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    Head of IT – F&B Industry | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    As the Head of IT, you will be responsible to manage a small team of IT experts, the company’s technology operations, and the implementation of new IT systems and policies.Client DetailsA leading organisation investing heavily in technology to streamline their internal processes.Description* Lead large IT projects, including the design and deployment of new IT systems and services.* Monitor performance of information technology systems to determine cost and productivity levels, and to make recommendations to improve the IT infrastructure.* Help define IT infrastructure strategy, architecture, and processes.* Analyse business requirements by partnering with key stakeholders across the organisation to develop solutions for IT needs.* Assess vendors and develop test strategies for new hardware and software.* Troubleshoot hardware and software issues related to internal IT when required.Job Offer* Dynamic work environment.* Opportunity to work on exciting projects and lead the way for growing an established IT function.

    * Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.* Must have work experience within the food & beverages industry.* A minimum of 2-5 years of experience in a leadership level role in IT.* Experience leading and managing large ERP projects (preferably Dynamics) and rolling out IT infrastructures across various technologies.* Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.* Firm grasp on IT infrastructure and operations best practices.* Excellent working knowledge of computer systems, security, network and systems administration, databases and data storage systems, and phone systems.

    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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    IT Specialist | Propel Consult

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Company:Our client is the leading producer of locally grown farm-fresh food in Kingdom of Bahrain. They are currently looking for an IT Specialist to be based in Bahrain.Duties & Responsibilities: • Responsible for the maintenance, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems, network servers, and virtualization• Install and upgrade computer components and software, manage virtual servers, and integrate automation processes• Troubleshoot hardware and software errors, documenting problems and resolutions, prioritizing problems, and assessing impact of issues• Plan and implement new or upgrades of IT infrastructure• Perform regular backup operations and implement appropriate processes for data protection, disaster recovery, and failover procedures• Lead desktop and helpdesk support efforts, making sure all desktop applications, workstations, and related equipment problems are resolved in a timely manner with limited disruptions• Responsible for capacity, storage planning, and database performance

    Qualification & Requirements:• B.Sc. in Computer Science/ B.Sc. in Business Information System/ B.Sc. in Computer Engineering • At least 3 years of experience in the same role• Relevant Certifications in Linux, Microsoft, or other network related fields• Experience in networking domain protocols and business applications and general knowledge in servers Hardware and Software, scripting and automation tools• Excellent analytical skills• Strong knowledge in Microsoft office• A proven track record of developing and implementing IT strategy and plans

    Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties.
    We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more.
    Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions:

    Banking & Finance
    Human Resources
    Oil & Gas
    Construction
    Architecture & Engineering More

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    Recruitment Consultant – Procurement & Supply Chain – KSA | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    We are currently looking to recruit within our Procurement and Supply Chain team for the Saudi market. With expertise across the UAE and the Northern Gulf, with a team dedicated to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we are seeking driven individuals to join our Saudi Arabia with a proven track record in agency recruitment within the Middle East or strong Business development experience.Client DetailsPageGroup Changes Lives for People through Creating Opportunity to Reach PotentialPageGroup was established in the United Kingdom in 1976. Since this time, we have grown to be one of the world’s most successful recruitment organisations. Listed on the London Stock Exchange as a FTSE 250 company, we currently employ over 6000 staff with 170+ office locations in 37 countries. Michael Page Middle East recruit at all levels of experience from graduate with 2-3 years experience through to Director level in the following areas; Banking & Financial Services, Digital, Engineering & Manufacturing, Executive Search, Finance & Accounting, Health care, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing, Office Support, Procurement & Supply Chain, Property & Construction, Retail, Sales, TechnologyDescriptionJoining an office with a leadership team with well over 40 years of recruitment experience between them, you will have responsibility for further building our brand, taking on a 360 recruitment role. You will have responsibility for both managing existing client relationships, ensuring the best quality of service, as well as building your own business and expanding or network of customersJob OfferA clear and transparent career path with international opportunities, supported by our industry-renowned training and development.Our rewards are more than just cash incentives. But our competitive basic salaries, personal and team bonuses, and variety of incentive schemes are a great start.We offer a flexible work environment with a mix of office/home working set up.We never forget the important of health and well being. Our broad range of benefits ensure you receive rewards that go beyond your basic salary

    * Minimum 1 year of recruitment experience operating in a 360 role or in a business development role.* Proven track record of developing their own business and managing accounts* Driven and very organised, she/he thinks out of the box and has a truly entrepreneurial spirit in order to develop their network and portfolios.* Passionate and dynamic, the successful applicant is a true team player.* Arabic speaking is an advantage

    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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    Marketing Assistant cum Administrator | Tiger Recruitment

    Employment:

    Full Time

    My client is seeking a Marketing Assistant cum Administrator. This will be a busy role working for a growing company duties include generating, researching, and pitching ideas for written material. Writing, editing & proofing content such as presentations / reports.

    It is desirable you have Marketing / Admin experience and you must be confident in PowerPoint / Excel. My client is also seeking someone who has experience using graphic software/ Indesign/ Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator.

    We specialise in matching exceptional support staff to top businesses and private individuals.

    We recruit for a range of positions around the world, including personal assistants, executive assistants, administrative assistants and many more.

    Our expert consultants only work with high-calibre individuals who offer outstanding business and private support. This is what makes us one of the market-leading permanent and temp recruitment agencies in London. More

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    Head of Internal Audit | Venture Search

    Employment:

    Full Time

    • Venture Search is partnered with Abu Dhabi based Financial Institution hiring for a head of internal audit. • The business is at the cutting edge of financial services, and looking for an individual with experience overseeing best in class financial internal audit functions.

    • The successful candidate will have experience working for Tier 1/Bulge Bracket international banks, preferably in developed financial centers known for sound governance and policy (e.g. London/Switzerland/Paris/Europe/Singapore/Hong Kong) etc• This is a greenfield project, establishing a new audit team and function from ground up, collaborating with the Audit Committee and other ExCo members to define audit and governance frameworks and policy.The following experience is required:• At least 15-18 years experience in Internal Audit for banking & financial services• Experience working for a bulge bracket or top tier international bank• Experience overseeing internal audit functions in developed financial markets• Excellent collaboration and team management skills• Previous experience reporting directly to an IC• Trained in a Big 4 accountancy firm• Willing to relocate to/be based in Abu Dhabi full time (in the case of relocation, an appropriate relocation package and benefits will be provided)

    Venture Search is an international banking & financial services search firm, combining technology and human skill to enhance all aspects of the hiring process.
    By combining advanced search technology and a market-leading team, we are able to attract the most talented candidates in the banking and financial services sector.
    Here at Venture Search, we are passionate about building world-class teams and delivering long-term recruitment solutions. Venture’s focus spans multiple facets of the global Financial Services industry, including Banking, Non-Banking Financial Institutions, Buyside, Fintechs, and Advisory firms. More

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    Principal Data Scientist – Energy – Tax Free | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Principal Data Scientist required by the utility sector for a Huge Project based In Saudi Arabia being built from Scratch. This is a large brand new greenfield project.Client DetailsMy client are in the energy business and their mission is be the go-to analytics business energy within the region. They are investing heavily in technology and with this being a truly Greenfield project you can bring your expertise to a Brand new project working closely with the head of IT. This role is for a technical leader, reporting into the Director of Data Science, partner with internal and external clients and mentor junior team members, this role will grow significantly over the next few years as such join now to be a part of the early stages of the organizations growth & give your career an acceleration.DescriptionAs a Principal Data Scientist you will use statistical analysis to analyze, model, and predict the behavior and performance of electric systems across the entire value chain of generation, transmission, storage, distribution, and consumption using various data sources.The position is to build models which will help build the “smartness” in the applications obeying physics and power-system first principles. You will also be developing AI solutions for non-electric-grid use-cases, and use this technology to analyse customer feedback. You will provide Cognitive Digital Technology solutions using AI, blockchain, etc.) using Containerisation.The principal data scientist will play a pivotal role in defining the Digital Solutions strategy for the Energy department , working directly with the Data architect and software engineering team to build these applications from the ground up.This is a permanent role based in Tubuk, Saudi Arabia paying Competitively + Bonus, Housing & Extensive Benefits. Tax Free Salary The Successful Data Scientist will be Confident to Build scenario analysis applications, & Develop solutions that are cloud native but platform agnostic with a view to improve customer Experience and accelerate business outcomes from grid digitalization initiatives.Knowledge and Skills* Algorithmic and Problem solving skills* Excellent understanding of statistics* Deep learning frameworks: Tensorflow and/or Pytorch* Expert knowledge of Python libraries for signal processing, time series modelling, database querying, statistics, machine learning and visualization* Experienced with model containerization and integration with CI/CD pipeline* SQL scriptingJob Offer* Competitive salary* Health care you and dependents* School Fees paid for* Housing Provided* Tax Free

    Experience required:* 8 years working in data science* Heavy experience using Python, R, Spark, Hadoop and Cloud for predictive modelling and data manipulation* Experience leading projects in data science field required.* Experience with working in a software / application development environment* Must have worked in an environment where analytics / AI models are deployed and operational.* Experience working in Solution Delivery or Devops Environment (eg. dev/ops, CI/CD, etc).* Agile Methodology* Cloud experience: AWS / Azure or any other enterprise platforms* Exposure to big data, AI, IoT and Machine Learning.* Excellent SQL scripting* Experience within power/energy industry.Nice to have * End-to-end ML model development and deployment* data management / architecture is an advantage.* Knowledge of NLP and ontology’s a plus* Bringing innovative ideas from inception through to implementation and experience of doing thisThis would suit someone who has publications in journals, hold Data science certifications, GitHub projects, etc and show a passion about Data science in their spare time.

    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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    Recruitment Consultant – Procurement & Supply Chain | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    We are currently looking to recruit within our Procurement and Supply Chain team for the Saudi market. With expertise across the UAE and the Northern Gulf, with a team dedicated to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we are seeking driven individuals to join our Saudi Arabia with a proven track record in agency recruitment within the Middle East or strong Business development experience.Client DetailsPageGroup Changes Lives for People through Creating Opportunity to Reach PotentialPageGroup was established in the United Kingdom in 1976. Since this time, we have grown to be one of the world’s most successful recruitment organisations. Listed on the London Stock Exchange as a FTSE 250 company, we currently employ over 6000 staff with 170+ office locations in 37 countries. Michael Page Middle East recruit at all levels of experience from graduate with 2-3 years experience through to Director level in the following areas; Banking & Financial Services, Digital, Engineering & Manufacturing, Executive Search, Finance & Accounting, Health care, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing, Office Support, Procurement & Supply Chain, Property & Construction, Retail, Sales, TechnologyDescriptionJoining an office with a leadership team with well over 40 years of recruitment experience between them, you will have responsibility for further building our brand, taking on a 360 recruitment role. You will have responsibility for both managing existing client relationships, ensuring the best quality of service, as well as building your own business and expanding or network of customersJob Offer* A clear and transparent career path with international opportunities, supported by our industry-renowned training and development.* Our rewards are more than just cash incentives. But our competitive basic salaries, personal and team bonuses, and variety of incentive schemes are a great start.* We offer a flexible work environment with a mix of office/home working set up.* We never forget the important of health and well being. Our broad range of benefits ensure you receive rewards that go beyond your basic salary

    * Minimum 1 year of recruitment experience operating in a 360 role or in a business development role.* Proven track record of developing their own business and managing accounts* Driven and very organised, she/he thinks out of the box and has a truly entrepreneurial spirit in order to develop their network and portfolios.* Passionate and dynamic, the successful applicant is a true team player.* Arabic speaking is an advantage

    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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    Customer Success Manager | IBM Middle East

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Introduction At IBM, work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.Your Role and Responsibilities As a Customer Success Manager (Architect) you will apply your technical skills to help our customers achieve their business outcomes with hybrid cloud & AI Growth Offerings. You will be responsible for use case identification, solution architecture design, MVP builds, and adoption of our Growth Offerings that run on Red Hat OpenShift. You will also guide IT executives through the changes needed to unlock the full value of hybrid cloud, show users how to get value out of their solutions, identify expansion opportunities, and work with the renewal team to ensure execution of the renewal process. To be successful in this role you: – Demonstrate a history of success as a consultant, pre-sales, technical account management, enterprise architect, or equivalent – Deeply understand customer business and technology needs; become the face of IBM to the customer – Serve as a trusted technical expert for the customer’s cloud migration, deployment, and adoption of Hybrid Cloud & AI Growth Offerings – Have a proven track record of leading technical conversations and persuading others to take action based on requirements and value provided by solutions – Have handled difficult customers or situations and can demonstrate resolutions – Willingness to take initiative and tackle things on your own – Ability to navigate data and people to find answers – Execute customer success plan to drive adoption post-deployment

    Required Technical and Professional Expertise – Technical understanding and hands-on experience with Containers, OpenShift, Value Prop, Use Cases, Competitive Differentiation – Technical understanding of IBM Middleware / Software / Cloud Services – Experience with enterprise software implementations – Ability to show customers how to “use” the offerings to get to first productive use and proactive expansion – Can build a growth plan to demonstrate how Growth Offerings will deliver customer outcomes – Analytical mindset and problem-solving skills – Understanding of enterprise software implementations, SaaS / IaaS / PaaS and cloud applications – Strong interpersonal relationship building and executive communications skills – Can manage multiple customer accounts and projects simultaneously Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise – 5-10 years of experience in Customer Success, Professional Services and/or Services Industries, Technical Sales (e.g., technology or management consulting) – Experience working with OpenShift and Hybrid Cloud & AI Growth Offerings – Experience working in B2B Enterprise Software, SaaS / IaaS / PaaS and/or Cloud

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

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

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