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    Cloud Value Representative – Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Oracle

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Preferred Qualifications Oracle is leading the digital revolution. We are empowering nearly half a million businesses across the globe to turn untapped potential into real business value. You will connect the biggest enterprises of today with the tools to compete in the digital economy of tomorrow. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure has reimagined cloud for the most important enterprise applications. It runs with a Generation 2 offering and provides consistent high performance and unmatched governance and security controls across all Cloud Services from Oracle such as Autonomous and Cloud at Customer. Autonomous Database is the world’s first autonomous data management in the cloud to deliver automated patching, upgrades, and tuning-including performing all routine database maintenance tasks while the system is running-without human intervention. This new autonomous database is self-driving, self-securing, and self-repairing, which helps to eliminate manual database management and human errors. Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service provides full Oracle Databases hosted on Oracle Exadata Database Machine. Exadata Cloud Service is offered on Oracle Cloud, using state-of-the-art Oracle-managed data centers. Whilst Oracle Database Exadata Cloud at Customer delivers the world’s most advanced database cloud to customers who require their databases to be located on premises. Oracle Gen 2 Exadata Cloud at Customer uniquely combines the world’s #1 database technology and Oracle Exadata, the most powerful database platform, with the simplicity, agility, and elasticity of a cloud-based deployment. It is identical to Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service, but located in customers’ own data centers and managed by Oracle Cloud experts. If you are looking to take the next step in your career by offering great effective, efficient, and commercially viable solutions to your clients, then one of our Tech Cloud sales roles could be your springboard to success. We have exciting new opportunities opening up working with Oracle’s Cloud sales teams. So if you are passionate, entrepreneurial, innovative, and believe in being consultative and having fun whilst you work, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you. Having a sense of humor in what can be a pressure environment helps, and the rewards for your contribution include a compensation and benefits package and a continuous training program in a structured environment that are world class. Description What You’ll Do Be the vital piece of the puzzle that connects us to the millions of businesses that need our help to evolve. You will. • Lead IaaS/PaaS technology deals across its assigned customer territory leveraging world leading cloud offerings from Oracle: Cloud at Customer, Autonomous Database and OCI. Aiming to Land- Use – Expand deals into IT and LOB targets to realize value for customer that lead for continuous use and expansion • Promote and evangelize Oracle products to selected customers, partners, and internal audiences • Develop relationships and collaborate with our partners to define, recommend, and drive sales • Develop and execute a sales plan that provides complete territory and sector specific coverage • Develop appropriate sales programs and solutions; maintain up-to-date competitive information and compile regional success stories • Meet with senior customer contacts to build credibility and develop lasting relationships • Engage with Pre-Sales support for customer meetings to develop customer discussions further • Lead successful go-to-market campaigns by working closely with internal marketing specialists• Contribute and lead in account planning, customer/market analysis, and strategy sessions

    Required Skills/Experience What You’ll Bring Your enthusiasm, knowledge, and customer-centricity will help us become the number one cloud company in the world. We also look for: • A strong interest in technology, passion for sales and strong communication skills. • 4+ years of experience in direct software sales, including Cloud Service experience. • Solution seller : able to understand quickly business needs and establish trust • Able to drive a high value of active opportunities at speed, at the same time, closing deals within aggressive timescales • IT and LOB : Able to confidently pitch Autonomous and Oracle Cloud to both IT and LOB audiences • Connected : Able to use Oracle ecosystem to navigate within a customer to identify targets and opportunities • High levels of prospecting skills: targeting, find the names, cold calling, get the meeting – searching for non-traditional contacts outside installed base data and using all methods to interact with them • Cloud confident : Able to outline the full Oracle Cloud picture and explain Universal Credits commercials • Hands-On : Able to personally demo or give quick hands-on example of Autonomous usage “on the spot”, without needing to always engage technical resources • Advanced technical skills in area of specialization • Value driven : Able to identify real use-cases for Cloud in the customer that drive value for the customer and can lead to rapid expansion of original deals • Optimistic and positive mind set, eager to interact and influence people, driven by winning and resilient Disciplined: daily reporting on activities, systematic fast execution A career at Oracle is defined by you. We give you the freedom-and the skills-to write your own success story. Whatever avenue you go down, you’ll gain priceless learning experiences and be supported to do your best work. Apply Now Create the future with us. Apply now.

    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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    Software Technical Architect | IBM Middle East

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Introduction The STA is the trusted technical advisor to the clients and creates, maintain strong, trusted client relationships at all levels within the client’s business. STA designs cross portfolio solution recommendations, applying their broad technical skills, industry knowledge and business acumen expertise. STA helps clients envision the desired business outcomes that can be achieved through digital reinvention and realized through IBM’s hybrid cloud solutions, innovative capabilities, and partnership.For IBM teams, the STA has overall technical account leadership responsibilities. STA designs solutions and drive software technical innovation and sales revenue.As Software Technical Architect you will- Help our clients invest in solutions from across the IBM portfolio that will give them a competitive advantage. – Focus on broad IT strategic topics and solutions like hybrid cloud, IT modernization, DevOps, automation, Analytics, AI, Security, etc. – Have technical expertise and a deep understanding of client’s business to identify and create solutions. – Be working in an environment where project may be different from the last and where your skills, expertise and determination will be key.- Serve as a technical point of contact between IBM and clients, leading by example and sharing best practicesYour Role and Responsibilities – Provide architectural and technical leadership, and build long-lasting relationships for clients across all the spectrum of the client’s roles e.g., CxO, LoB, Architects, Dev., etc. – Demonstrate client-defined value of IBM Software solutions capabilities that address the client’s growth initiatives and business challenges – Translate client business and technical requirements into solution requirements, architecture and solution design. – Design, build , and present solutions to clients – Lead the technical validation process with clients, including solutions presentations and demonstrations, demos, technical deep dive sessions, workshops, proofs of concept (PoCs), MVPs, etc. – Provide technical leadership to the Sales team and supporting them with recommendations for development and positioning IBM Software solutions to help them achieve sales quotas – Demonstrate expertise and technical leadership by sharing knowledge and experiences, both externally and internally – Provide architectural and technical leadership, and build long-lasting relationships for clients across all the spectrum of the client’s roles e.g., CxO, LoB, Architects, Dev., etc. – Demonstrate client-defined value of IBM Software solutions capabilities that address the client’s growth initiatives and business challenges – Translate client business and technical requirements into solution requirements, architecture and solution design. – Design, build , and present solutions to clients – Lead the technical validation process with clients, including solutions presentations and demonstrations, demos, technical deep dive sessions, workshops, proofs of concept (PoCs), MVPs, etc. – Provide technical leadership to the Sales team and supporting them with recommendations for development and positioning IBM Software solutions to help them achieve sales quotas – Demonstrate expertise and technical leadership by sharing knowledge and experiences, both externally and internally

    Required Technical and Professional Expertise – 8+ years of experience working in IT, as a sale’s technical specialist, engineer, consultant, or solutions architect or in a relevant role and at least 3 years of experience working as an IT Architect is expected Proven experience in IT Architecture work, such as: – Understand business and technical problems, formulate hypotheses and test conclusions to influence solution design – Plan and perform solutions, from architecture, solution design, testing, evaluation to implementation – Analyze Information Systems Architecture – Perform Architecture Gap Analysis – Develop Architecture Transition Plan – Design Architecture Governance – Architectural and Technical leadership – Experience working with account teams supporting them with the solution development and delivery, business cases, and commercial proposals – Broad understanding and experience in IT strategic topics and solutions like Hybrid cloud, Automation, IT modernization, DevOps, Analytics, AI, Security, etc. – Willing to learn and try new technologies, aiming to design client’s solutions and architectures – Ability to t ake a user-centric approach to design, creat e, build and lead compelling prototypes , demos, technical validations, PoCs and MVPs – Flexibility to work with a geographically distributed remote working team – Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English and LOCAL language Other required Soft skills: – You love collaborative environments that encourage creative thinking and finding innovative ways to design and develop new solutions and architectures with cutting edge technologies – You are ambitious individual who can work under their own direction towards agreed targets/goals and with creative approach to work – You are intuitive individual with an ability to manage change and proven time management – You have analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to derive actionable insights from large amounts of information and clearly communicate complex ideas to client C-level executives while handling questions and objections – You have proven interpersonal skills while contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed – You have excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills and are comfortable giving presentations and speaking in front of an audience Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise – Experience with IBM Software solutions; any relevant certification is a plus – Experience with Red Hat OpenShift Cloud Platform and Red Hat solutions ; any relevant certification is a plus – Experience with other open source and private cloud solutions like Docker, Kubernetes, Anthos, Rancher, VMware Tanzu, etc.; any relevant certification is a plus – Experience with public cloud infrastructure like IBM Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP); any relevant certification is a plus – Experience with setting DevOps environments and building CI/CD pipelines – Experience with on-premise architectuire solutions migration to the cloud – Experience with Enterprise Architecture best practices, such as developing and building solutions based on The Enterprise Framework and The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)

    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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    Transaction Strategy & Execution – Executive | Ernst & Young

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Are you building your tomorrow, today? If that sounds like you, think about pursuing a career with our Transaction Strategy and Execution (TSE) team. We have a market-leading proposition to create and maximize value for our clients, whether they are acquiring or divesting assets, or undertaking operational restructuring. The opportunity Our team is looking for high caliber individuals to join us at the Executive (equivalent to Senior Associate) level. We work on the most complex and high-profile global transactions across a broad portfolio of clients and industry sectors. Our team is made up of experienced industry professionals with a background in operations who are serial transaction advisers, which enables us to bring a wealth of deep sector and functional knowledge to our clients. As a team, we prepare and execute separation and integration plans, identify ideas and sources of value enhancement through synergy assessment, as well as advise on risk mitigation and the successful change of operations, functions and people. Your key responsibilities – As an Executive in the TSE practice, you will spend your time working on executing operational focused projects across various sectors and supporting our client service team in developing and executing strategies for transactions. – Part of your role will also involve developing experience across a range of different type of engagements, including pre-deal (e.g. operational and carve-out planning) and post-deal (e.g. integration planning, and tracking). – Having a commercial mind-set is key to this consulting focused role.

    Skills and attributes for success As a TSE professional, you should be able to: – Be part of project teams comprising colleagues from across the Strategy and Transactions (SaT) sub service lines. – Have the business and commercial drive to work in a fast-paced, exciting environment to drive value for our clients. – Assist in engaging pursuits and pitches, including presentations and client meetings. – Contribute to our practice development initiatives, supporting the continued focus on our team and firm as a great place to work. – Learn and develop your technical and personal skills to support the achievement of your project and career goals, through a blend of structured learning, coaching and experiences. – Build strong working relationships with clients, including the ability to influence, advise and support key decision makers. To qualify for the role you must have – A bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Engineering, or Information Technology and a minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience; or a post-graduate degree and a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience. – Excellent analytical skills and the confidence to translate complex data into meaningful insights. – Experience in business integrations, divestitures, and/or carve-outs with a demonstrated aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis. – The ability to make detailed assessments of technology, operations or manufacturing infrastructure. – The ability to synthesize approaches to complex integration/divestiture conflicts. – The ability to prioritize effectively on projects and the skills to adapt quickly to new challenges and concepts. – The ability to develop long-lasting relationships both internally and externally. – Must be willing and able to travel up to 80% on short notice Ideally, you’ll also have – A proven record of excellence in a mergers or acquisitions transactions role. – Experience gained within another large professional services organization. – Established networking skills in a relevant industry. – MBA from a reputable business school/university. What we look for We are interested in talented professionals with the ability to visualize our clients’ goals and think creatively to facilitate them – often in politically charged environments. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, and a genuine passion for taking on new challenges, this role is for you. What we offer We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer: – Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next. – Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way. – Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs. – Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build. EY Building a better working world EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets. Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate. Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

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

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

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

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    Administrative Associate – Finance – Saudi National | Ernst & Young

    Employment:

    Full Time

    As an Account Support Associate (ASA), you’ll be a key member of our Business Support Services (BSS) team. The ASA program supports a wide range of service lines (Assurance, Advisory, Tax and Transaction Advisory Services), making this a great place to gain exposure to new skills and progress your career.The opportunity You will work directly with high-level client-serving professionals (partners/principals, executive directors, senior managers and managers) to drive project management and engagement coordination for EY’s key account client-serving teams. You will drive efficiencies for the account teams and reduce time to provide services to clients, with a focus on maintaining the applicable professional standards.Your key responsibilities – You’ll likely balance your time between both project management and analytics. We’ll also look to you to audit and manage budgets and expenses, along with compliance and due diligence.Skills and attributes for success – Manage stakeholder expectations, project plans and communications, and provide status updates as needed to continuously advance service delivery – Gain a strong knowledge of the service line and the engagement, EY’s structure, key personnel and EY’s policies/procedures – Act as the knowledge manager for the engagement team, managing internal databases and/or portals designed to facilitate global team communications and coordination of go-to-market strategy – Take complete ownership of engagement economics (e.g., hours/budgets/estimates to complete, fees, billings, Work in Process spreadsheets), proactively collaborating with relevant team members to resolve any issues that arise – Collaborate with the account team, business development and resource management teams to achieve team goals – Coordinate risk management processes, such as engagement letters, client continuance, independence, family tree, preapproval and other regulatory requirements

    To qualify for the role you must have – Strong data analytics and Excel skills (e.g. pivot tables) – Excellent oral and written communication skills – Excellent listening, influencing, interpersonal and presentation skills – The ability to address all relevant information/data and develop practical approaches to answering problems – A creative and curious approach to tackling complex challenges, leveraging internal tools and resources to achieve favorable results – A results-oriented approach to drive improvements in engagement economics (financial systems, relationship management tools, revenue pipeline, sales cycle reports, risk assessments) – A proven ability to work independently with minimum supervision, and collaboratively with virtual teams – An ability to effectively manage concurrent projects and prioritize multiple tasks, including multi-location coordination – The capability to meet tight deadlines, performing fine-quality work and diligent follow-up – The ability to summarize and conclude activities, applying appropriate documentation standards and lessons learned – The capacity to protect confidential and proprietary information Ideally, you’ll also have – A background in a direct client service role – A bachelor’s degree What we look for We’re most interested in people with big ideas who aren’t afraid to voice them. You’ll need a proactive approach to work and the curiosity to seek out new challenges without being pushed. If you’re ready to make a real contribution to our goal of building a better working world, this role is for you.What we offer We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer:- Continuous learning : You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next. – Success as defined by you : We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way. – Transformative leadership : We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs. – Diverse and inclusive culture : You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build. EY Building a better working world EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

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

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

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

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    Document and Filing Coordinator – Senior Associate | Ernst & Young

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Maintaining our reputation as a leading worldwide professional service organisation requires a highly skilled, knowledgeable, energetic team to manage our internal business functions. As a part of this diverse and talented group of individuals, you’ll play a vital role in EY’s success. The opportunity You will provide comprehensive, quality administrative and support services for all of our EY member firms. Our AWS professionals span a wide range of vital roles, from administrative support to facilities management, printing services, business support and document and file management.Your key responsibilities This role is responsible for the daily management and filing of office documents, including electronic filing records, to effectively monitor and maintain their safekeeping. This role also involves managing the lifecycle of all records and files and mandatory archiving periods as per the firm’s policy and local regulations. Skills and attributes for success – Sort and classify documents according to guidelines; correspondence, fee note, working paper, engagement, PNB, etc. and in chronological, alphabetical, or numerical order – Collect documents and ensure all filing is carried out on a daily basis; documents are placed properly and promptly avoiding misplacements – Identify, classify and apply appropriate retention period for active engagement files to support compliance with legal, regulatory and firm requirements – Ensure documents are correctly sequenced and placed in the respective engagement/client file – Securely dispose documents that are no longer required or that have met their retention period, as per EY policy – Ensure files are securely stored in storage receptacles and in accordance with classification and identification information – Prepare and maintain a comprehensive list of all files maintained within the office both active and archived; ensuring borrowed files are returned and stored appropriately

    To qualify for the role, you must have – Approximately 4+ years of related work experience – Good computer literacy (MS Word/Excel) – Attention to detail and ownership for the delivery of high-quality work Ideally, you’ll also have – Able to work independently and a good team player – Strong written and verbal communication skills What we look for Dedicated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads. If you’re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to seeking out new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.What we offer We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer: – Continuous learning : You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next. – Success as defined by you : We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way. – Transformative leadership : We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs. – Diverse and inclusive culture : You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build. EY Building a better working world EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets. Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate. Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

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

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

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

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    SAP Program Delivery Lead (Senior Manager or Director), Technology Consulting | Ernst & Young

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Whole industries have been disrupted and transformed in recent years by technology. As a technology consulting professional, you’ll help businesses realize the value they can gain from their IT investments – supporting strategy and being a key growth driver. As part of a high-performing team, you’ll deliver exceptional client service – providing advice on how technology enablement, digital transformation and enterprise intelligence contribute to performance improvement, as well as how technology can act as multiplying effect during major program transformations. As organizations look to leverage the advantage technology offers, we’ll work with you to develop the consultancy and analytical skills that you’ll need in today’s environment. Working on projects that cross borders and sectors, the experiences you gain here will be more valuable than anywhere else. So, whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. The opportunity EY is looking for a SAP Program Delivery Lead (Senior Manager or Director level) to join our rapidly expanding Technology Consulting team. The role will be based in either Dubai or Abu Dhabi office. Technical skills requirements – Demonstrated excellence in project management and experience in presentation to senior leadership – You will ideally have 15-20 years of relevant professional experience within SAP Digital Transformation with skilled experience as Program delivery lead – Proven experience successfully leading and managing a team delivering Digital transformation projects – Excellent communication skills, both oral and written – Consulting experience and SAP implementation experience is a must Key responsibilities – Oversee a team of project directors/manager and supervisors delivering projects throughout the entire project life cycle to meet project objectives – Has an overall view of all Regions, workstreams etc. – Ensures PMO has the appropriate governance structure in place. – Ensures all areas have appropriate and achievable plans in place and timelines can be met. – Ensures risks and issues are effectively mitigated or resolved. – Responsible for reporting and raising issues to Business Stakeholders where Programme Timeline / Quality etc. may be impacted. – Attends Steering committee, Change control board and any other governance meetings as required – Ensure successful delivery of the program – Stakeholder management and issues resolution – Lead the team to ensure projects are delivered to scope, budget, schedule, required quality, within the client requirements – Actively contribute to: * Delivery of the program * Managing key stakeholders * Excellence in project and program management * The maintenance of a professional, productive and outcome-oriented culture

    What we look for – Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. – An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident leader equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organization. What we offer We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer: – Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next. – Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way. – Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs. – Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build. EY Building a better working world EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets. Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate. Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

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

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

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

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    Working Capital, Analytics Lead | Ernst & Young

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Working capital management in the MENA region is charged with helping our partners to deliver exceptional client service whilst taking care of the firms own cash and liquidity. We are looking for an exceptional business analyst to join this new team to help measure performance and build engagement through data visualisation, providing actionable insights and enabling new perspectives.The opportunity This is an opportunity to join a new team and to help formulate the future of working capital management in the MENA region. We are looking for someone who has technical expertise within working capital management and data analysis together with the communication skills to engage stakeholders and the intellectual curiosity to want to find out why things have gone wrong and what we can do about it. Your key responsibilities – Developing analytics, KPI tracking, reporting and insights: we will provide leadership teams with the insights they need to know where and when they need to make an intervention. Additionally, we will provide service and sub-service lines and individual partners with the performance insights they need to be effective, building harmonised dashboards that put the information needed into peoples hands when they need it – Develop and maintain billing and cash targets: we will introduce individual monthly targets to partners and their engagement teams during FY22, and you will be responsible for setting and tracking performance – Develop predictive analytics and client payment behaviour insights: building on the adage that ‘prevention is better than cure’ we will look to use our data to predict likely areas of opportunity to improve working capital performance by introducing proactive routines triggered by predictive analytics around how we transact, how we bill and how we collect cash – Develop and maintain AR forecasting and variance analysis routines: building on predictive analytics capabilities we will develop a strong grip and control on billing and collections outcomes, using that to determine short- and medium-term outlooks which we can then leverage for planning and longer-range target setting

    Skills and attributes for success – Data analysis : gathering, cleansing and processing data using MS Excel, PowerBi and other tools to create clear, concise reporting, compelling dashboards and visualisations and actionable insights meaning you will need to understand both how to present data in an engaging and compelling manner – Presentations to stakeholders : having developed engaging insight and reports you will get the opportunity to present to senior stakeholders and so will need to be comfortable presenting to those audiences and able to influence audiences towards calls to action – Intellectual curiosity : in an environment of complex processes, complex client organisations, different cultural norms and practices and teams managing multiple priorities all having an impact on the success of working capital management, the dogged determination to explore problems to find out why they occurred and then present the facts towards sustainable solutions is a critical success factor for this team – Working capital management : a financial background, with high levels of expertise in our internal engagement, billing and collections processes will enable the incumbent to navigate complex situations and develop actionable insights, timely and accurate analysis and efficient performance tracking – Teaming : working collaboratively with service lines, with Region Finance, with GDS and engagement teams to develop and deploy our billing and cash collection target setting strategy and other routines enabled by your analysis and insights To qualify you must have – Graduate or higher degree in finance, business or related field – 5 + years of finance experience, particularly around working capital – 3+ years of data analysis experience, with expert levels of MS Excel and PowerBi skills and thorough knowledge of Mercury-related data libraries and accessibility – Knowledge of our engagement lifecycle with a deep understanding of our billing and cash collection processes – A proven record of delivering insightful analysis to key stakeholders – Unparalleled drive to identify root cause issues and support remediation efforts, through a relentless problem-solving ethos – Experience in developing forecasts and building variance analysis routines around those Ideally, you will also have – Expert ability to influence engagement teams, partners and senior leaders – In-depth understanding of EY’s service offerings – Experience of designing and delivering performance dashboards What we look for We are looking for people who can combine great technical skills, with a passion for problem solving and great collaboration, influencing and listening skills. It is important to be able to thrive in an ever changing, diverse, multi-cultural environment where we expect exceptional quality. You must be able to work within a matrixed organization, balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders. You must be able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, make complex decisions and overcome obstacles autonomously.What we offer We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer:- Continuous learning : You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next. – Success as defined by you : We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way. – Transformative leadership : We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs. – Diverse and inclusive culture : You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.EY Building a better working worldEY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

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

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    Service Desk Engineer | Air Arabia

    Employment:

    Full Time

    • Drives the technical support team to carry out customer support properly and promptly, monitors servers and systems, takes ownership of reported issues, responds to enquiries, provides information and feedback ensuring problems are being recorded and tracked throughout the entire process. • Maintains positive customer/working relationships with stakeholders, business users, suppliers, vendors and other technical teams to ensure improvements in the products and services provided to ISA clients and to resolve any issues related to maintenance.• Provides technical/non-technical support to clients, conducts analysis, diagnosis and troubleshoots systems, network, hardware/software faults and bugs to resolve problems considering system capacity, limitations, etc.; applies metrics to monitor performance and measure key project criteria.• Identifies resolutions to technical problems, carries out bug fixes for minor issues and applying patches channels unresolved issues in the right direction as necessary; responds within agreed time limits to call-outs.• Assists with the development and implementation of processes and service level agreements of incidents management and service request management.• Assists technical experts in planning, evaluating, testing, and implementing new technology such as systems and platforms. • Participates in different projects as required.• Contributes to the creation of support knowledge base by developing and communicating IT support manuals, technical notes and articles to clients in line with SLAs.• Utilizes different communication channels to support or guide end users on the different enquiries and problems raised, these channels include: personal visits, telephone calls, e-mails, web, chat etc. • Ensures proper recording and closure of all claims; generates timely reports of different nature to capture support services activities.• Installs, configures, monitors and maintains computer hardware operating systems, applications and networks, replaces parts and upgrades existing ones when and as needed in line with agreed SLAs.• Supports the roll-out of new applications (where applicable); sets up new users’ accounts, profiles and passwords. • Supports the clients during CR implementation (UAT and Training).• Assists in establishing and maintaining a complete and accurate record of all IT assets within ISA. • Establishes and maintains security, integrity, and business continuity controls and documents.• Responds positively to operational needs by being on-call available for critical systems 24×7 support.• Actively monitors application/IT performance using monitoring and controlling tools to ensure 24×7 availability• Should be open to work on shifts based on team requirements. • Should be open to work as Primary and/or Secondary supports based on roster

    • Bachelor Degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science/Information Technology.• ITIL Certified. (Not mandatory)• CCNP/ CCIE• Fluent in English Language.• 5-6 years in IT Infrastructure support, service desk, 24×7 critical operations preferably in aviation.• This job requires occasional duty travel for training and implementation purposes.• Proven record in implementing and monitoring infrastructure projects.• Holistic IT Knowledge in heterogeneous technology environments – experience with different types of end-to-end technology stacks.• Experienced in managing operations and technology platforms – both internally and externally hosted.• Proven skills in analyzing data, identifying pitfalls and recommending solutions.• Possesses effective persuasive, negotiation, problem solving and decision-making skills.• Employs technical expertise and interpersonal skills to execute new initiatives and achieve company’s objectives.• Demonstrates the ability to contribute and successfully deliver against business strategy and set KPIs.

    Air Arabia (PJSC), listed on the Dubai Financial Market, is the Middle East and North Africa’s first and leading low-cost carrier flying to over 100 destinations across the world. Air Arabia was the first airline to introduce the low-cost carrier concept in the region and is on a mission to serve all Arab countries and beyond, constantly undergoing aggressive route expansion, taking advantage of its ideally located hubs in the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Egypt and Jordan. Over the past thirteen years, Air Arabia, through continuous market research and customer feedback, provides a range of value added services to millions of passengers who chose to fly with Air Arabia’s fleet of A320 aircraft. The airline commenced operations in October 2003 and achieved financial break-even from its very first year of services and has been profitable ever since. More