for technical developments – Ability to manage stream deliverables – Responsible for issue resolution post go-live and transition to support

    Essential skills & attributes:- 4-6 AWS Public Cloud Certifications (including but not limited to: AWS Associate SysOps/Dev/Architect) – Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as basic presentation skills  – Ability to work within a fast-paced & unstructured environment.  – Must be able to multi-task and effectively and continually prioritise  – Excellent time management, communication and organizational skills  – Ability to interact efficiently with senior members of the firm across multiple time zones Education- University Degree

    At PwC Middle East, we’ve set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

    We’re a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

    PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

    We’re striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we’re proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone’s uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

    If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer. More

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    Oracle Technical Consultant – Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceAdvisoryIndustry/SectorTechnologySpecialismAdvisory – OtherManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA career within General Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities. We work with some of the world’s largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. We help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation, unlocking data possibilities, navigating risk and regulatory complexity, optimising deals, and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage.About the rolePwC is opening a new Technology & Innovation Center in Cairo that will deliver high quality technology solutions to consulting Clients across the globe. The Centre will provide a broad suite of skills and services to our clients, ranging from Packaged Applications such as SAP & Oracle, to Cloud services utilising AWS, Azure and Google, as well as expanding our existing Managed Services capabilities.  The center is looking to expand rapidly and we are looking for enthusiastic self-starters with a passion for technology and client delivery to help shape and form this new venture.  We are seeking to recruit Oracle Technical Consultants to join our team in Cairo.  The successful candidate will have a minimum of 1 full lifecycle implementation projects working in a technical/architecture capacity. They will have implementation experience in at least 1 Oracle ERP and Cloud SaaS based Oracle applications   You will be part of a team that reports to the Service Delivery Director and will be an integral part of the team based in Cairo, as well as those delivering client transformation programmes across the PwC Global Network, including the UK, Germany and Middle East. As an Oracle Technical  Consultant, you will play a key role in the following areas:   – Supporting the developing the Technical Solution Design for the technical solution underpinning the functional configuration, including integration and data migration – Supporting the development of the Technical Integration Strategy for the products being deployed and any upstream or downstream systems – Supporting the development of the Data Migration strategy for all data being loaded into or provisioned from the Oracle products – Supporting the development of the Detailed Technical design, including SaaS tenants, integration and data migration tools, connectivity, security and IDAM.

    Role Requirements:- Experience in working with enterprise/ERP class systems – Open minded seeking for innovative solutions – Self-Starter Attitude Essential skills & attributes:- Experience in Integration technologies such as Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) & Oracle SOA Suite – Experience in using Report Authoring/Development tools (e.g BI Publisher) – Understanding of Oracle ERP systems, including their underlying technologies and architecture  – Experience in using enterprise data migration and ETL tools such as Informatica and Mulesoft – Understanding of technical infrastructure concepts and technology such as networking, storage, data replication etc. – Ability to work independently, and as part of a team, with potentially multiple assignments – Commitment to personal development in relevant skills – Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills – Strong written, oral and presentation skills – Client relationship skills Education- University Degree

    At PwC Middle East, we’ve set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

    We’re a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

    PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

    We’re striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we’re proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone’s uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

    If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer. More

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    Strategy & Transactions Analyst – Saudi National | Ernst & Young

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Strategy & Transactions (SaT) Valuation, Modeling and Economics (VME) Are you building your tomorrow, today? If that sounds like you, we invite you to pursue a career with our industry leading Valuation and Modeling and Economics practice ( Learn more about our VME Services ). As a Saudi National at EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your career through a broad scope of engagements, mentoring and formal learning. We’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all. The opportunity Competitive business today is all about making intelligent, informed decisions. As a VME Analyst at EY, you’ll help make that happen. You’ll help clients address their strategic planning, transaction and non-transaction related decision-making process including strategic planning, identification and assessment of value creation financial reporting, market valuation for transactional purposes. EY has dedicated teams providing full suite of Valuation, Modeling and Economic Advisory solutions across a range of industries and clients, including: – Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction (RHC) – Corporate Business Modeling & Valuations – Government Public Sector (GPS) – Economic Advisory (EA) – Decision Analytics (DA) – Capital Equipment Your key responsibilities As an Analyst within our VME team, part of your role will involve developing experience across a range of different type of engagements understanding the key business drivers, co-developing our approach with the client, agreeing value measurements, and providing value to the client through insights, factual conclusions, and advice. You will make technical contributions to valuation client engagements and internal projects by gaining a thorough understanding of the target business and its market, and of clients’ issues, performing research and analysis of the target’s industry and of quoted companies operating in that sector.

    Skills and attributes for success – Strategic mindset – you will help clients identifying source of value creation and quantifying it. You will need to have a solution-oriented mind-set to act as a truly Corporate Finance advisor to leverage on EY capabilities and assist clients in solving their issues and unlocking potential for value growth – Commercial Acumen – as part of the team you will regularly advise businesses on valuations issues with regards to acquisition, divestitures or restructuring and provide fairness opinions on transactions and restructurings – Regulatory and Accounting knowledge -you will work with management as part of an acquisition process to understand how the value of acquired intangible and financial assets will impact accounting requirements, provide fair value opinion for financial reporting purpose To qualify for the role, you must have – Saudi Arabian Citizenship – A bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, accounting or business and at least 1-3 years of related business valuation work experience; or a graduate degree – Solution driven individual and “out-of-comfort” zone thinker with demonstrated record of solving complex problems and completing challenging projects – Previous business valuation, capital allocation, portfolio optimization, corporate finance or strategy background experience – Financial modeling skills including experience building models from scratch. – Broad understanding of IFRS standards related to fair value measurements, business combination, impairment testing etc. Ideally, you’ll also have – Regional experience preferred (although not mandatory) – Previous valuation experience in consulting firm or Big 4 Firm – Previous experience in coaching teams of junior and senior staff – High business acumen and strategic mind set What we look for Solution driven individual and “out-of-comfort” zone thinker with demonstrated record of solving complex problems and completing challenging projects. We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated, analytical, logical thinkers with a passion for valuations and have a very strong attention to detail. Being a strong team player is critical with the ability to adapt to changing requirements or deadlines in support of our clients, goals. What we offer We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer: – Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next. – Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way. – Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs. – Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build. EY | Building a better working world EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets. Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate. Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

    EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

    EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. Information about how EY collects and uses personal data and a description of the rights individuals have under data protection legislation are available on our site.

    The MENA practice of EY has been operating in the region since 1923. For over 95 years, we have grown to over 7,500 people united across 21 offices and 16 countries, sharing the same values and an unwavering commitment to quality. As an organization, we continue to develop outstanding leaders who deliver exceptional services to our clients and who contribute to our communities. We are proud of our accomplishments over the years, reaffirming our position as the largest and most established professional services organization in the region More

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    Service Delivery Excellence Senior Manager | Ernst & Young

    Employment:

    Full Time

    At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all. In this role, you will play an important part in driving growth on large scale technology and transformation projects. These projects come with complexity and risk and thus a robust delivery framework is necessary to drive quality outcomes for our clients, our business and our people. The opportunity The EMEIA Consulting Service Delivery Excellence team is seeking an experienced, structured and high-energy Senior Manger to handle a wide array of business tasks alongside the EMEIA Consulting Service Deliver Excellence Leader. As Excellence Support Leader you will play a pivotal role, you will work alongside global and regional delivery excellence and risk management colleagues in evaluating and mitigating program risk. You will bring formality and structure to how we deliver on large scale projects from methodology and process, to tools and technology, to skillsets and leverage models, through to pricing and risk management. This is an excellent opportunity to work with EMEIA Consulting Leadership. Your key responsibilities – Develop a maturity journey for best practice service delivery excellence, and work with regions to develop glidepath to bridge any gaps from current state to future state – Balance an area perspective while being closely connected to the global team to define and deliver against the opportunities and optimize in a way that leverages the EMEIA talent pool and opportunities. – Work closely with regions to optimize delivery on high-risk programs – Many of these projects will be deals that draw on Hubs while pulling together a diverse service mix, including GDS and contingent labour. This requires experience in: – Delivering large scale transformative projects – Understanding use of contingent labour – Multi-party vendor management – Building outsource relationships and allowing us to use them selectively and appropriately to augment our capability and pricing and investment needs. – Support the development of onshore HUB development and make sure that these large-scale tech projects also leverage the connections with TAX, Strategy and PAS.

    Skills and attributes for successTo qualify for the role you must have – Understanding and experience in delivering complex, large scale transformation projects – Ability to engage with key stakeholders at all levels and influence change and create buy-in and support – Ability to conduct and outline methodologies for quality assurance on projects – Clear stakeholder identification and support both in terms of expectations and execution – Ability to engage with senior program managers on program cost, quality, resourcing and timelines on expectations and delivery Ideally, you’ll also have – Ability to manage ambiguity, and relationships between Global and local teams – Ability to flex working hours to accommodate global stakeholders – Ability to facilitate discussions and meetings – Ability to build virtual networks across different cultures, run effective conference calls/meetings to drive outcomes and agreed actions – Highly effective written and verbal communication skills; ability to distill complex information to be easily digestible for a variety of audiences. Good command of the English language (verbal and written) – Willingness to learn and adapt, and build strong relationships – Cultural sensitivity and global mindset – Team player What we look for A self-starter that is comfortable with taking initiative, a leader with strong interpersonal skills able to establish effective relationships and work well with a wide variety of people across functions and levels. A good communicator and influencer who leads by example. What we offer As part of this role, you’ll work in a highly integrated, global team with the opportunity and tools to grow, develop and drive your career forward. Here, you can combine global opportunity with flexible working. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond too, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being. Your recruiter can talk to you about the benefits available in your country. Here’s a snapshot of what we offer: – Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next. – Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way. – Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs. – Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. Please apply to this role only through the ‘Apply’ link (not through the local office). Your application will then be routed to the appropriate recruiting team. The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build. EY | Building a better working world EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets. Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate. Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

    EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

    EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. Information about how EY collects and uses personal data and a description of the rights individuals have under data protection legislation are available on our site.

    The MENA practice of EY has been operating in the region since 1923. For over 95 years, we have grown to over 7,500 people united across 21 offices and 16 countries, sharing the same values and an unwavering commitment to quality. As an organization, we continue to develop outstanding leaders who deliver exceptional services to our clients and who contribute to our communities. We are proud of our accomplishments over the years, reaffirming our position as the largest and most established professional services organization in the region More

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    ETIC, Agile Practice & Agile PMO Lead | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceAdvisoryIndustry/SectorTechnologySpecialismAdvisory – OtherManagement LevelDirectorJob Description & SummaryA career within Egypt Technology and Innovation Center (ETIC), will provide you with the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities. We work with some of the world’s largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. We help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation, unlocking data possibilities, navigating risk and regulatory complexity, optimising deals, and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage.Responsibilities- As a Director, you’ll be responsible for designing, establishing, championing, governing, scaling, and measuring the success of our Agile, PM and delivery operating frameworks. – You will hire and oversee a team of Agile Leaders in the roles of Scrum Master, Kanban Flow Master, and/or, POs, DevOps, Architects, BAs and PMs. – Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment – Develop and grow a global team of Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches across multiple technology towers – including work assignment and tracking, career development, coaching and mentoring while also supplementing staff in that role as needed – Define and steer the organization’s agile transformation strategy – Serve in the role of “Agile Coach” through championing, training, and mentoring across the organization and in the community – Establish a mature and healthy agile software development working environment, within the context of our organizational values – Provide continuous improvements in operational capabilities to optimize efficiency – Generate regular reporting including performance indicators and metrics, executive reporting and other ad-hoc reporting required by management – Work closely with our recruiting team and technology towers leaders to hire the right people for our agile teams – Coordinate between and among Agile teams for progress, impediment resolution, and project management oversight – Clearly define delivery centre-wide guidelines – Ensure strong organizational information flow (scaling the coach) – Collaborate with executive leadership team on portfolio governance for Scrum, Kanban, and other projects and facilitate the start or stop of teams based on investment decisions – Facilitates organizational learning, change management, and process adoption of Agile via metrics, benefits realization, outcomes, and retrospective findings – Leading a team of Agile Project Managers as the leader of the PMO. – Leading the Agile project management life cycle from estimation to delivery through defining project scope and schedule while focusing timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning for assigned projects. – Leading the team of Agile PMs, Scrum of Scrums, PO leads, Architecture Leads, BA Leads and having the full responsibility of DevOps leading team. – Demonstrable experience of driving a programme of continuous improvement within the diversified capability technology towers to increase the quality and efficiency of the service provided to the territories  – As required, able to work with in-territory client pursuit / engagement teams to co-create client proposals / solutions that utilise centre staff – Extremely well networked and respected in the local Agile professional workforce community (“Resource magnet”)

    Requirements – University Degree, preferred Bachelor in Computer Science / Computer Engineering – Min of 15 yrs years experience in a leading role of building, maturing and running an offshore / remote Oracle delivery centre that provides both transformational (build) and support services (run)- Demonstrable experience of taking full commercial (P&L) and operational responsibility for a Oracle capability tower in the context of the overall centre – Demonstrable experience of driving a programme of continuous improvement within the capability tower to increase the quality and efficiency of the service provided to the territories   – Strong, broad experience across all Oracle modules and other related Oracle products (candidates with only legacy Oracle experience will not be suitable) – As required, able to work with in-territory client pursuit / engagement teams to co-create client proposals / solutions that utilise center staff – Extremely well networked and respected in the local Agile professional workforce community (“Resource magnet”) Core personal competencies: – Leadership – Commercial / Business Acumen – Broad Technology / Digital Perspective – Global View (Inclusivity / Diversity) – Network / Relationships Essential skills & attributes:- A proven track record of successfully implementing software and/or enterprise digital transformation projects using Agile methodologies including 8+ years of experience as a Project Manager managing large, complex projects in a high-tech development environment with multi-function teams. PMP preferred – Prior experience with SCRUM/Agile methodologies with enterprise-level application development projects. PMI-ACP, CSM, or equivalent preferred. – Previous experience in leading Agile transformation within a large complex enterprise(s) preferred. – Experience overseeing multi-function project teams including Developers, Scrum Masters, PMs, Pos, Architects, Business Analysts, and QA, DevOps, SysOps Personnel – Sufficient level of software development and implementation technical background to provide highly credible leadership to development teams and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues – Very effective interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building – Previous experience in influencing without authority through technical tribes’ leaderships and large-scale functional team management organizations is preferred – Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using appropriate PM and Agile tools as Jira, Asana, Microsoft Project, SmartSheet or equivalent 

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