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    Digital Principal Consultant – Performance Improvement | NSI & Bluefin Talent

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Digital Principal Consultant – Performance Improvement – UAEA portfolio company in the UAE is growing its internal Turnaround & Performance Improvement Team. They are looking for high-caliber candidates coming from top-tier strategy houses who are leveraging digital in attaining a quick performance boost. • Make an impact by helping portfolio companies effectively address their challenges in ‘high-stakes’ situations.• Developing and executing digital plans to improve Portfolio companies’ overall performance and enterprise value. • Support the Head of Strategy with performance improvement and transformation projects.

    • Minimum of 7+ years combined industry and consulting experience. You must have worked on projects around the topic of digital transformation geared towards cost optimization, cost reduction, digital manufacturing, and operations enhancement.• Experience in the troubled company arena is highly desired.• High energy style, flexible and adaptive, works well in a very fast-paced environment.

    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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    Digital Strategy and Commercial Director | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    As the Digital Strategy and Commercial Director, you will be working closely with the CEO to define and implement the organisation’s digital strategy, as well as utilising innovative technologies to align the strategy with the organisation’s goals and objectives.Client DetailsThis is a global digital consumer business going through a very exciting stage in their regional development and evolution.Description* Liaise with senior management to design the company’s long term strategy road map, involving pricing and proposition, segmentation, maximising customer value and integrating customer insights.* Work collaboratively with sales and marketing teams to drive digital campaigns focused on increasing traffic through the company’s online and offline channels.* Play a key role in enhancing customer digital experience by collaborating with the marketing and technology teams and overseeing the functioning of the digital member care division.* Oversee the design and delivery of strategy for the company’s e-commerce channel, keeping in mind the company’s technical and budget requirements.* Ensure digital best practices are utilised to develop and execute the offline sales channel, allowing for a smooth customer experience.Job Offer* Attractive, tax-free salary* Strategic leadership role with the opportunity to play a key part in the national success of a well-recognised global brand

    * Bachelor’s degree with a background in Economics, Communications or Finance or a technical background at university level with a master’s degree or MBA.* Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a senior management position with knowledge of consumer industries preferred, including product and pricing.* Expertise in digital elements such as UI/UX, E-commerce, Media, and Communications.* Strong commercial expertise and analytical skills.* Excellent oral and written presentation skills.* Proven leadership skills with the ability to interact and engage with the C-level management and executive leadership team.* Fluency in Arabic and English, written and spoken.* Strong preference given to Kuwaiti nationals.

    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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    Data Platform Engineer | Chalhoub Group

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Who we are We are a leading luxury retailer in the Middle East, with more than 600 stores, 300 brands, and over 65 years of experience in the region, we are the premiere destination for luxury goods. To fuel the next stage of our organisation’s growth we are looking to build a world class team. From physical retail through to supply chain and customer loyalty, we aim to use technology and data to continuously improve every aspect of our operations. We are looking for top talent to join us on this journey.The role As a Data Platform Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring that we build a data platform that are not only capable of transforming the company but meet the highest standards of software development. This means that you will be responsible for: – Designing technical solutions that bring to life the vision for any data product. – Turning business requirements into clear technical tasks for communication. – Writing scalable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and relevant tools. – Continuously improving the platform automation and enhancing security/processes. – Writing a Python code that accomplishes the job as required. – Working on Google Cloud Platform and utilising relevant services to deploy products. – Partnering closely with data products managers, data architects, and other data engineers. – Guaranteeing the quality of your work via proper testing and documentation. – Keeping your technical knowledge up to date via training and other methods (e.g. initiatives, PoC, etc.) Our technology stack includes but not limited to the following: Terraform, Cloud Composer (Airflow), Kubernetes, BigQuery, DBT, GitLab, custom Python tools, etc.

    What you’ll need to succeed: – Good understanding of Python and SQL. – Experience in Linux and networking knowledge. – Experience in container technology like Docker. – Experience in working on CI/CD using bash or other tools. – Good understanding of cloud technologies, preferably Google Cloud Platform. – Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences alike. – A hunger to deliver true transformational change. This role is not for the timid! Ready to join our exciting transformation to become a hybrid retailer, bringing luxury experiences to the fingertips of our customers everywhere? Now’s your chance. By being part of our journey here at Chalhoub Group, you can make a real impact on customers and some of the finest brands in the world. In return, you’ll have everything you need to innovate your career.What we can offer you We will help shape your journey with us through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility.Our Group offers the opportunity to support careers that may span different teams, different job roles, different categories and even different countries. We offer diverse career paths for those who show drive and passion as well as the desire to learn and grow.Amazing benefitsWe recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, life insurance, child education contribution, remote and flexible working as well as exclusive employee discounts.

    The Chalhoub Group is the leading partner for luxury across the Middle East since 1955. As an expert in retail, distribution and marketing services based in Dubai, the group has become a major player in the fashion, beauty and gift sectors regionally.

    By blending its Middle East expertise and intimate knowledge of luxury, Chalhoub Group is building brands in the region, by offering service excellence to all its partners and a unique experience to its customers through its passionate teams.

    With a growing workforce of more than 9,000 people, implemented in 14 countries, as well as the operating of over 470 retail outlets, the group’s success is attributed to its most valued asset of highly skilled and dedicated teams. Professionalism and passion are what fuel the Chalhoub Group’s competitive edge in today’s market.

    By being committed to implementing sustainable practices into their business, the Chalhoub Group has been awarded in 2013 the CSR Label from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce. More

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    Senior Executive Assistant to the Managing Partner of Professional Services Firm | RecruitME

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Primary duties and responsibilities • Extensive management of active on-line diaries, booking appointments and arranging meetings and e- meetings, updates as required • Handling and screening calls for executives, relaying messages in a timely manner • Arranging conference calls, internal meetings and e-meetings and minuting where required (logistics, invites, catering, rooms booking, etc.) • Organizing all logistics for internal and external meetings, ensuring Executive/s get to meetings on time with appropriate documentation • Drafting emails / letters on behalf of executive/s • Monitoring Executives’ email inboxes when they are out of the office or at meetings and taking action as necessary – when required • Organising business travel and accommodation bookings for Executive/s and occasionally for other client staff on relative projects • Co-ordinating and preparing monthly expenses claims and fortnightly timesheet submissions for Executive/s and own expenses and timesheets by due dates in close coordination with the practice business operations manager • Coordinating the reimbursement of medical expenses for Executive/s and their dependants as part of the executive health scheme • Proofreading and finalising of documents when required i.e. presentations, proposals, letters • General filing (own and executives as requested) • Client database management and marketing assistance when needed• Assisting other EAs during busy periods and filling in for colleagues on vacation as needed • Assisting Executive/s on personal requests as needed • Take on special projects within the administration function and manage them autonomously • Act as a role model for other EAs and coach them as needed

    • Currently based in Dubai• University degree preferably in Business Administration / Management • Minimum of 6 years’ experience in a PA/EA role, assisting C-Level Executives in a professional services firm preferably in DIFC • Digital proficiency namely in Google Suite and digital curiosity for online tools and applications • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) • Excellent organizational and time-management skills that reflect the ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks to achieve goals seamlessly, autonomously and proactively with excellent attention to detail, despite tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment • Expert level of written and verbal communication skills • Demonstrated proactive approach to problem-solving; forward looking thinker who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions • Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion, be adapting to various competing demands, and demonstrate the highest level of customer service and response • A warm, friendly and professional demeanour

    RecruitME are a specialized recruitment consultancy supplying top tier business support staff to Dubais leading multinational organizations. We carefully source, screen and select only the very best candidates to assist our clients in making easier recruitment decisions faster.

    Differentiating ourselves from standard recruitment agencies our consultants have been carefully chosen for their backgrounds in business support for leading multinational organizations. Having been both the client and the candidate previously, we have an insiders understanding of the recruitment process and our clients needs.

    What we do:

    Specializing in business support positions we can assist in introducing a small selection of experienced administration, finance and human resource candidates with the relevant experience to benefit your business. Our careful screening process ensures that we have met with and can give a concise overview of each candidates skills and current situation before you meet them.

    We pride ourselves on sending our clients only the very best available candidates in the market to ensure a simplified, hassle free and timely recruitment experience for all involved. More

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    IFS – HC – Senior Recruitment Associate – (12 Months Fixed) | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    IFS – HC – Senior Recruitment Associate – (12 Months Fixed) – JordanLine of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesSpecialismIFS – Human Capital (HC)Management LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA career in Human Resources, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to make a difference at PwC by helping to fully leverage the skills and talents of all our people. You’ll focus on helping the local offices in driving the Firm’s people strategy, creating a unique people experience for each individual, and supporting our Firm wide values by working with the core competencies that measure and drive individual and Firm wide success in the marketplace.It takes talented people to support the largest professional services organisation in the world. Our Recruiting team works to identify and attract talent for PwC. You’ll focus on engaging the most qualified experienced candidates by building relationships with job seekers and candidates, while understanding the dynamic hiring needs of each business. Our team actively recruits for full time employees at all levels, from experienced to executive, as well as fixed term, contingent, and flexible talent and supports the internal movement process between roles.As a Senior recruitment associate, you will be working closely with a Recruitment lead on the Delas recruitment team to support business units in Deals with their resourcing needs. This involves data management, candidate sourcing and evaluation, and subcontractor management. In addition to daily recruitment activities, you will be working on strategic projects to enhance or create internal processes and build on your technical skill set. Roles and Responsibilities Data management: This mostly involves looking after requisition and candidate information on team trackers and the internal applicant tracking system. We provide our internal stakeholders with updates on a weekly basis and they also have access to our internal trackers, therefore ensuring our trackers and the system is up to date daily is critical to the role. Our stakeholders are very invested in the hiring process! Recruitment Process: – Assisting with large volume roles; understanding the needs of the business and managing multiple deadlines and candidate profiles, while utilizing multiple sources to build strong pipelines (referrals, online portals, internal system) – Conducting introductory calls and HR interviews with shortlisted candidates and preparing summaries to be shared with the recruiting manager – Interviewing and testing candidates using the standard competency based recruitment model and employing psychometric testing within selection. – Developing and promoting the PwC people value proposition within recruitment. – Liasoning with candidates and EA’s to coordinate technically interviews through different channels (F2F, Phone, Video Conferencing) – Ensuring candidate information is up to date on the internal system throughout the process and managing the interview feedback process for interviewers on the system – Validating data and analysis for accuracy and relevance – Close cooperation with Onboarding team and Visa team – Strategic Projects: working closely with the regional recruiting team to work on initiatives related to new processes, stakeholder management, team upskilling etc. Project assignment is usually decided by the team lead, based on recruiter bandwidth and competency, however ideas are always welcome! – Requirements Attention to Detail and Quick Turnaround Time The ideal candidate will be thorough and accurate when completing a task, consistently delivering the highest quality of work. In high pressure situations, achieving ‘quick wins’ and meeting short deadlines will be required. If further clarity is ever needed, asking questions is always encouraged! – Data Analytics Updating and maintaining large files of candidate information while maintaining the highest form of confidentiality. Analyzing large datasets using Excel algorithms and tools and creating presentations to visualize pipeline.Creative ThinkingAlways using a creative lense and recommending strategic changes in and outside of the team. Learning internal processes and using technical capabilities with global best practices to fill in gaps or bring about change. There is always room for improvement!

    Travel Requirements0%Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?NoGovernment Clearance Required?No

    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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    IFS – Finance – Accounts Payable Associate (12 Months Fixed) | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    IFS – Finance – Accounts Payable Associate (12 Months Fixed) – LebanonLine of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesSpecialismIFS – FinanceManagement LevelAssociateJob Description & SummaryA career in Finance, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to help PwC in all aspects of our Finance internal function including financial planning and reporting, data analysis, and assisting leadership with overall strategy. You’ll focus on recording and analysing financial transactions, paying and receiving invoices, maintaining financial statement ledger accounts, and preparing analysis and reconciliations of bills to detect fraud.Our Accounts Payable and Receivable team is responsible for performing collections activity and payment of debt activity. You’ll focus on working with senior individuals to review and produce reports related to the accounts receivable and accounts payable accounts that will assist PwC in achieving monthly collection target amounts as well as ensuring timely payment of vendor invoices.We currently have an opportunity for a professional and motivated Associate ideally with existing finance experience to work within the finance function based in Lebanon, supporting the ME region. The Accounts Payable is a key team within the Finance & Accounting Team in PwC ME. It sits within the Finance Shared Services centre delivering Accounts Payable activities for all regional entities, tasked with maximizing the efficiency of the payables function in the processing and payment of vendor accounts.The Job Holder is a key member of the team, responsible for the day to day support and administration required within the delivery of account payable services. Responsible for performing accounting work according to PwC Approved accounting principles, established procedures, departmental guidelines, and regulatory requirements applicable to the work.We would like to hear from individuals with experience of working in a payables or finance processing function.Responsibilities:- Responsible for collating, sorting and processing all invoices received into the Accounts Payable Team- Support the matching of invoices to LPOs / accruals and follow up on any consultation required- Support the on-time and accurate payment of vendors- Support coordination with finance team members for monthly closing of accounts and finalizing monthly accounts- Prepare standardised reports or summaries, and other documentation required for the function and as directed by the Accounts Payable Team Leader- Adhere to Accounts Payable policies and procedures- Act as a key resource and liaison to other functional areas, building cross-functional relationships as needed

    Technical Skills;- Minimum of a college education , with Accounting, Finance or related field required- Overall experience of 1 or more years in finance or similar functions- Strong financial, analytical and accounting skills- Excellent level of accuracy to a high level of detail- Good calculation and analytical skills- Excellent Microsoft Excel skillsSoft Skills;- Fluency in spoken and written English, proficiency in Arabic would be an advantage- Good organisation and office management skills to ensure coverage of workload- Time management skills and proactivity- Organization, thoroughness, eye for detail, time management skills and proactivity needed- Capability to work well in a team- Skilled in maintaining client relationships- Strong liaison skills, with the ability to maintain geographical relationships- Strong work ethicTravel Requirements0%Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?NoGovernment Clearance Required?No

    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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    DevOps Engineer | Stanley James

    Employment:

    Full Time

    We are currently recruiting multiple DevOps Engineers in Dubai on a 12 month renewable contract basis. These are excellent opportunities to be involved working on strategic and extremely important projects with high value business impact.

    Applications are sought from those with the following backgrounds;• Minimum 5-8 years of experience working as a DevOps Engineer on either AWS or Azure• Linux & Windows administrations• Strong automation IaaC hands-on experience (Ansible, Terraform, Packer, Shell Scripting)• GitOps and CICD (Jenkins, GIT, Spinnaker) – Preferred• Middleware (Java/Tomcat/Jboss/.NetFramework – Weblogic Plus• Kubernetes experience – deployment management and troubleshooting • Telemetry and Observability (AppDynamics, Splunk, Zabbix) – preferred

    Stanley James is a privately owned recruitment business with offices in both Dubai and Cape Town allowing us to have global reach and a strong presence across EMEA and APAC. We have an expert team of recruitment specialists that are people centric, knowledgeable and driven to connect talent across all corporate functions. We are the partner of choice for SMEs, niche industry specialists and enterprises across the Technology, Financial Services, Management Consultancy, Legal, Construction & Engineering and Energy & Oil Gas sectors.

    We typically recruit a wide range of skillsets across all corporate services, front/back office functions and commercial leadership teams. This includes Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Sales & Marketing, Engineering, C-Level/Leadership, Business Change, Operations, Special Projects and Business Support Services. More

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    Marketing Manager | TRAC Human Resources Consultancy

    Employment:

    Contract

    • Support business objectives and build a consistent and coherent brand across all key target audiences, client, recruits, alumni, and media.• Develop and execute multiple successful integrated marketing campaigns, including offline and digital platforms and content, external and internal communications, and brand management. • Work with multiple stakeholders and proactively suggesting new strategies, while also providing coaching and guidance to junior marketing team member and/or marketing intern to maximize the impact marketing activity and boost brand awareness. • Day-to-day management of PR agency, vendors, and freelance network.• Lead content and campaign design and execution.• Manage marketing campaigns with the marketing team, global marketing, and agency. • Day-to-day line management responsibility for marketing coordinator, provide coaching and direction to enable development.• Interact regularly with global marketing managers and collaborate with global teams to implement activity locally.• Manage and prioritize marketing activity requests and activity execution.• Day-to-day management of PR/media opportunities and provide brand-aligned content submissions to Dubai-based communications agency.• Manage MEA country websites and regional social media accounts.• Coordinate with global digital teams on website development and updates and implement best practice locally.• Creation of all digital content as part of marketing strategy and create what’s next activation plan. • Oversee production of events, supervising [marketing coordinator], agency/contractors.• Produce campaign/activity reports to measure impact and optimize for future initiatives based on results.

    • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications or Business administration • Experience in digital marketing including social media.• A minimum of 5 years experience in leading marketing campaigns in professional services.• Experience in line management and coaching junior team members.• Proficiency in MS Office package.• Excellent English communication skills, while Arabic is a plus.CONFIDENTIALITYTRAC does not share any personal or role-related information provided by candidates or clients with a third party unless explicitly authorized to do so. Candidates are not permitted to share any information provided by TRAC employees or clients unless authorized to do so in writing.

    For all organizations the key to success is people. Ensuring the effective and efficient use of human talent to accomplish organizational goals is an essential aspect for development and competitive edge. TRAC offers global, long-term and forward thinking solutions to organizations of various sizes and industries in the Middle East and Africa, in order to assist in improving internal processes, reducing risk and maximizing financial gain.

    Our experience and specialization enables us to present our clients with valuable insights on the MENA markets and to provide them with outcomes, which consider the diverse cultures of the MENA region. More