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    Chief Transformation Officer | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    As the Chief Transformation Officer you will operate in an executive leadership capacity, building and delivering strategic transformation plans through executive business stakeholders and their large functions.Client DetailsAn organisation driving interesting and exciting transformation initiatives in a variety of business units and sectors.Description* Build a strategic transformation framework for a large, scale business transformation impacting multiple business units across a complex organisation* Lead the creation and development of a centralised shared service centre to support multiple business functions* Set a strategic framework and delivery plan for an ERP rollout* Support business heads in the development of business architectural plans across all functions* Support localised departmental leaders and relevant professionals in effective process design and where necessary, redesign* Assess, evaluate and prioritise project and program plans of all business functionsJob Offer* Exciting role with scope to drive strategic change and transformation at the highest level.* Opportunity to work with influential stakeholders keen on driving change with exciting pace and impact

    * Executive leadership experience in an official transformation capacity for a large, complex organisation of at least 10,000 employees (experience operating as a Chief Transformation Officer or similar)* Experience working for a recognisable, multinational management consulting firm* Experienced in setting up a shared service centre* Understanding of technology and experienced in project planning related to technology implementations/rollouts from a business perspective* Must be a business transformation expert, rather than an IT transformation professional

    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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    CRM Analyst/Developer | Virtuzone

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Job Overview:A CRM Analyst/Developer is mainly responsible to support day-to-day CRM activities and queries.Responsibilities:• Grant/remove and maintain user licenses.• Manage and update queues, assignment rules, chatter groups, and public groups.• Create and maintain fields, views, campaigns and other objects and functions.• Create processes to help monitor activities.• Monitor neglected Leads, Opportunities, Accounts, and Contacts as appropriate.• Monitor application storage usage and archive data as needed.• Create and Manager Users, Profiles, Reports and Dashboards.• Login, record access and permission responsibilities.• Resolve Day-to-Day Reports, Dashboard, Access and other User Salesforce tickets.• Submit tickets to Salesforce and FinancialForce and keep follow up.• Develop and maintain report and dashboard folders, communication templates, mass email contacts to improve system usability.• Create new reporting and dashboard capabilities and respond to ad hoc reporting and dashboard requests as needed.• Provide sales and financial data to company executives.• Upload monthly sales targets and make approved changes as needed.• Manage CRM workflows and improve system usability.• Produce weekly / monthly / yearly league tables on business-driven objectives.• Design, code, test, debug, package and deploy quality, scalable and well-documented solutions on the Salesforce platform.• Successfully develop and maintain documentation on field maps, application code, application use, and application flow.• Manage and maintain third-party applications (implementations, upgrades, users, licenses) such as Accounting Software (FinancialForce).• Develop and maintain Salesforce integrations with other applications/systems to ensure efficient flow of and enhancement of critical business transactions and processes.• Manage all Salesforce API connections with third-party vendors.• Designing and creating the underlying data structure and data flows to support the application build.• Designing and building web & mobile interfaces on the Force.com platform using Visualforce, Apex and other available tools.• Undertaking R&D, prototyping and are expected to actively participate in the Salesforce.com community.• Demonstrated experience of unit, integration and end-to-end system testing and performance tuning of application & documenting the same.• Expertise in data modelling, data migration and both API and user interface development principles.• All Production support Activities in Salesforce.• All deployments made or scheduled to Salesforce production.

    Desired Skills & Experience:• Sound knowledge of Salesforce.com Sales and Service Clouds and will be responsible for successfully creating custom applications using Force.com and integrating Salesforce.com with other systems.• Experience delivering Portals/Communities on the Force.com platform and/or other cloud-based solutions• Hands-on expertise to develop applications on the Force.com Platform• Expert level Visualforce, Apex, and SOQL knowledge• Experience in building Web Service enabled applications (SOAP and RESTful)• Excellent knowledge of Salesforce APIs and hands-on experience integration with ERP.• Salesforce Administrator Certifications.• Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I.• PHP, HTML and CSS.

    Founded in 2009, Virtuzone’s mission is to remove the complexities of company setup in the UAE so that our clients can focus 100% on running their businesses. Whether you are a startup, a small business, or an individual simply requiring your own trade licence, with Virtuzone you won’t have to lose even a night’s sleep worrying about the red tape involved with the UAE free zone and mainland company setup process.

    That’s because we do all the heavy lifting for you. While the technical, administrative, and financial aspects of setting up a business in the UAE can seem challenging, with the right support the process is far more straightforward and affordable than you might think.

    Virtuzone provides just that type of support, and it’s what has led us to become the leading company setup specialists in Dubai and the UAE. More than 15,000 entrepreneurs have trusted us to set up their companies, and almost 90% of our clients renew their trade licence with us every year going forward. More

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    Assurance – Risk Assurance – Internal Audit – Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceAssuranceSpecialismAssuranceManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA career within Internal Audit services, will provide you with an opportunity to gain an understanding of an organisation’s objectives, regulatory and risk management environment, and the diverse needs of their critical stakeholders. We focus on helping organisations look deeper and see further considering areas like culture and behaviours to help improve and embed controls. In short, we seek to address the right risks and ultimately add value to their organisation.To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

    As a Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:- Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.- Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.- Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.- Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.- Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.- Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.- Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.- Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.- Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.- Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

    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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    Talent Acquisition Consultant | Halian

    Employment:

    Full Time

    • Own business area hiring objectives. • You’ll work with team leaders to understand their hiring needs & priorities, design and execute successful hiring processes, proactively identify and suggest solutions for areas of challenge and recommend areas for improvement as required.• Create & implement a sourcing strategy, focusing on driving long term direct hiring in line with our future headcount growth• Collaborate with department heads to map out current and future requirements, producing insights and talent pools against those requirements• Hire for a variety of roles that might span Sales, Marketing, Design, Product, Finance, Legal and possibly more.• Become a trusted brand ambassador internally and externally.• Ensure that all candidates experience a recruitment process reflective of our culture and brand.• Build strong relationships with the hiring teams across the business to make sure the internal customer experience is as clear and concise as the candidate experience.• Identify the most suitable methods of hiring for a role focusing on cost, quality and speed -bearing in mind the need to bring in the best person for the role but focusing on direct hiring through appropriate recruitment channels, job boards, advertising and social media to do so.• We aim for most if not all of our hiring to be through direct sourcing.• Lead on strategic and innovative candidate experience projects.• Assist with refining our candidate on-boarding processes.

    • Proven work experience as a Recruiter (either an in-house recruiter or a staffing agency recruiter) and in how to apply sourcing techniques to deliver an effective sourcing strategy• Solid ability to conduct different types of interviews (structured, competency-based, etc)• Hands on experience with various selection processes (video interviewing, phone interviewing, reference check etc)• Ability to organize skill assessment tests (work samples)• Familiarity with HR databases, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and Candidate Management Systems (CMS)• Hands-on experience with recruiting software, as well as Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) or Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS)• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills• Strong decision-making skills• Excellent interpersonal skills and able to network successfully• Proactive and able to deliver in a fast-past environment• Someone ideally who has worked for a Financial institution, fintech, brokerage, trading house or Fintech

    Founded in 1996, Halian is an IT services company with a strong track record of delivering value for our customers across the UK, Europe, The Middle East and Africa.

    The experience we have gained means that we can help our clients reduce information technology costs, increase IT systems performance, and free up valuable internal resource to focus on core business activities. Our knowledge base covers a variety of industry sectors including Government, Healthcare, Telecommunications and Pharmaceuticals, as well as a specialist Financial markets capability in our Luxembourg office.

    We operate with a culture of openness and trust that helps us to develop strong working relationships with our clients and with our core technology partners Dell, Oracle, Red Hat and Symantec.

    Our three key service offerings of Managed Services, Resourcing Services and Professional Services can be used independently or integrated to provide a truly comprehensive service. More

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    RPA Developer – Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Assurance – Assurance Transformation- RPA Developer – Senior AssociateLine of ServiceAssuranceIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismApplication & Emerging TechnologyManagement LevelAssociateJob Description & SummaryA career within Assurance Transformation will provide you with the opportunity to be part of a team that’s entire purpose is to re-imagine the audit. This will be done through a detailed understanding and redesign of support processes and tools, use of new and emerging technology and through introducing new ways of working from across the PwC Network.

    ResponsibilitiesAs a RPA developer you will be working within the development function of the transformation organisation. You will work closely with the business analyst and subject matter experts (SMEs) on how to improve manual processes with the help of automation. – Develop or customize RPA scripts to the need of the Middle east region – Keep up to date on new technologies in general and PwC preferred technologies in particular – Collaborate with other RPA developers in or outside of the ME region – Document all work in a structured manner and assist the solution architect with the documentation of the entire solution – Experience of working in agile teams – Experience from automation tools e.g. Blue Prism or UiPath

    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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    Consulting Director – People & Organisation | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceAdvisoryIndustry/SectorRegional, State, Local and City GovernmentSpecialismAdvisory – People and OrganisationManagement LevelDirectorJob Description & SummaryA career within People and Organisation services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients reset their talent strategies and deliver extraordinary business results through their people. We focus on evaluating and managing their unique challenges so our clients can maximise their return on the overall investment in human capital. You’ll gain a tremendous depth of expertise in all aspects of human capital, including creating sustainable value through people culture and change, designing compensation and retirement strategies, and improving human capital operations.To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.As a Director, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:- Support team to disrupt, improve and evolve ways of working when necessary.- Arrange and sponsor appropriate assignments and experiences to help people realise their potential and support their long-term aspirations.- Identify gaps in the market and spot opportunities to create value propositions.- Look for opportunities to scale efficiencies and new ways of working across multiple projects and environments.- Create an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.- Promote and encourage others to value difference when working in diverse teams.- Drive and take ownership for developing connections that help deliver what is best for our people and stakeholders.- Influence and facilitate the creation of long-term relationships which add value to the firm.- Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

    Preferred skills- Bilingual in English and Arabic essential. – Previous experience in advising clients within Government Sectors – In-depth knowledge of Organisation Design and Change Management, Rewards, or Corporate Performance and Effectiveness. – Achievement oriented with the ability to be flexible and adaptive on a daily basis. – Able to lead a high-performing team and add exceptional value to our clients within a fast-paced environment. – Ability to simultaneously manage multiple tasks and engagement, and possibly different project teams. – Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant subject such as Engineering, Business Administration, Human Resources or Psychology. An MBA or an MA in Human Capital Management from a reputable university is preferred. Preferable qualifications- The following qualification(s) are preferable and beneficial for the candidate to perform the role CIPD, GPHR, SHRM or equivalent is preferred. – Substantial experience of establishing and building strong client relationships across multiple industries and geographies. – Strong interest and passion for developing, growing and leading a team through advanced coaching and mentoring, as well as proactive knowledge sharing. – Excellent organisational skills, having the ability to prioritise work load whilst being resilient and being able to cope well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines. – Proven IT skills in the following programmes excel, word, and PowerPoint. – The ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East and worldwide where the project requirement dictate. Minimum years experience required – 13+ years of relevant experience in human capital leadership, of which a least 5 years will have been in a consulting environment.

    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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    Principal Advanced Customer Services, Cloud Platform | Oracle

    Employment:

    Full Time

    ACS is expanding business in Gulf area. There are high expectations from the candidate profile to be very skills in business communications not only with sales, pre-sales and technical account managers but also with customers. Presentation skills are key too. The candidate nominated for this job should be having a passion to participate in business growth with a very talented technical skills covering the areas below: Database Administration – 11g/12c/19c General RDBMS Issues and DBA activities. – Installing, Designing, Configuring, Administering and troubleshooting of oracle 11g/12c Databases. – Administer the complete Oracle environment including databases, Applications and services. – Monitor database conditions throughout the network including server Side and client side. – Oracle Enterprise Manager Installation, configuration and upgrades. Backup and Recovery – Database Backup (RMAN and User-Managed Backup etc) – Backup strategies according to workload. – Database Restore using different methods. – Database Recovery by using User-Managed recovery Method or RMAN method. – Complete recovery (to the most current point in time). – Incomplete recovery by using one of the following methods: – Time-Based Recovery – Cancel-Based Recovery. – Tablespace Point in Time Recovery. – Oracle Secure Backup. – Fixing corruptions and using DULL tool. Oracle Utilities – Have knowledge to export and import any of database objects (tablespaces, users…full database). – Export/Import using Oracle Data Pump utility. – SQL Loader – Database Character set conversion

    Migration /Upgrades and loading data – Migrating database any release into 11gR2/12c/19c databases. – Performing different database upgrades from/to different releases using all types of upgrades. – Migrating (Moving) databases from server to another with minimal down time. – Loading data into any Oracle database release. – Database migrations using all methods including Golden Gate, Transportable Tablespaces, Transportable Database. Oracle Data Guard – Configuring, administering and troubleshooting standby (logical/physical) databases environment in single DB instance and RAC/ASM environments. Oracle Real Application Cluster/ASM – Installing, Patching, Upgrading administrating and Troubleshooting RAC environments / ASM. – RAC High Availability Test. Database Security – Database Vault – Audit Vault and Database Firewall – Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) – Virtual Private Database (VPD) – Oracle Data Masking & Redaction – Oracle Label Security Systems – Exadata – Exadata configuration, Administration, Patching, Baremetal restore, Performance Tuning, Migrations, Upgrades, DBFS, VLAN tagging and HCC compression. – Exadata IORM implementations. – Exadata High Availability Test. – ZFS storage configuration and administration for backup and recovery. Oracle Golden Gate – Golden Gate Installation Configuration. – Golden Gate replications Classic , Integrated and Coordinated. – Oracle database migration using Golden Gate – Golden Gate performance. – Golden Gate Veridata installation and configuration for creating comparisons. – Golden Gate Plugin for OEM Oracle Performance Tuning – Troubleshooting different performance issues – Hang analysis & Cluster eviction issues – SQL Tuning with different methodologies , SQL Profiles , SPM and SQL restructure – Gather Statistics with different strategies based on workload and business – Oracle Real Application Testing (RAT). – Oracle SQL Performance Analyzer (SPA) – Database Tuning , Memory Tuning , Backup Tuning & Data Pump Tuning – Works with different performance utilities AWR, ADDM , ASH and others. – Database Resource Manager (DBRM) Enterprise Manager & Cloud – Installation of Enterprise Manager Systems – Patching and Upgrade of OEM to different versions – Engineered System Machine Discovery ( Exadata , Super Cluster and ZFS) – Install Different Plugins , Siebel , Golden Gate – Email Notification for different metrics and thresholds – Good Knowledge of Cloud Management including Paas , DBaas , Service catalogue and Snap Clone – Migrating Oracle Databases to Database as a Service. System Skills – Oracle Cloud IaaS: VCN, ADs, Instance, Storage, IAM, LB, Database, and DNS – Oracle Engineered Systems, Exadata, PCA, ZFS Storage and Backup Appliances, InfiniBand Switches, Ops center, OVM, Enterprise Manager, ZDLRA – Oracle Sun Solaris OS, Network and Cluster Administration, Solaris 8, 9, 10, 11 – Oracle Sun Hardware V/T/M-Series SPARC and x86 design, implementation, support – OVM, Xen, PDoms, LDoms, zones, SVM, UFS, ZFS, NFS, Flash Archive, Jump start, AI Installer On top of this, Candidate MUST be Self Motivated, Teamwork Player, Leadership sensor and Supports Sales cycle by driving discussions for needed clarifications and estimating level of effort for delivery.

    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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    IT Analyst – Cyber Security | Quest Search & Selection

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Quest is working in partnership with a major retailer who is looking for an IT Analyst. Cyber Security to be based in Riyadh.As an E-Commerce IT Executive, you will:* Developing technical capabilities and methods to deliver the best cyber defense capability to protect IT assets from cyber threats, attacks, and exploitation.* Assisting in developing and enhancing the security roles, policies, and controls implemented on the security devices.* Troubleshooting and solving the problems/issues on security devices* Providing critical input into the selection, configuration, and implementation of new and existing security technology solutions.* A demonstrable breadth of experience and knowledge across multiple security disciplines including security architecture, network security, cloud security, endpoint security, email security, privilege access, security operations center, vulnerability management, and incident response.

    Desirable skills and background:* 5+ years of experience in managing Enterprise Network* Bachelor’s degree in, computer engineering or equivalent* Certification in cyber security (e.g., CISSP, CISM, SANS) is required * Strong understanding of emerging cyber security technologies and standards.* experience in identity and access management, GRC, NAC, NDR, email and Web security, SIEM/SOC and DLP* Excellent problem solving skills with a structured thinking process.* Ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East is a MUST

    Quest Search & Selection is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 20 years’ experience in sourcing the world’s best candidates for the global Retail, FMCG and Hospitality sectors.

    With offices in the UK & Dubai, we have an international presence and a global reach. Our recruiters place candidates locally and internationally for a wide variety of roles focusing on the following areas:

    Retail Buying & Merchandising, E-commerce & Digital, Food & Beverage, Hotels, Hospitality & Operations, Retail Stores & Operations, HR & Recruitment, Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics, Sales & Marketing, Technical and New Product Development.

    We work in partnership with our clients who range from famous international brands within the Retail, Restaurant, Hotel and Consumer products space. Our reputation is built on our in-depth understanding of the industry and our consultants’ skill, knowledge and passion for their sectors. More