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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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    Director | NSI & Bluefin Talent

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Strategy and Transformation Director – power and utilities required for a Leading Management Consultancy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia• As part of the Operations and Strategy Team, you will be responsible for business development & delivery activities across the Middle East, including strategic transformation, operational improvement, cost reduction & process design projects. • You will get involved in writing proposals and lead end-to-end consulting engagements in the Utilities and Power Sector with a focus on the latest trends in Digital Transformation.

    Requirements: • You will ideally have experience working with a Utility & Power Company and a Management Consulting firm.• 10-15 years experience, with a Masters Degree/ MBA/ or Ph.D./ in areas such as Economics, Business Management, ICT, Engineering, etc.• Well updated with the current trends in the Utilities and power Spaces specifically related to digital strategies/ transformation.• You will have experience with the development and implementation of digital strategies and operating models in the Utilities & Power Sector.• Expertise in customer relationship management in utilities & power (including the use of mobile, social media and web interfaces, customer insight and analytics and multi-channel customer experience transformation, channel mix strategy and channel optimization, CRM and or social CRM, social media and mobile platforms, customer insight and analytics, customer service, e-Commerce and how digital can be applied to network operations)• Experience in digital technologies, how these are transforming the utility business, and the elements impacted by the change (including metering, smart grids, product information management, pricing and regulatory reforms, product innovation, customer operating model and technology strategy, etc.)• You will have experience with the development and implementation of strategies and operating models in the utilities and power sector, including experience in partnering with the business at all levels and building the necessary internal and external relationships to secure change across the value chain from generation, through transmission and distribution to the retail/customer experience front end• Experience in managing, guiding, and developing junior team members • You will have strong quantitative, strategic, and financial analytical skills with the ability to understand complex information and communicate it in a non-specialist format to our clients’ operational business units• Expertise in conducting strategic analysis, supporting policy development, and a good understanding of current market trends and technology awareness of region-relevant technologies as well as sector policies to enable transformation, including use of digital, analytic, and information management in the utility industry• Experience in strategies across the supply chain and procurement optimization, process improvement, operational excellence, business process re-engineering, operational due diligence, and post-merger integration. • Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize work whilst being resilient and being able to cope well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines• You will have excellent written and oral communication skills, be fluent in English, and (preferably) proficient in Arabic• You must be willing and able to travel within the Middle East and worldwide as our projects dictate, and be comfortable working in the cultural environment specific to the UAE, KSA, and other GCC markets.

    New Sourcing International (NSI) / Bluefin Talent have partnered so to offer a specialized recruitment solution within the Consulting and Financial services domains.

    Working together as a specialist search and selection agency, we concentrate on blue chip financial services and strategy / technology consulting organizations across Europe and the Middle East; focusing exclusively on Financial Services, IT and Risk. Being niche allows us to offer a premium search service, tailored to overcome the technically challenging nature of recruitment for the specialist functions that we work.

    We are dedicated to representing best of breed candidates in the region in our dedicated fields of employment. As such we are a leading outfit for placing ex-pats and internationally educated students in the region.

    Our biggest unique selling point, is that we are steered by a dedicated team of ex-financial services and industry professionals. This allows us to offer a level of candidate pre-screening for roles, which is largely anomalous to the recruitment profession. Our ability to bridge the technical knowledge gap typical recruiters encounter, coupled with a thorough delivery process allows us to drive consistently superior results for our clients sourcing requirements. Designed to provide a fast and efficient turnaround, we minimize the use of internal resources our clients spend vetting inadequate profiles, allowing them to quickly get back to focusing on their strategic goals.

    Our strength lies not only in the specialist nature of our firm, but also in the commitment we show towards our clients and candidates. We endeavour to build long-term relationships and recognise the crucial nature of communication throughout the recruitment process. Excellence, integrity, respect and transparency are cornerstone to the culture we promote. More

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    Learning & Development Manager (Professional Services) | Charterhouse

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Our client who is a leading professional services firm is looking to hire a polished, driven and confident Learning & Development Manager to take on this exciting and challenging role in their Qatar office. Reporting to the Head of HR in Qatar you will take full responsibility for the complete Learning and Development Process where you will be accountable for coordinating with global headquarters on all relevant training programs and ensuring all programs are delivered in-line within local requirements.Accountabilities include implementing the training plan process and functional training programs covering both behavioural / soft skills and functional training programs for all employees as well as the training needs identification of all employees both behavioural and functional / technical capability development and full delivery on training / learning programs and design / implement the annual training calendar. You will also oversee all training logistics with internal / external stakeholders and examine the effectiveness of training programs. You will be responsible for the L&D budget preparation and management, track and evaluate all faculty / facilitators. You will also monitor e-learning and virtual training processes and ensure all administration and maintenance of records and documents are kept up to date for compliance.

    To be successful in this role you will be a HR Graduate with at least 5 years in the same role with experience preferably from a reputed consulting or financial institution. You will an extremely confident individual who has solid experience delivering training behavioural/soft skills and functional training programs to all employees including leadership.

    The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

    Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. More

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    Head of Payments | McGregor Boyall

    Employment:

    Full Time

    – Lead a business unit into change & transformation- Strategically develop roadmaps and delivery for customer and merchant application- Heavily involved in team management, financial growth and the overall sales and operations of applications- Some involvement in Product management, Design and Customer experience in an agile environmentMcGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

    Qualifications & Experience- Minimum 10 years of experience leading high performing teams- 15 years relevant experience in the banking/payments and professional services domain- Master’s degree in business/engineering/ computer science or related discipline

    Established in 1987, McGregor Boyall is a global recruitment consultancy providing permanent and contract / interim professionals across a wide variety of disciplines including Technology, Risk, Finance, Compliance, Legal, Marketing and HR & Talent Management. Since our inception, we have built an unrivalled reputation for helping organisations recruit the very best talent to ensure that they realise their business and operational objectives.

    Headquartered in the city of London, and with further offices throughout the UK (Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow) as well as globally in Dubai and Singapore, we are able to offer recruitment solutions throughout the UK & Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific regions. More

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    Assurance – IT Audit – Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceAssuranceSpecialismAssuranceManagement LevelManagerJob Description & SummaryA career in our Information Technology Audit Services practice, within Risk and Compliance services, will provide you the opportunity to work with a team that provides clients with extensive risk and controls technical knowledge and sector specific experience. You’ll have the opportunity to develop a holistic approach to risk that protects businesses, facilitates strategic decision making and enhances efficiency by assisting management in the assessment of project risks and controls.Our team uses current and emerging technologies to assist clients with financial reporting, compliance, and operational processes controls. You’ll provide services related to controls around the financial reporting, compliance and operational processes, including business process and Information Technology management controls.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