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    Head of IT | TGC Middle East

    Employment:

    Full Time

    As the Head of IT, you would be responsible for managing all the electronic data to maintain the consistency of records throughout the business’ system. You would ensure that the IT assets are updated and utilized. You would be responsible for ensuring that the business is in compliance with all external regulatory authorities and safety-critical element processes and standards. You would provide tools and training for your staff to ensure the quality of their performance. You would be responsible for overseeing that the IT security strategy is in line with the internal policies and government regulations. You would recommend improvements and inputs to optimize the technological resources available within the company. You will monitor KPIs and IT budgets to assess technological performance, use stakeholders’ feedback to inform necessary improvements and adjustments to technology, and communicate technology strategy to partners and investors.

    To be successful, you will possess at least 15+ years of experience at a senior leadership role, Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field is a must, knowledge of technological trends to build strategy, ability to conduct technological analyses and research, leadership and organizational abilities, strategic thinking, strong analytical and problem-solving skillsIf this opportunity excites you, please send us your details. Please note shortlisted candidates available locally will be contacted.

    TGC is an Executive search and human capital firm with our office based in Dubai, UAE. We focus on providing exceptional talent across a number of skilled experts to meet your professional and technical talent requirements throughout Middle East.

    The competition for qualified senior management is severe and the best candidates are passive job seekers or are based outside the Middle East region. Our researchers have access worldwide, across industries and geographies. Our success is driven by our access, experience and judgment. We differentiate ourselves by our completion rates and the positive experiences clients and candidates have working with TGC.

    We have an excellent understanding of the local market, with a combined experience of over 20 years of a highly skilled team,we provide organizations the highest talent to ease the recruitment process and create significant opportunities for individuals. More

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    Supervisor Design & Digital Marketing | A Leading Financial Organization in Qatar

    Employment:

    Contract

    Applicants in Qatar with the below experience in Client Services and Technology to applyThe Digital Marketing & Advertising Specialist overlooks and supports Digital & Design by planning, reporting and managing the digital design and marketing for the Company’s website, intranet and extranet, social media, newsletter and online marketing. Key Responsibilities:• Website, Intranet & Extranet management• Design and Digital Branding• Email, Newsletter and Online Marketing• Social Media Strategy an added advantage

    Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or other related disciplineExperience: • Minimum 6-8 years’ experience in marketing, branding or advertisingSkills:• Experience in digital design, branding and advertising• Good understanding of various marketing activities, methods and tools used and how they are best deployed in a multi-cultural and international environment.• Strong time management, planning and organization skills and ability to multitask• Creative and innovative• Very quality-focused, able to use quality management methods, tools and techniques to create and support an environment that meets the needs of the organization• Committed to continuous improvement, committed to actively pursuing ongoing efforts to improve performance and increase one’s ability to fulfill requirements

    A leading Financial Organization in Qatar. More

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    Head of Data & Analytics – Banking | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Head of Data & Analytics – Bahrain – BankingHead of Data Analytics manager required to work in one of the largest Banks in Bahrain. The Technology department are looking for Data Management and Analytics Platform Manager with a Background working with data and analytics.Client DetailsLarge Bank Based in Bahrain – Multinational Presence • Data Analytics Manager to Set up a Data Analytics practice from scratch for this Bank in Bahrain, whilst they undergo a Technology transformation. • Oversee the Management of Data as a Business Asset and use research and Data Analytics • Lead the enterprise Data and analytics platform for Digital Business • Oversee the deployment of the enterprise’s data and analytics platform for digital business.• This is a Senior role where you will be required to lead research, strategy creation and development of new data products or services to expand markets,monetise data to help grow the revenue • Build the Data Proposition for the bankDescription• This is a Senior Leadership role, where you must have a proven track record of leading complex, multidisciplinary talent teams in new endeavors and delivering solutions. • As a Data and Analytics Senior Manager you must be able to come in and build the Data Unit. • Be confident with business use cases/outcomes, data sources and management concepts, and analytical approaches/options.• Ability to effectively drive business, culture and technology change in a dynamic and complex operating environment.• You must show progressive leadership experience in leading cross-functional teams and enterprise wide programs, operating and influencing effectively across the organisation and within complex contexts.• This is a role working in a Technical Data position within a large bank, excellent business acumen and interpersonal skills; able to work across business lines to influence and effect change to achieve common goals.Job Offer• This is a permanent role based in Bahrain • Paying competitively & benefits. (Tax Free Salary)

    Skills and experience required• 8 + years experience• Strong technical data background • Data & analytics Senior manager required from banking• Demonstrated leadership; proven track record of leading complex, multidisciplinary talent teams in new endeavour’s and delivering solutions.• Ability to Drive data sources and management concepts, and analytical approaches/options.• Drive the Data Strategy within the business and translate executive, business, IT and quant stakeholders.• Experience in strategic technology planning and execution, and policy development and maintenance.• Ability to effectively drive business, culture and technology change in a dynamic and complex operating environment.• Experience in Banking / Finance is ideal

    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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    DevOps Engineer | HR Source Consulting

    Employment:

    Full Time

    IntroductionThe role is of a DevOps Engineer for a leading financial services firm in Dubai. The ideal candidate would have strong developing experience and will be helping to develop and deploy Infrastructure automation tools and platform. You would be responsible for the design, build, and delivery of cloud and automation technology solutions that is meant for web applications of all sizes. As well as ensuring successful delivery of cloud solutions across a wide variety of projects. Some of the tech you would get to use includes AWS, Git, Cloud solutions, Puppet, Automation technology, MySQL, Bash, Python, Azure and Linux.Responsibilities• Uses DevOps tools to review code, troubleshoot, and execute virtualization and integration strategies while focusing on security, reliability, and scalability of the solution; • Able to use some open source technologies and cloud services• Have commercial experience working with Azure, AWS, GCP and its related services• Assists in managing platform systems to ensure reliability and security through the support and maintenance of existing systems; develops, selects, and implements systems enhancements• Enable product teams through implementation of deployment pipelines and deployment strategy from dev to production in a cloud-based environment, on premise and hybrid.• Write professional, clear and comprehensive documentation (as code)• Keep implementation aligned with the agreed roadmap• Engage with stakeholders to provide timely end-to-end delivery of technology solutions• Uses working knowledge of automation design and infrastructure to determine what to automate• Implement containerization strategies when appropriate using Docker and Kubernetes• Handling the CI/CD and orchestration pipeline, the Release management and versioning strategy• Demonstrates knowledge of company procedures and standards to analyze impact on existing IT systems and platforms

    • Have 3-5 years of experience in Networking and Troubleshooting • Got a good knowledge working in Linux environments (OS, file system, processes, user/kernel space, bash) • Are familiar with CI/CD concepts and tools • Cloud specific tools: provisioning, Docker containers, Kubernetes, networking and security • Know container-based deployments with Kubernetes and Docker • Have hands-on experience working with relational & non-relational databases • Understand network concepts and protocols and can advise on problems • Automation and scripting (Python and bash / shell)• Solid AWS knowledge (design and deployment in the cloud for resilience and high performance)• Possess working knowledge of Ruby or Python and known DevOps tools • Possess working knowledge of databases i.e. SQL (Postgres and MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB)

    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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    SAP FI/CO Expert | Jindal Films

    Employment:

    Full Time

    The SAP FI / CO Expert is supporting the business on the FI and CO processes. This includes the day-to-day business issue resolution as well as assisting the business in defining the detailed needs from an FI / CO perspective in Projects and Small enhancements.Primary Duties and Responsibilities:• Ensure support in the FI / CO process• User assistance via Phone / E-mail for questions and immediate issue resolution• Detailed understanding of (or Configuration knowledge of) FI/CO Master data like GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting and • Cash & Bank Accounting.• Assisting SAP Support group for configuration related items.• Creating and Maintaining of procedures / Training material to support various business groups• Configuration knowledge of cost element, cost centre, internal order, product costing, Profit Analysis and Profit Center accounting.• Good knowledge on Indirect Taxes as well as Special Ledgers.• Understanding the dependency between FI and CO as well as other logistic modules• Ensure compliance to existing, and development of required data and reporting standards.• Understanding different countries requirements in respect to Intrastate & VAT reporting• Assisting business in Month end / Year end closure process• Good understanding of the SD Process and its impact on FI / CO• Sales Order Costing• Intercompany / Customer Billing • Detailed understanding the impact of corrections and changes on a globally used ECC6 Instance.• Enhancement / Project Support• Provide detailed input to assure that New Business initiatives and Projects receive• Guidance on complexity and effects on existing business processes• Requirements definition to estimate resource requirements and time requirements.• Playing key role in integration testing / user acceptance testing.

    Skills:• Fluent (spoken & written) in English (company business language). Additional languages are an advantage. • Clear English pronunciation is a must in order to be able to communicate with business users by phone or to participate in global conference calls.• Good resistance to stress, multi-tasking.• Customer oriented, taking initiative, pro-active.• Good Interpersonal Relationship Skills.• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Ability to work in a multi culture (global) environment. • Leadership & Ownership skills. • (Remote) Team player (with Business people like Sales Representatives, Customer Service Group and with other Internal Departments).• High level of accuracy, able to integrate and apply (control) procedures.• Excellent knowledge of IT Software and familiar with common programs used (Excel/Word).• Ability to set priorities & be result driven.• Service oriented mind-set.• Flexibility

    Jindal Films is an expert in the development and manufacture of specialty films for flexible packaging and labeling markets.

    Our products help solve your packaging and labeling problems, improve your total costs and support dazzling package designs that help you sell more.

    Within Flexible Packaging, Jindal Films provides films that lead the market in terms of barrier to moisture, oxygen, and flavor & aroma. These barriers protect package contents and extend the shelf-life of consumer products so our customers can expand their product distribution channels, reduce stales and keep products tasting ‘first day fresh’. Our barrier technology is available in our range of Bicor, Metallyte and Oppalyte films. More

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    Business Solution Manager | Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Job Purpose:• Analyze the Cards Issuing and Acquiring business as whole, Identify initiatives and determine business solutions to Cards Issuing and Acquiring requirements that will allow business to meet its defined strategic goals. • Manage the BAU support for issuing and acquiring business and support and ensure compliance in all areas of business.Principal Accountabilities:• Decompose the High- Level business requirements into an appropriate level of business rules and detailed user functional and Non- Functional requirements.• Demonstrate intermediate level of subject matter knowledge to solve cards issuing and acquiring business issues. • Analyzes alternative approaches and strategies with a wide degree of creativity and latitude• Develop card strategies, Settlement Solutions that align with the business objectives of customer groups, corporate initiatives and banking channels• Analyzes business solutions and processes to understand strengths and weaknesses and support the identification of opportunities for automation.• Responsible for application workflow and operational design for Cards Issuance Applications, E-Commerce Business Applications, ATM’s and POS Acquiring Applications.• Effectively and proactively manages Visa and Master card Scheme Compliances, its implications and evaluate requirements to identify Cards application enhancements.• Responsible for implementing a computing business solution on payments industry standards including EMV, Tokenization, and ISO-8583 messaging; awareness of government regulations governing debit and POS payments.• Responsible for process improvements and oversees solution management and operational aspects for the Departments Issuing and Acquiring business.• Collaborates with the development team to implement and maintain the credit card system. • Describe what the system, process, or product/service must do in order to fulfill the business requirements on PCI standards.• Responsible for Managing Unit Testing, User Acceptance Testing and Integration/Regression Testing required/expected support by the Business Units.• Communicates and describes findings in business terms to ensure effective understanding that aids in the decision-making process for projects. • Perform thoughtful qualitative and quantitative analyses.• Provides ongoing support to the business by responding to inquiries and issues regarding specific implemented systems or processes, ensuring prompt resolution with minimal impact to business operations.• Act as liaison with various teams to identify & validate the key business requirements, the costs and benefits of implementing a computing solution. • Advises on key interfaces and interdependencies with other banking applications• Constantly strive to learn, improve and be up to date on the Cards and EFT industry developments.• Performs other duties as assigned.

    Requirements:Education and Experience:• Minimum Bachelor degree in Engineering/ Business Administration with relative Experience in Banking and Financial Services • Minimum 8+ years’ experience Managing Issuing & Acquiring projects & UAT with Business users. • Minimum 6+ Years of experience managing BAU support of cards issuing and acquiring.• Experience handling Credit cards (Conventional, Islamic, Corporate), Debit cards, Prepaid cards, E-gateways & ATM’s. • Exposure to Cards migration, EMV implementation, Falcon rule management, TRIAD strategy management. • In- Depth knowledge and Hands on Experience Managing Vision Plus cards management System, IAS, VMX services, Falcon Fraud Monitoring System, MIGS gateway, TRIAD Risk Management tool, IST switch.• Experience in Solution Design for developing Settlement systems for Issuing and Acquiring Modules.• In-depth experience in policy and procedures for issuing and acquiring business.• Experience managing Visa, MasterCard certifications for Card Issuing and Acquiring.• Experience handling scheme certifications and compliance mandates.• Experience in cards data analytics and Profitability.

    In 1969, when we at Commercial Bank of Dubai started out little did we know that sheer grit and determination would get us where we are today. An Emiri Decree issued by His Highness the Late Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the founder of modern Dubai, laid the cornerstone of Commercial Bank of Dubai. We started out as a joint venture of Commerzbank, Chase Manhattan Bank and Commercial Bank of Kuwait. A minority stake was held by a few UAE businessmen.

    By 1982, little more than a decade later, we evolved into a National Public Shareholding company. A feat complimented by an exponential increase in the capital base and mammoth restructuring of our operations. The feather in the cap came when the Government of Dubai became a key shareholder.

    Over the decades, we have transformed ourselves into a progressive and modern banking institution. We are supported by a sturdy financial base and reigned by a strong and stable management. The proof of which lies with our customers who have stood by us over the years. More

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    Company Formation Specialist | Robert Half

    Employment:

    Full Time

    The CompanyMy client is a leading independent provider of corporate services and assists with market entry, business (re)structuring, company formation and business support services throughout United Arab Emirates and in over 40 jurisdictions worldwide.They are seeking a talented professional to join their thriving Dubai office. Client-focused and service-oriented, who are eager to work in a fast- paced environment.The RoleThey are seeking Company Formation Specialists in their Dubai office. Applicants must have a successful track record of handling sophisticated client relationships and developing new business. The successful candidate will be a senior member of their local team with opportunities for career advancement.Responsibilities* Overall responsibility for increasing the level of fiduciary and corporate services business* Fee generation* Dealing with clients, professional intermediaries and relationship managers* Assisting prospective clients with the establishment of sophisticated corporate and fiduciary structures, both within and outside of the UAE* Providing support and expertise to Group offices* Maintaining ongoing client relationships with existing clients

    Required Experience* 2 to 7 years fee generation client-facing experience with an international trust company or company formation business.* Family office or tax practice of a law or accounting firm* Good Knowledge of the international tax environment, wealth planning and international business companies and trusts* Good knowledge of UAE free zone and offshore company lawKey Skills* Passionate individual committed to delivering their best in a very high paced and demanding work environment* Strong communication and presentation skills* Strong analytical and project management skills* Fluent in English* Able to work in predetermined systems and processes to maximize efficiencies* Comfortable with deadlines, budget and targets.* A team player, but able to work independently and to take the initiative* Keen attention to detailCompensation* An attractive compensation package is available and will be based upon the successful candidate’s relevant experience and overall suitability for the position+ commission.

    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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    Data Engineer – AWS Kinesis | GroupL

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Data Engineer (AWS Kinesis is a MUST)We are working with an exciting company that are growing massively in the Energy/Trading sector.Over the years they have grown organically. Considering their further ambitions, they would like to welcome a Data Engineer into their team. They will already be on a successful career path and looking to take the next step with increased responsibility and be a part of their growth story.You will be responsible for building our data pipelines and you will be also participating in setting the right Infrastructure and developing the needed tools for our Analytics.If you have excellent data engineering skills, strong problem-solving skills, and a passion for developing applications utilizing cutting edge technologies, then this is for you.Responsibilities• Gather and address technical and design requirements.• Architect our data platform & develop real-time apps ingesting large volume of data and processing messages real-time.• Handle all our data pipeline and contribute towards our data strategy and its execution.• Architecting, building, testing & managing our data platform infrastructure from data collection all the way to data processing & data storage.• Develop, customize and manage integration tools, monitoring tools, databases, warehouses, and analytical systems.• Support the developers through training and transfer of knowledge.• Participate in the entire application life-cycle mainly focusing on coding, debugging, and testing.

    Requirements• BSc degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering. Masters is a plus.• Strong competencies in algorithms and software architecture.• 2+ years of experience as a Data Engineer.• Strong experience in real-time data processing and data ingestion.• Strong experience in batch data processing and data pipelines.• Strong work experience in AWS Kinesis Services and building apps utilizing it is a must• Strong knowledge in Pandas & NumPy libraries is a big plus. • Strong knowledge in workflow orchestration tools (Airflow etc.) is a plus.• Experience in Java is a plus.• Previous experience in automated testing including unit testing & UI testing is a plus.• Strong in-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development, and deployment)• Excellent analytical, time management and teamwork skills.

    Since its inception, our singular focus has been to enable people to earn a better livelihood by bridging the gap between the immense talent from our 32 recruiting countries and placing them in meaningful positions in the thriving markets across Europe and the Middle East.

    Established in 1973, with a legacy now spanning over four decades, GroupL has always maintained the best-in-class standards of training and placement. We started as an ethical workforce recruiter selecting, training, and placing labor for the Middle East. We have expanded over the past 8 years to a 360-degree recruitment agency working across several job roles, sectors, and countries.

    For workforce recruitment, we take special pride in our training modules that are customizable to suit the unique requirements of the sector and the business.

    Our global collaborations with various technical institutes enable us to train and assess the candidates’ technical and language skills before their selection.

    For white-collar talent acquisition, we bring in our decades of experience to map capability to company culture and enable the right fitment of talent to the industry keeping in mind the requirements of the specific organization.

    Our talent recruitment network spans 32 countries including Bhutan, Bangladesh, Cameroon, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Ghana, Philippines, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam. More