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    Private Equity Manager | Robert Half

    Employment:

    Full Time

    The Company Our client is an investment firm with a strong track record. They are looking for an experienced individual to join their Investment Team.The RoleThe individual will be focused on Private Equity Funds, assist with evaluation and selection of hedge funds. Will gain exposure to other Asset classes (Funds, Venture Capital and Private Credit).Responsibilities* Calculate upcoming opportunities, globally* Evaluating and screening investment opportunities* Financial modelling, market analysis and industry analysis* Developing sound investment plans across the portfolio* High level of commutation with Investors, banks and agents* Liaise with legal, finance and middle office* Research on emerging sectors of interest and private companies* Present ideas to the CIO

    Candidate Requirements* 7-10 years’ experience in similar roles* CFA/CAIA/MastersSalary & Benefits* 40,000 AED a month DOE plus other benefits

    Founded in 1948, Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE symbol: RHI) is the world’s first and largest specialized staffing firm and a member of the S&P 500 index. We are a global leader in professional staffing and consulting services and the parent company of Protiviti, a leading independent internal audit and business and technology risk consulting firm. For 2006, Robert Half International reported revenues of $4 billion and now has staffing and consulting operations in more than 400 locations worldwide. More

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    Business Development Manager | Eurolink Middle East

    Employment:

    Contract

    We are looking for an ambitious and energetic Sales & Business Development Manager to help us expand our clientele. You will be the front of the company and will have the dedication to create and apply an effective sales strategy.The goal is to drive sustainable financial growth through boosting sales and forging strong relationships with clients.• Develop a growth strategy focused both on financial gain and customer satisfaction• Conduct research to identify new markets and customer needs• Arrange business meetings with prospective clients• Promote the company’s products/services addressing or predicting clients’ objectives• Prepare sales contracts ensuring adherence to law-established rules and guidelines• Keep records of sales, revenue, invoices etc.• Provide trustworthy feedback and after-sales support• Build long-term relationships with new and existing customers• Develop entry level staff into valuable salespeople • Achieve growth and hit sales targets by successfully managing the sales team• Design and implement a strategic business plan that expands company’s customer base and ensure its strong presence• Own recruiting, objectives setting, coaching and performance monitoring of sales representatives• Build and promote strong, long-lasting customer relationships by partnering with them and understanding their needs• Present sales, revenue and expenses reports and realistic forecasts to the management team• Identify emerging markets and market shifts while being fully aware of new products and competition status

    • Proven working experience as a business development manager, sales executive or a relevant role• Proven sales track record• 5-8 years’ experience on relevant field and minimum 3 years in medical conferences and healthcare industry • Experience in customer support is a plus• Proficiency in MS Office and CRM software (e.g. Salesforce)• Proficiency in English• Market knowledge• Communication and negotiation skills• Ability to build rapport• Successful previous experience as a sales representative or sales manager, consistently meeting or exceeding targets• Committed to continuous education through workshops, seminars and conferences• Demonstrated ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization• Proven ability to drive the sales process from plan to close• Strong business sense and industry expertise• Excellent mentoring, coaching and people management skills• BSc/BA/MS in business administration, sales or relevant field

    Eurolink Middle East is a global professional event organizer (PCO), as well as an experienced company that offers complete travel services for medical events. More

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    Software Consultant – SAS | Saudi Networkers Services (SNS Group)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Please forward your CVs online.• Enhancing MI reports via Tableau software system with below detailed scope• Review all SAS codes/MI reports in COO area.• Group / categorize reports to identify common fields/data source.

    • Identify reports which can move to Tableau.• Gather any other reporting requirement from departments.• Implement IT change requirements for moving current MI reports to Tableau.• Implement changes required to ensure report and Data related to reports can be archived for reports moved to Tableau.• Potential solution implementation for interface with Teradata as well live system data for Tableau reports.• Some Technical requirements• Same data sources that being used for SAS should be on Teradata without any filters.• Convert SAS scripts to pure SQL scripts.• Grant access to users they were using same report before it moved to Tableau.

    Saudi Networkers is one of the largest consultancies providing services to ICT, Oil & Energy, Technology, Engineering, Banking, Finance and Healthcare arena across Middle East & Africa, covered by teams, specialized in their assigned industry sector.

    Saudi Networkers founded in 2001 and has excelled ever since in providing cost effective solutions to the biggest multinational companies in MEA region with very high standards of quality whilst adhering business ethics and meeting our clients expectations.

    Today, SNS Group is one of the leading consultancies, with more than 1700+ employees worldwide, ISO 9001:2008 certified and is highly regarded. More

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    CRM Manager | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    As the CRM Manager, you will be responsible for the development and support for MS Dynamic CRM and MS BizTalk, including: Business requirement gathering, developing the solution, and testing troubleshooting the application.Client DetailsA leading organisation going through exciting developments.Description* Responsible for the understanding and documenting the business requirements.* Design the solution architecture for the business applications related to MS Dynamic CRM and MS BizTalk.* Managing team of CRM and BizTalk developers.* Should have experience to develop applications using Power platform.* Design and develop custom solutions and workflows on top of MS Dynamic CRM.* Design and develop EAI (Enterprise Applications Integration) using MS BizTalk.* Develop and maintain the MDM (Master Data Manager system).* Writing the UAT test and validating it with the business users.* Providing the required training for using the application to the business users.* Troubleshooting any bug issue in the system and identifying the appropriate fix.* Responsible for the integrity, maintenance, and changes to the Application Development Servers.* Provide ad-hoc reporting and decision support required for management decision processes.* Maximising applications performance by monitoring performance, troubleshooting application problems and outages and scheduling application upgrades.* Maintain application interfaces for data integration.* Monitoring and maintaining MS Dynamic CRM, MS BizTalk, MDM, and integration applications.Job Offer* Dynamic work environment* Attractive salary and family benefits* Opportunity to work for a leading organisation

    * Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field and MCTS in CRM.* Over 8 years of experience in application development and over 6 years of experience in customising MS Dynamics CRM.* Over 5 years of experience in the design and development of REST API’s along with database design and analysis.* Strong experience with MS BizTalk 2016 and Power Apps & Power Automate.* Must know how to create/Manage custom entities, forms, views, business process flows, workflows, Plugins, custom Actions, Web resources, and business rules.

    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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    Remote Technical Support – ( French , German or Italian) | 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 IBM seeks to hire a Technical Support Professional. We are looking for analytical puzzle solvers who thrive in a driven enterprise customer support environment. You can work both individually and as part of a motivated worldwide team to assist IBM customers to perform problem determination on the IBM Spectrum Protect (aka Tivoli Storage Manager) product. We are seeking demonstrated problem solvers with proven communication skills. In this position, debugging and analysis are performed via the telephone as well as electronically. Candidates must have the desire to wow customers, articulate solutions and options, and take the opportunity to interact with the end users, as well as the developers and sales teams to be a well rounded contributor. The challenge in this position is to able to interpret complex software problems that span across multiple client and server platforms including UNIX, Linux, Advanced Interactive Executive (AIX), and Windows. Knowledge of cloud, Storage Area Networks (SAN), network protocols, and storage devices is preferred. Hands on experience with storage virtualization is a plus. Multilingual capabilities are an asset. Candidates must be flexible in schedule and availability. If you are self motivated and collaborative, join us and prepare to learn.IBM’s client Software Support Specialists are required to deliver post sales Remote Technical Software Support Services in English ( Preferred having 3rd language as stated below ) – Responding to client queries and providing remote technical software support in a timely manner.- Maintaining highest client satisfaction and relationships even in severe and pressurized situations.- Interacting with client and IBM functions consistently until problem solution.- Performing problem management and end-to-end problem ownership by analyzing problems/situations and understanding problem impact on client business.- Employing IBM’s standard support delivery methodologies and tools.- Logging all related activities for each customer query and handling client data securely.- Performing in international software support delivery processes and environments.- Review diagnostic information to assist in isolation of a problem cause (which could include, assistance interpreting traces and dumps).- Identify known defects and fixes to resolve problems.- Provide assistance on supported product known defects for which available corrective service information and program fixes are available.- Identify suspected defects and engage development teams to assist in resolution.- Provide assistance with questions regarding product documentation related to the supported products- Interpret online manuals regarding IBM code and application interfaces.- Collaborate with other support centers and business units to provide seamless problem resolution.- Demonstrate proficiency in the software platform supported by maintaining applicable technical certifications.- Provide technical support service delivery within established guidelines; demonstrating soft skills and technical skills that contribute to client satisfaction.- Demonstrate excellent English oral and written communication skills. ( English & 2nd Language is a must) This is a shift work position. The resource will work in EMEA time zone shifts in our Egypt office which is based in Smart Village. Weekend duty rotation will be required, once appropriate skill levels have been obtained

    Required Technical and Professional Expertise – Fluency in English; written and oral- Bachelors Degree; Computer Science or Software Engineering.- Knowledge of Operating Systems (UNIX, Linux, Windows); Experienced/Advanced usage preferred but not required. – Experience of backup solutions if possible. – Knowledge of Websphere, DB2, SAN and Tape drives would also be useful to the candidate – Basic knowledge of storage devices and peripherals; Experienced/Advanced usage preferred but not required.- Flexibility to work in Shifts (EMEA time zone shift) and participate in Weekend duty rotation. Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise – Preferred to be fluent in a 3rd language ( French / German / Italian)

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

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

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

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    Senior Cyber Security Engineer | HR Source Consulting

    Employment:

    Full Time

    DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: cyber security engineer with an analytical mind and a detailed understanding of cybersecurity methodologies. Cyber security engineers are expected to have meticulous attention to detail, outstanding problem-solving skills, work comfortably under pressure, and deliver on tight deadlines. To ensure success, a cyber security engineer must display an excellent understanding of technology infrastructures using Multi-Vendor Firewalls, VPN, SIEM ,SD WAN, IDS/IPS, Web-Proxy,Anti-Virus and Security Audits. Top candidates will be comfortable working with a variety of technologies, security problems, and troubleshooting of the network.Job Responsibilities: (Illustrative) • Planning, implementing, managing, monitoring, and upgrading security measures for the protection of the organization’s data, systems, and networks.• Troubleshooting security and network problems.• Responding to all system and/or network security breaches.• Ensuring that the organization’s data and infrastructure are protected by enabling the appropriate security controls.• Participating in the change management process.• Testing and identifying network and system vulnerabilities.• Daily administrative tasks, reporting, and communication with the relevant departments in the organization

    MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: • Possession of relevant Degree • Five (5) years of experience in cyber security domain Skills & Certifications • Current CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) Security • Current CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) Security • Current CCIE Security (desirable*)• Multi-Vendor Certification of Firewalls, SIEM, Anti-Virus etc.• Gulf Experience – preferred

    Since 2010, our team has successfully placed some of the world’s finest graduate to mid and C-level talent in organisations across EMEA and APAC, and it all comes down to our niche approach and understanding of the market place, skill sets and trends.

    From our offices in Dubai, Riyadh, London and Singapore, we run a sector specific operation. Meaning we specialise in your industry and are able to completely understand your vision, provide market insights and intelligence, and deliver the best talent to fit seamlessly into your operations. More

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    Software Technical Support Internship | 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 IBM seeks to hire a Technical Support Internship. A person interested in this role will have the opportunity to grow their technical skills in the field of technical support and acquire the knowledge that would facilitate a technical support career progression. We are looking for analytical puzzle solvers who thrive in a driven enterprise customer support environment. You will work as part of a motivated worldwide team to assist IBM customers to perform problem determination on different HW and SW products. We are seeking demonstrated problem solvers with proven communication skills. In this position, debugging and analysis are performed via the telephone as well as electronically. Candidates must have the desire to wow customers, articulate solutions, and options, and take the opportunity to interact with the end users, as well as the developers and sales teams to be a well-rounded contributor. The challenge in this internship is to able to interpret complex software problems that span across multiple client and server platforms. If you are self-motivated and collaborative, join us and prepare to learn. – Responding to client queries and providing remote technical software support in a timely manner. – Maintaining highest client satisfaction and relationships even in severe and pressurized situations. – Interacting with client and IBM functions consistently until problem solution.- Performing problem management and end-to-end problem ownership by analyzing problems/situations and understanding problem impact on client business. – Employing IBM’s standard support delivery methodologies and tools. – Following established processes for effective management of support incidents. – Provide technical support service delivery within established guidelines; demonstrating soft skills and technical skills that contribute to client satisfaction. – Demonstrate excellent English oral and written communication skills. – Adhere to the set working schedule, supporting 24—7 shift operations.This is a 6 month contract, internship. – Required Technical and Professional Expertise – Language skills: Fluency in English; written and oral. 2nd European Language preferred. – Technical skills: Basic knowledge of Operating Systems (UNIX and Linux);- Bachelors Degree; Computer Science or Software Engineering preferred

    Personal skills:- Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)- Excellent organizational skills- Good analytical and problem solving skills- Ability to work within a team- Strong customer driven focus- Good presentation skills- Ability to listen to clients and understand both situational and technical issues- Focused & Results orientated- Accuracy and attention to detailsPreferred Technical and Professional Expertise Language skills: – Fluency in French, German, Italian or SpanishTechnical skills:- C and UNIX / Linux shell script programming;- AIX operating system; AIX (or UNIX / Linux) networking, file systems, security and administration;- Working knowledge of common administration and debugging tools;- Additional consideration for existing knowledge of IP Security (IP);- Additional consideration for existing knowledge of IBM support tools and processes

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

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

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

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    Cloud Leader | Oracle

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Turkey and Africa Cloud LeaderOverall responsibility for the regions sales, third party alliances, and customer satisfaction. Develops and implements a comprehensive strategy that maximizes Oracle’s opportunities across all products and product lines.Manages and develops a team of sales representatives including recruiting, hiring, and training new reps on the Oracle sales process. May manage a Regional Manager or Branch Manager. Sells and promotes the sales of Oracle products to customers including negotiating price, other concessions and terms and conditions of the sale. Participates in strategic and tactical planning for the division. Builds working relationships with license, consulting and education field managers in the respective territory to develop joint account plans. Develops and execute a territory plan to maximize revenue. Generates and achieves monthly territory forecasts, and accurately predicts revenue on a monthly basis. Manages escalation. Conducts weekly progress meetings with sales team.

    Directs and ensures the implementation of operational policies through subordinate managers. Interacts internally and externally with executive management involving negotiation of difficult matters to influence policy. Functional expertise and broad company knowledge.As part of Oracle’s employment process candidates will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment screening process. This will involve identity and employment verification, professional references, education verification and professional qualifications and memberships (if applicable).

    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