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    Team Assistant | Irwin & Dow

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Our client is a professional services organization operating at a global level. Working with some of the world’s top companies, they lead from the front, advising on business strategy and solving business problems. Highly respected, they offer their employees the opportunity to develop within the organization, giving them the tools required to fulfil their potential. Key aspects of the role will include managing extensive diary and travel schedules, client liaison and significant administration and brief writing. The Team Assistant supports a team, comprising a Senior Consultant, Research Analyst and Executive Assistant and manages all the day to day communication and is the main point of contact, enhancing relationships, thus ensuring effective management of all client work. The role involves heavy document production, including preparation of high caliber PowerPoint presentations and extensive database work.

    Prospective candidates will be diplomatic, managing issues with sensitivity, always maintaining a courteous and positive outlook. Above all, candidates must be excellent team players, with strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, capable of building strong relationships both internally and externally. Complete fluency in English is required for this role, with exemplary standards of written English, coupled with very strong IT skills.

    Irwin & Dow was established by two highly experienced recruitment professionals, Tracey Irwin and Jocelyn Dow. We provide a refreshing approach by working in close partnership with clients and candidates within the Business Support, Secretarial, HR & Finance sectors.

    Good staff are key to every business. We recognise and appreciate this, having over thirty years combined recruitment and executive search experience within the region.

    Our main aim is to provide a specialist service to clients preferring to work with a bespoke consultancy.

    Our values of discretion and diplomacy are paramount and our ultimate goal is to become a partner of choice for all our clients and candidates. More

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    Digital Transformation Lead | Robert Half

    Employment:

    Full Time

    The CompanyFor one of our leading clients we are currently recruiting a Digital Transformation Lead to join the team.The RoleThis role serves as the organization lead for taking charge of implementing the corporate digital strategy of projects and initiatives to digitalize the operations and processes as well as increasing the users adoption across the enterprise of modern digital technologies and methodologies in both internal operations and customer-facing ones.You will* Create digital initiatives and projects involving business units to support the company digitalization* Communicate the digital transformation related changes and priorities to all key stakeholders and users* Support the strategy alignment with the business partners across all business lines* Oversee the implementation roadmap of the digital strategy of defined initiatives and projects* Lead partnerships with the technology vendors required to implement the strategic digital solutions

    The Candidate* Bachelor in IT or Business Admin Degree* 8-10 years of work experience in similar roles* Ability to deliver quality work in fast-paced environments* Strong leadership skills and effective time management skills* Strong analytical and problem solving skillsSalary and Benefits* Market rate

    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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    Project Manager – Saudi National | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    • Identify resources and assign responsibilities.• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of the project(s).• Competent in required project methodology.Client Details• A multinational company.DescriptionIdentify resources and assign responsibilities.• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of the project(s).• Competent in required project methodology.• Ensures project documents are complete, current, and appropriately stored.• Works closely with relevant stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the project(s).• Understands basic revenue models and P/L to meet financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget’ scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances and initiating corrective actions.• Works with developers and designers to define and document questions, liaise with business via email, IM or phone to get new requirements and explain feasibility.• Submits project status reports to stakeholders; reviews bugs; plans software releases; anticipates and reacts to change.Job Offer• Competitive package and benefits.

    • 5+ years of experience in Project Management• Saudi Nationals• Must come from Manufacturing Background

    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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    CEO – New Fintech Venture | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    As the CEO, you will be responsible for guiding and overseeing the strategy and business functions of the company. You will work closely with the Board to build strategic partnerships and steer the organisation to its next stage of growth and development.Client DetailsThis is an up-and-coming fintech start-up in the UAE, looking to utilise innovative technologies to offer a simplified one-stop shop for all payments needs.The company’s mission is to provide fair and transparent financial access to every business in the world, regardless of how small or large they may be. The Company is building its own ecosystem as a complete Banking/Payment-As-A-Service solution that integrates and partners with banks, other payments platforms, P2P lending platforms, Insurance providers, trust companies, and other solution providers.The advantages come from the agility and focus on strong technology and the company believes in creating financial solutions using scalable and flexible technology, rather than heavily manual and people-intensive methods. This allows the company to evolve and adapt to business needs and react fast to changes and opportunities.Description* The position to have real impact on the business strategy and the broader community.* Lead the development of high calibre business plans in accordance with the company’s vision.* Oversee smooth running of operations, sales and marketing ensuring adherence to legal guidelines and compliance.* Evaluate company performance metrics and examine financial/non-financial reports to provide recommendations for improvement.* Utilise insights from performance metric assessments to devise strategic plan of action for the future.* Keep abreast of changes in the fintech markets and maintain close relationships with internal and external stakeholders.Job Offer* A competitive attractive package to match the scale of the business and your performance.* Opportunity to play a critical role in the establishment, growth and success of an exciting new business.

    * We are looking for an entrepreneur mindset. * Direct access to proven operators in the technology, financial, banking and venture capital sectors.* Strong experience as CEO in the start-up space or leadership experience within strategy consulting with strong exposure to fintech sector engagements.* Proven record of successfully developing and implementing commercial strategies.* High level of proficiency in financial analysis, risk management with the ability to liaise with key stakeholders.* Strong understanding of tech/digital business growth and best-practice platform builds.

    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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    Quality Assurance Engineer | Amazon.ae

    Employment:

    Full Time

    DescriptionWho You Are• You are a sharp, experienced software quality engineer with strong problem-solving skills, a solid software testing foundation.• You are a talented, detail, oriented and enthusiastic tester who is passionate about quality and is enthusiastic about the new cutting edge technology offered to consumers.• You will design, plan, execute and automate tests for software across a variety of n-tier architectures and cutting-edge technologies.Who We AreThe Souq Integration Team is building a team to help expand Amazon’s footprint in Jordan. Our QA/SDET team will play a pivotal role in this program, with the mission to build and execute a streamlined QA process for the new business initiative. This is a rare opportunity to be part of a team that is responsible for building a successful, sustainable and strategic business for Amazon, from the ground up.Responsibilities• At a strategic level, our QA team will help drive the software development process towards quality-centric methodologies. • The QA team will also drive efficiencies in the QA process and invest appropriately in process changes, automation, tools etc to reduce the overall QA effort for the product. • The goal of our QA team is to build a comprehensive test suite that will be utilized to validate the solution in a scalable and repeatable manner. • The QA team identifies use cases and creates test plans, defines test strategies and creates test cases to validate software design via manual and automated tests.• The QAE is responsible for conducting functional regression testing, integration testing and automation, and identify scaling and security issues for distributed, service oriented software systems using Java/ C++/C#, SQL, Perl, Python, JavaScript, as well as user-level automation using tools such as Selenium. • Find opportunities for improvements in systems, tools and processes, as well as drive these improvements across the development groups. • Work closely with the development groups that enhance and maintain the applications that make up the product and the underlying services that drive them. • Write automated tests with Scripting tools and/or user-level automated tools. • Responsible for understanding the domain and the product in detail and coming up with the test strategy/planning, developing test cases, driving the test case sign-off processes with the stakeholders, and test execution and reporting.Responsibilities• Create and document test plans for end to end user scenarios• Deploy services through test and production stages• Execute periodic manual and automated test cases• Investigate and reproduce bugs and drive fixes through test and production stages• Develop manual and automated UI tests• Implement test runner scripts in Perl or Shell• Prepare datasets in test and production databases• Improve end to end testing of legacy services• Identify and debug test automation failures• Coordinate testing across disciplines and teams

    Basic Qualifications• Bachelor’s in CS or related field +2 years of experience or Master’s and 2 years of experience in software quality assurance• Proficiency in at least one modern object-oriented programming language such as Java, C++, or C#• Proven familiarity with automation testing tools• Excellent QA aptitude and ability to drive process improvements• Strong knowledge of QA methodology and tools• Ability to write test plans and test strategy documents• Ability to understand functional/technical specifications and analyze data• Excellent oral and written communication skills• Is innovative, can simplify, and has relentlessly high standards• Can juggle testing of multiple releases with multiple dependenciesPreferred Qualifications• Experience working in a UNIX/Linux environment utilizing virtual machines• Knowledge of industry standard test automation tools and experience developing product test harnesses• Experience with open source tools and resources• Creativity and the initiative to improve product test coverage and effectiveness• Comfortable communicating cross-functionally and across management levels in formal and informal settings• Responsible for creation/modification of appropriate test tools that can be used for data verification.

    Amazon.ae, formerly Souq.com, is an English-Arabic language e-commerce platform, owned by Amazon, Inc. It is the largest e-commerce platform in the Arab world. On March 28, 2017, Amazon.com Inc. confirmed it would be acquiring Souq.com for $580 million. On May 1, 2019, Souq.com became known as Amazon.ae. More

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    Audit Manager – FS | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceIndustry/SectorSpecialismManagement LevelManagerJob Description & SummaryA career in our Financial Services Audit practice, within External Audit services, will provide you with the opportunity to provide a range of Assurance services and business advice to a variety of clients from small, fast growing clients to large entities. Our clients are often well known brands and many have broad international reach. We focus on using the latest technology to reduce the level of manual testing ensuring you’ll focus on the most valuable areas of client service and on enhancing corporate governance and the reliability of our clients’ information.Our team helps financial organisations navigate regulatory complexity while strengthening trust and transparency in their business. Our clients cover industries within banking and capital markets, private equity, insurance, and consumer finance. While many of the rules of business have changed, the fundamentals haven’t. You’ll work alongside senior members of the client’s management team in planning the audit process from beginning to end, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and fair presentation of our client’s information.To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

    As a Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:- Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.- Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.- Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.- Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.- Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.- Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm’s/client’s expectations.- Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.- Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.- Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.- Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.- Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

    PwC firms help organizations and individuals to create the value they’re looking for.

    We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. PwC is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the global PwC network.

    In our 3 key areas of business or Lines of Service Assurance, Tax, and Advisory we work with our clients from business start ups to the worlds leading organizations to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.

    We help our own people to learn, discover, develop and make a real difference all the way through their working lives. And we have big ambitions to grow.

    PwC Middle East Region is part of what we call the Central Cluster and includes the UK, Europe and Africa as well as the Middle East. The region consists of 12 markets – UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Palestine.

    PwC has been established in the region for over 40 years, we already employ over 4500 people and we are on course to become the Middle East number one professional service firm. More

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    External Audit Senior Associate – Non FS | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceIndustry/SectorSpecialismManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA career in our Non Financial Services Audit practice, within External Audit services, will provide you with the opportunity to provide a range of Assurance services and business advice to a variety of clients from small, fast growing clients to large entities. Our clients are often well known brands and many have broad international reach. We focus on using the latest technology to reduce the level of manual testing ensuring you’ll focus on the most valuable areas of client service and on enhancing corporate governance and the reliability of our clients’ information.Our team helps organisations navigate regulatory complexity while strengthening trust and transparency in their business. While many of the rules of business have changed, the fundamentals haven’t. You’ll work alongside senior members of the client’s management team in planning the audit process from beginning to end, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and fair presentation of our client’s information.To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

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

    PwC firms help organizations and individuals to create the value they’re looking for.

    We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. PwC is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the global PwC network.

    In our 3 key areas of business or Lines of Service Assurance, Tax, and Advisory we work with our clients from business start ups to the worlds leading organizations to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.

    We help our own people to learn, discover, develop and make a real difference all the way through their working lives. And we have big ambitions to grow.

    PwC Middle East Region is part of what we call the Central Cluster and includes the UK, Europe and Africa as well as the Middle East. The region consists of 12 markets – UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Palestine.

    PwC has been established in the region for over 40 years, we already employ over 4500 people and we are on course to become the Middle East number one professional service firm. More

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    Senior Back-End Software Developer | HR Source Consulting

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Back-end Software Developer is required to join the Dubai office of leading financial technology company.You’ll be working alongside leading global financial and telecommunications providers supporting their product design and innovation. You will be responsible for unlocking new markets for businesses, making insurance services accessible and affordable for everyone.You should be passionate and savvy about what you are doing, a proactive, result-driven person. You must have strong experience with Django or Pyramid. You’ll be responsible for improving back-end workflows and fine-tuning the site. JS & CSS work will be required as well.

    About You• You have Start-up environment experience and ready to work both individually and as a part of a team• You are an energetic and passionate technical guru, but you also interested in the business side and financial technologies• You have very strong communication skills; excellent written and spoken English is a must, Arabic will be an advantage • You have good problem solving and troubleshooting skillsEducation• MSc in Computer Sciences or related fieldRequirements· 5+ years of Python/Django experience· Expertise with continuous integration tools· Agile methodology and version control tools such as Git experience· Expertise in Celery/Pyramid/SQLAlchemy· AWS or other cloud provider experience· Strong experience with database application development using Postgresql· Vue.js or other single-page app experience will be an advantage· Software design and implementation for Web services experience using HTTP, JSON, RESTful API· Experience developing high transaction and volume processing applications

    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