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    Physical Security Consultant, Technology Consulting (Saudi National) | Ernst & Young

    Employment: Full Time

    Cyber and physical security is one of the most important risks facing businesses today. Organizations physical security capabilities was tested during COVID19 pandemic and organizations are looking for trusted consultants to enhance the capability. Also, as organizations move forward on their digital journey the cybersecurity risk exposure is increasing and there is a huge demand for trusted cyber and physical security consultants. Our clients are overwhelmingly turning to EY for help and guidance on how to enhance the physical security and protect their assets, minimise business disruption and improve security.The opportunityAt EY we have ambitious plans to expand our already market leading cyber security practice. With investment secured, we continue to build our MENA based cyber practice and anticipate continued growth throughout the next five years. We need excellent people, across all grades, to join us and to be part of our exciting growth strategy .We are looking for a Saudi national Senior Consultant/Assistant Manager to join our Cyber Security team to lead consulting project delivery and opportunities in the field of physical security solutions covering end to end life cycle of the engagement.Your key responsibilitiesThese will include the following work activities:Site Surveys and Risk Assessment- Conduct As-Is Study/Site Surveys to assess the facility-wide physical security challenges, upgradation and interoperability of existing systems- Coordination with relevant stakeholders for data collection- Conducting comprehensive risk assessment including risk identification, classification and prioritization- Compliance to global frameworks and standards for security management- Knowledge of governance and risk frameworks of the organization for its effective operations- Preparing gap analysis reportDesign of Physical Security blueprint- Defining strategy and roadmap with respect to the security control measures for the identified risks- Update and develop the framework along with People, Process & Technology- Understands technology solutions like – IP based CCTV/video surveillance, Artificial intelligence-based video analytics solutions for facial, behaviour recognition (people, object & characters), access control, perimeter security/PIDS, intrusion detection, integration of existing/legacy security solutions, communication systems (IP PABX, VOIP, Tetra, DMR, Bots), alarm/incident handling systems like PSIM applications.- Strategy formulation for training and awareness programs- Design principles for the technical infrastructure- Solution architecting for integrated security platform and technology assessment- Envision & design of Security Command Centre- Designing, develop and implement physical security policies and procedures /SOPs- Preparation of Cost estimates, CAPEX and OPEX scenarios- Draft Specifications & RFP for ContractorProgram management- Ability to liaison with multiple stakeholders including management, ecosystem partners, vendors etc.- Reviewing the design documents including FRS, SRS, SDD, HDD, SOPs and CONOPS- Program Governance while also ensuring the quality assurance with respect to the designed solution.- SLA Monitoring- Compliance Management- Training and knowledge transfer- Planning and conducting Crisis simulation exercises crisis managementBusiness Development- Identify additional opportunities in the field of physical security that maybe be strategic and viable- Work in a collaborative manner to pursue and respond to client opportunities by preparing techno-commercial proposals.- Leading the presentations to prospective clients to support in conversion of the lead into a win.- Aware of market ecosystem to identify new leads or partners to go ahead with.- Support in defining the GTM strategy.Skills and attributes for success- An existing track record of successful engagement delivery in physical security is expected of all candidates for this role.- A Big 4 background or comparable consulting experience is highly advantageous.

    Qualifications and Experience- Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Technology with + MBA (preferable)- Certifications like CPP by ASIS or equivalent certifications are preferred- Years of experience: 5-8 years of overall relevant experienceWhat working at EY offersWe offer a competitive compensation package where you will be rewarded based on your performance and recognised for the value you bring to the business. We also offer:- Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career- The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for youAbout EYAs a global leader in assurance, tax, strategy & transactions and consulting services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we’ll make our ambition to be the best employer by 2020 a reality.Build your legacy with us!Apply now!

    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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    Senior Software Project Manager (PMP, Agile-Scrum, State of Art Tech) | UXBERT Labs

    Employment: Full Time

    Senior Software Project Manager (PMP, Agile-Scrum, Riyadh)Do you want to love what you do at work? Do you want to make a difference, an impact, transform people’s lives? Do you want to work with a team that believes in disrupting the normal, boring and average? If yes then this is the job you’re looking for. UXBERT Labs is Saudi Arabia’s first User Experience, Usability and Ecommerce consultancy. We believe in making the world user friendly. We fight for the users and innovate using user centered design processes with the newest technologies to create beautifully designed lovable products and services that are simple to use and user friendly.We’re looking for an experienced PMP certified Senior Project Manager of Software Development Projects who will take on the management of key client projects.Project management responsibilities include delivering every project on time, within budget, and within scope.Key Responsibilities:• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget• Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility• Ensure resource availability and allocation• Develop a detailed project plan to track progress• Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques• Report and escalate to management as needed• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders• Perform risk management to minimize project risks• Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors• Experience overseeing multi-function project teams with at least 10-15 team members including Developers, UX/UI, Business Analysts, and QA Personnel• Analyze our current Agile processes, prioritize areas of improvement, and work alongside key stakeholders to implement the improvements• Facilitate/participate in key Agile rituals across Scrum teams• Coach team members as needed, including resolving conflict.• Manage projects in JIRA and Confluence; providing software training to team members as needed• Monitor and report on key Agile performance metrics to the leadership team• Above all else, foster and model a collaborative team environment driven to build great software while having fun

    Requirements:A Must:• Experience in Managing State of Art Tech (i.e. Digitization, IoT, Leading Tech Apps, Innovative Products, etc.)• PMP Certification• Agile – SCRUM Certification• Prior experience with SCRUM/Agile methodologies with enterprise-level application development projects.• Experience in Mobile Apps Development ProjectGood to Have:• Sufficient level of technical background to provide highly-credible leadership to development teams and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues• Very good educational background, preferably in the fields of computer science• Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment• Proven experience in project management in the information technology sector• Ability to provide leadership to business analysts and collaborate with customers and develop strategies and solutions of high business value• Manage a portfolio of clients in different lifecycles of product delivery• Drive and create a shared vision or roadmap of clients’ final products• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills• Excellent written and verbal communication skills• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills

    We believe the Experience Matters.
    We love to create simple products that people love to use through scientific usability, cognitive psychology, consumer behavior and business intelligence analytics.
    Headquartered in Riyadh, UXBERT Labs is Saudi Arabia’s first Customer and User Experience, Digital Innovation and Experience design lab. The only innovation lab in the region focusing on on scientifically proven ecommerce and digital product research, training, consulting, design and development.
    It features the first Usability Lab in the Kingdom. The UXBERT Usability Lab is equipped with state of the art technologies like eye tracking research devices and industry leading usability research software to bring the Saudi ecommerce and online market and entrepreneurs a facility where they can focus on user research, evaluation and user testing of all their web and mobile applications and services across various devices and browsers.
    The team consists of certified usability and user experience professionals that spend their days creating in-house UXBERT products, researching, consulting and training companies and entrepreneurs for their products.
    UXBERT Labs is also a startup accelerator that provides entrepreneurs with start up capital, resources and lean UX and MVP business expertise to test, validate and present their ideas and get their startups off the ground. More

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    Assurance – Centre of Excellence – Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment: Full Time

    Line of ServiceAssuranceSpecialismAssuranceManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA career 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.- 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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    Solutions Architect, SAP, Technology Consulting | Ernst & Young

    Employment: Full Time

    Whole industries have been disrupted and transformed in recent years by digital 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 opportunityWe’re looking for a Solutions Architect, SAP (Senior Manager level) to join our rapidly expanding Technology Consulting team.Key Responsibilities:- Demonstrate deep knowledge of SAP solutions and appropriate industries to maintain credibility with prospective customers. Provide proof points with relevant customer stories.- Support RFx completion in support of customer proposals.- Engaging with Clients in understanding their requirements, scoping, discovering and defining solutions, explaining business benefits and use cases and a roadmap to meet their goals.- Creating innovative solution designs that utilize our extensive service offerings.- Understand client requirements (RFP/ RFI), build synopsis and have an ability to articulate the customer ask.- Support the SAP implementation project and play solution architect role binding the entire solution to meet client requirements- Participation in meetings with internal/external stakeholders (Delivery managers, Account managers and client partners) and Vertical & Horizontal teams.

    Key Profile Requirements:- Prior Experience of bid and delivery solutioning as well as core delivery must in the SAP- Expertise in SAP S/4 HANA and with relevant implementation experience- Understanding SAP S/4HANA cloud service offerings with relevant implementation experience- Experience in more than one of the functional workstream (FICO, SD, SF, EWM, TM, Ariba, Hybris, IBP) or over-all solution architect- Worked on implementation RFP’s as a solution architect responsible for designing solutions end to end- Prior business development experience (at least 3-4 years, overall 10-14 years) with exposure to SAP Delivery.- A strong understanding of SAP and integration with other applications/systems in an IT landscape- Strong verbal and written communication with out of box thinking abilities.- Ability to understand Methodologies (Activate, Agile, SDLC, SCRUM) and other industry business fundamentals and ability to showcase a quick learning curve.- Proficient in MS Office products (Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)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 working at EY offersEY offers a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. We are committed to be an inclusive employer and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Plus, we offer:- Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career- The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for youAbout EYAs a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and consulting services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.Join us in building a better working world. Apply now.

    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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    E-Commerce Operations Manager | UXBERT Labs

    Employment: Full Time

    Do you want to love what you do at work? Do you want to make a difference, an impact, transform people’s lives? Do you want to work with a team that believes in disrupting the normal, boring, and average?If yes then you’re in the right place. UXBERT Labs is Saudi Arabia’s first UX, Usability, and E-Commerce innovation technology consultancy and we’re growing our team to support an ambitious vision. If you’re passionate about building products that create an impact, experimenting with the latest technologies, and working as part of an innovative team, then we want you.We are looking for an Ecommerce Operations Specialist to join our team. This is an opportunity for an experienced candidate to execute our Ecommerce initiatives to drive sales and deliver world-class customer experience.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES• Maintenance and execution of Ecommerce activities• Manage day to day operations of the online store, including daily order fulfillment• Account management of all sales channel partners and vendors• Manage workflows of new product set-up and listing (strong grammar and writing skills in both Arabic and English required)• Management of customer service for all sales channels• Set up initiatives to deliver engaging customer experiences that drive conversions and retention• Gather data from various sources (site analytics, customer research, competitor research) and convert these into insights, opportunities, and road map enhancements• Lead product forecasting to supply the site with accurate units to meet customer demand• Manage accuracy of stock delivery on all new product launches• Collate all information and update monthly Management reports• Conduct ad hoc reporting on business, stock, and customer service metricsWe’re looking for someone to start immediately so apply today and if you fit what we’re looking for we’ll be in touch straight away

    MINIMUM REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE• Minimum 3 years of experience within an Ecommerce operations role• Experience handling Ecommerce platforms, online sales, and website content management• Excellent communication and organizational skills in addition to project management experience• Financial acumen – ability to reconcile accounts receivables with payments received from sales partners• Ability to manage tasks simultaneously• Experience working on Google and web analytics• Experience evaluating and executing SEO strategiesADDITIONAL PREFERENCES• Experience with drop shipping business• Experience working as a site administrator on Magento Ecommerce websites• Background in the electronic gaming industry a PLUS• Knowledge of A/B Testing and Conversion Optimization• Experience creating and managing paid digital advertising campaigns (Google Adwords and Social Media)

    We believe the Experience Matters.
    We love to create simple products that people love to use through scientific usability, cognitive psychology, consumer behavior and business intelligence analytics.
    Headquartered in Riyadh, UXBERT Labs is Saudi Arabia’s first Customer and User Experience, Digital Innovation and Experience design lab. The only innovation lab in the region focusing on on scientifically proven ecommerce and digital product research, training, consulting, design and development.
    It features the first Usability Lab in the Kingdom. The UXBERT Usability Lab is equipped with state of the art technologies like eye tracking research devices and industry leading usability research software to bring the Saudi ecommerce and online market and entrepreneurs a facility where they can focus on user research, evaluation and user testing of all their web and mobile applications and services across various devices and browsers.
    The team consists of certified usability and user experience professionals that spend their days creating in-house UXBERT products, researching, consulting and training companies and entrepreneurs for their products.
    UXBERT Labs is also a startup accelerator that provides entrepreneurs with start up capital, resources and lean UX and MVP business expertise to test, validate and present their ideas and get their startups off the ground. More

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    Tax & Legal Services – Accounting & Payroll – Client Administrator | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment: Full Time

    Tax & Legal Services – Tax – Accounting & Payroll – Client AdministratorLine of ServiceTaxSpecialismGeneral Tax ConsultingManagement LevelAdministrativeJob Description & SummaryA career in our Tax Accounting practice, within Tax services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients meet and manage their tax obligations across unique but ever changing tax specialties. You’ll advise clients on their local and overseas tax affairs, while acting as a strategic consultant related to business analysis, managing indirect taxes, dispute resolution, and global enterprise tax solutions.Our team provides our clients with customised tax solutions and tax accounting advice based on their niche and business need. You’ll support the team with deferred tax validation projects, remediation and restatement, tax basis balance sheets and financial statement carve out preparation.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.

    At the Administrative level, 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:- Conduct self in a professional manner and take responsibility for work and commitments.- Flex approach to meet the changing needs of teams and clients.- Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.- Learn about business needs are changing and consider the impact on services provided.- Take action to stay current with new and evolving technology.- Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.- Communicate with empathy and adapt communication style to meet the needs of the situation and audience.- Anticipate the needs of others and take appropriate action.- Embrace different points of view and welcome opposing and conflicting ideas.- 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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    IFS – Risk & Quality – Deals R&Q Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment: Full Time

    Line of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesSpecialismIFS – Risk & Quality (R&Q)Management LevelManagerJob Description & SummaryA career in Risk Management, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to advance and foster integrity based decision making and conduct by PwC professionals throughout our organisation. You’ll focus on promoting and monitoring compliance with applicable external laws and regulations as well as internal policies and procedures to help manage PwC’s regulatory, litigation, and reputational risk.Our Projects and Change Management team helps PwC deliver sustainable change by getting people to accept, adopt, and drive change. We drive, develop, and communicate plans that enables our people to execute and embrace lasting transformation by empowering them to change their behaviour focusing on critical things that drive successful results.Opportunity:Deals R&Q are looking for a Manager candidate to join the Deals Risk and Quality (“R&Q”) team based in Dubai. This individual will be supporting the Deals R&Q team to drive the risk and quality agenda across Deals.About the Team:The Deals business is comprised of Infrastructure and Government, Business Recovery Services, Corporate Finance, Forensics Services and Transaction Services. The Deals R&Q team is a dynamic team that operates in the Deals fast-paced and exciting transaction-oriented business environment. The Deals R&Q team’s primary purpose is to provide trusted advisor risk and quality advice to the Deals business in order to help client-facing teams effectively manage and mitigate legal, regulatory and reputational risk.This role will have a broad range of activities including:- Supporting the Deals R&Q team in queries from client facing staff and providing pragmatic advice and solutions to their R&Q queries.- Building trusted relationships across Deals and other support teams, acting as a dedicated business advisor to Partners and Directors.- Proactively providing support to teams pursuing larger, or more complex opportunities (e.g. cross-border working).- Negotiating with clients on contracting challenges, with support from Office of the General Counsel and senior stakeholders in the business.- Delivering training to partners and staff across Deals, including one-to-one sessions and seminar-based training.- This wide exposure to the Deals business will support the selected individual’s personal development and enable ongoing progression.- To support you, you will work under the guidance / supervision of the Deals R&Q team.- There is a great opportunity for the right candidate to learn and develop in this role.The role will provide the successful candidate with:- The opportunity to work closely with Deals partners across the business.- An opportunity to get involved with some of the high profile, complex and risky engagements Deals are delivering.- An ability to help Deals to deliver against strategy.- The opportunity to work in a fast paced, mentally stimulating, dynamic environment where no two days are the same.- An opportunity to develop a solid Risk Management technical base.- A stable working location.

    What you need:- Ability to communicate clearly with strong presentation skills and provide firm and concise advice.- Clear understanding of commercial / client-facing issues and associated risk procedures.- An understanding of technological offerings is an advantage.- Ability to interact with others demands providing support and/or influencing, with the flexibility to change behavior where necessary.- Intellectual capacity to make decisions with strong analytical, organisational and project management skills.- A conscientious, ambitious team player, with good self-management skills and an ability to take initiative.Knowledge, skills and abilities:- The selected individual will be a Manager with client facing experience in working with a Financial Advisory firm or in an internal Risk & Quality role in a Big 4.- The individual must be proficient in English and preferably an Arabic speaker.ContextDelivering distinctive quality is core to the PwC brand and managing risk is an important and integral component of ensuring that whatever we do is sustainable and enhances our brand. Differentiating ourselves from our competitors is fundamental to winning new engagements and building lasting relationships with clients. This encompasses all aspects of the engagement life cycle from the initial decision on which opportunities to pursue through to proposal submission and successful delivery. Deals continues to grow across the region and there are increasingly complex quality and risk aspects that need to be addressed to support our continued success.

    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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    Web Developer / Web Master | Black Pearl

    Employment: Full Time

    A new opportunity has come up with a fast-growing media company in the UAE. Our client is urgently looking for a Web Developer cum Webmaster.In this role, you will have the following responsibilities but not limited to:* Maintaining and updating the content for the website* Proposing designs and feature enhancements as needed* Creating a website and microsite as needed (in house and other clients)* Managing emailers, newsletter, and other digital requirements which will require minimal coding

    To be considered for this role, you will need to meet the following criteria:* Minimum of 2 years of proven work experience working as a web developer.* Strong understanding of UI, cross-browser compatibility, and general web functions & standards.* Acquires hands-on experience with web applications and programming languages such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, and APIs.* Must be able to communicate in English* Willing to work outside office hours when requiredThe working hours of the role will be from 9 AM to 7 PM, Sunday to Thursday.Disclaimer: Black Pearl will never ask for money or any form to charge our candidates just to process or consider their application for any of our available vacancies. If you happen to receive such a request from any members of our staff or other individuals claiming to be part of Black Pearl, please do contact us.

    Black Pearl is a progressive, dynamic and well structured HR solution provider that offers permanent recruitment services, HR consultancy, psychometric assessments, coaching and also professional training services for clients from different corporate sectors in the Middle East.
    Like a rare and unique black pearl, we consider our partnership with our clients and job seekers as a fine, precious and valuable encounter that needs to be affirmed, developed and supported with a strong commitment to deliver not only the right services but the best in the industry.
    Our aim is to meet and exceed the expectations of our clients, strategically offering Black Pearl services that are customized to the unique requirements of our clients and job seekers alike, resulting in effectively achieving goals and all that is required in this ever evolving and competitive market. More