General Management

Employment: Full Time

Our client one of the world’s leading Professional Services Firm. The company is looking to hire an experienced Office Manager based in Kuwait.Client DetailsOur client is one of the world’s leading Global Professional Services firm in Kuwait. They are currently looking to expand their administration team and have introduced a position of an Office Manager.DescriptionThe role will have a variety of responsibilities including full secretarial duties:Primary Responsibilities:* Intense schedule organisation- complex travel arrangements and itineraries.* Primary responsibility for multiple diary management- managing constant change based on priorities.* Extensive global business travel planning.* Produce and proof-read correspondence, documents, packs and presentations if and when required, frequently under tight time constraints.* Manage calls and other correspondence keeping Partner priorities in mind.* Work collaboratively with EAs in a team environment, providing back up cover for their Partners during holiday or sickness.Office Coordinator Responsibilities:* Direct the personnel team – including coaching, development and evaluation of team.* Plan and manage office budget.* Supervise outsourced building services when required.* Support physical space- supervising staff, external contractors, vendors, and performing quality control inspections.* Collaborate with Firm Real Estate and oversee construction efforts.* Act as first point of contact for the office.* Arrange and prepare community building events- circulate events calendar and organises activities.* Manage all vendor services and finances in collaboration with the finance department – maintaining vendor list/invoices, meal voucher system, client expenses.* Landlord management in collaboration with the Real Estate team.Other Responsibilities:* Enhance self-development through relevant training, addressing potential issues, taking on additional responsibilities, and contributing to the EA department.* Organise client and internal conferences and personnel committees within the Firm when requiredJob OfferThe successful candidate for this role will be offered a competitive monthly salary, all-inclusive of basic, housing and transport allowances. Additionally, he/she will receive a bonus, medical insurance. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Office Manager to further progress their career with the leading Professional Services Company.

The successful candidate for this Office Manager Role:* Kuwaiti National.* 5+ years of EA experience working at a senior level- supporting a leadership team in a corporate environment/ multinational or professional services Industry* Candidates having Office Management experience in addition to support preferred* Degree level and/or secretarial qualification (preferred).* Strong organisational skills and excellent secretarial skills.* Confidence in individual ability and the capability to work collaboratively.* Strong communication skills and the ability to take ownership and initiative.* Excellent MS Office Skills.

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

Employment: Full Time

NSI Talent is currently working on a role for a bank in Kuwait. They are looking to hire for a Technical Delivery Lead to support their ongoing Large-Scale Digital Transformation Program.Function:• Responsible for Managing Tribe Technical staff including vendors and owning the engineering delivery of technical products in the retail tribe.Reporting to:• Retail Tribe lead

Requirements:• 7 to 10 years of Relevant experience in Banking and “Digital Transformation”• A Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience• Proven GCC experience in the Banking Domain• Excellent command of English language and Arabic (Highly Preferred but not Mandatory)• Candidates from Kuwait will be prioritized.Interested candidates can send their updated CV online.

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

Employment: Full Time

Strategy and Innovation Associate – Financial ServicesA role that will play a central part in establishing and managing the entity’s digital strategy and innovation agenda. Alongside its responsibility for managing the entity’s digital transformation road map and adoption of agile, the entity’s Digital Office will manage the entity’s digital innovation strategy and associated investment portfolio and partnerships.Client DetailsFinancial Services – Riyadh, KSAOne of the world’s largest financial service organisations.DescriptionStrategy and Innovation Associate – Financial Services – Riyadh, KSA• Creation and on-going management of digital innovation portfolio report.• Creation of investment evaluations and proposals for submission to investment committee.• Presenting recommendations to bank executives.• Research, analyse, and organize the digital innovation portfolio across key trends (e.g. Digital Identity; Digital currency; Personal Finance Management & automated advices; Instant Payments; Advanced Analytics; etc.)• Engage with group digital and innovation functions to leverage best practices.• Specify the entity’s “Innovation challenges” and getting these agreed with sponsors.• Run periodic Innovation showcases, roadshows and events.• Engage with industry bodies such as FinTech Saudi and regulators on the Kingdom’s FSDP agenda.• Produce regular steering committee updates.• Develop digital innovation investment recommendations.• Support CDO in matters of strategy and communication.Job Offer• Strategy and Innovation Associate – Financial Services – Riyadh, KSA• A role with a leading Financial Services organisation in the Kingdom.• Competitive package and benefits.

• Master’s degree from leading university.• 3+ years of experience working at a top-tier strategy consulting organisation or within the strategy function of a universal bank.• Proven experience of self-managing end-to-end cycle of hypothesis development through to analysis and recommendation within the context of strategy development for banks and/or regulators.• Candidates should have +3 years of relevant experience in successfully managing all facets of strategy projects for clients in financial services.• Researching, analysing, synthesising and reporting on trends, regulators, business models, value chains in banking, financial services and technology.• Developing valuation models and sensitivity analyses forecasts for business cases.• Defining the strategic narrative for executive recommendations.• Knowledge of innovation management frameworks.• Working with diverse stakeholders to develop buy-in to strategic recommendations.• Building effective relationships across a diverse set of colleagues and partners.• Comfortable and confident communicating to executive management as well as peers and more junior staff.• Managing relationships with suppliers and partners.• Managing multiple concurrent projects.

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

Employment: Full Time

Whether facing acts of fraud, government investigations, regulatory enquiries, major litigation or transactional disputes, clients turn to Forensic & Integrity Services for assistance. This practice provides proactive and reactive services to address organizations’ risks related to fraud, bribery and corruption.The team includes forensic accountants and technologists, certified fraud examiners, anti-corruption professionals and money laundering and sanctions investigators. They work with our clients’ legal counsel (internal or external), compliance and internal audit departments to investigate complex issues and address operational challenges. The business focuses on G360 clients in highly regulated industry sectors, including Financial Services, Life Sciences, Oil & Gas, Telecommunications and Construction & Infrastructure.The opportunityAs a Forensic & Integrity Services Senior Manager, you’ll build valued relationships with external clients and internal peers and develop a portfolio of projects by focusing on high value opportunities. You’ll lead presentations and proposals for complex projects or elements of highly complex projects, and provide subject matter insight to bids and proposals. Drawing on your skills and experience, you’ll create innovative commercial insights for clients, adapt methods and practices to fit operational team and cultural needs, and contribute to thought leadership.Your key responsibilitiesAs a Senior Manager in the Forensics team, you are required to lead and grow a team and to provide strategic sourcing services related to regulatory compliance, Financial Crime Compliance (FCC), corporate governance, fraud risk assessments, enterprise risk management, internal controls to our clients.- You are also required to assist organizations to maintain effective and efficient controls, in order to manage organizational and strategic risks.- You will be responsible for managing multiple client engagement teams at an executive level within the practice and the firm.- You can expect to work with high level client personnel to address compliance, financial, and operational risks as well as perform internal control testing, develop internal audit plans, and provide internal audit services on an outsourcing basis.- You will assess the client’s current state internal controls and SOX framework in order to mitigate risk.- Provide guidance and share knowledge with team members and participate in performing procedures especially focusing on complex, judgmental and/or specialized issues.- You are required to work with the team and the client to create plans for accomplishing engagement objectives and a strategy that complies with professional standards and advise clients to understand and manage their business risks and verify the validity of their business information.- Brief the engagement team on the client’s IA environment and industry IA trends.- Maintain relationships with client management to manage expectations of service, including work products, timing, and deliverables.- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of compliance, financial, and operational risks along with performing internal control testing, develop internal audit plans, and provide internal audit services on an outsourcing basis.- Assess internal controls and SOX framework in order to mitigate risk and apply it to client situations

To qualify for the role you must have- A bachelor’s or master’s degree- A minimum of 8 years of experience working in the Forensics domain coupled with a background in internal audit, risk advisory, financial crime compliance and risk assessment with a consulting firm.- Arabic speaking proficiency- Knowledge of the global risk and regulatory environment, especially developments in the FCC space- Flexibility to travel across the MENA regionIdeally, you’ll also have- Post-graduate qualifications in AML/CFT or professional/technical qualifications in risk management- Experience with the design, development and implementation of internal controls for financial services business processes, especially in FCC framework and strategy preferredWhat we look forWe are interested in entrepreneurs who have the confidence to develop and promote a brand new strategic vision both internally and externally. You will be business savvy with a passion for innovation as well as the motivation to create your own EY journey.What working at EY offers- Support and coaching 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 advisory 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.If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.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

Employment: Full Time

The Transformation Director (TD) will be responsible for leading the design, planning, and execution of an enterprise transformation program to diversify and grow the firms retail mortgage business. Successfully delivering the program of work will require hands-on coordination of a set of interdependent business, technology, operational and change management projects.Client DetailsTransformation – Financial Services – Riyadh, KSAOne of the world’s largest financial service organisations.Description- Drive the transformation delivery to realise agreed business objectives.- Advise business sponsors and executive stakeholders on delivery options, trade-offs and benefits.- Design organisational release plan and key business capability milestones.- Mitigate program delivery risks.- Inspire diverse delivery teams and lead by example, building a culture of openness and learning.- Ensure that program requirements across the organisation are managed end-to-end to an agreed standard.- Work hand-in-hand with business, technology and enabling services leaders to plan and deliver the transformation.- Play a central role in work stream planning and vendor selection.- Establish core delivery practices and standards to be followed by work streams.- Note that it is expected that a combination of agile and waterfall delivery methods will be relevant for different work streams.- Own the creation and management of the consolidated transformation delivery road-map.- Lead the transformation office/PMO.- Lead communication and reporting for the program.- Proactively manage risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies to minimise impact to the baseline plan.- Govern change control.- Consolidate program finances and budget reporting.- Manage upwards within organisation advising, influencing and reporting to executives, sponsors and Chief Digital Officer.- Manage work stream leads/project managers through a matrix reporting line, to deliver to the agreed standards and schedule.- Manage career and performance of transformation office/PMO direct reports (if such are assigned).- Establish program delivery risk controls and ensure compliance to these.- Performs other responsibilities and tasks as directed by the Chief Digital Officer in order to meet organisational objectives.Job Offer- Transformation – Financial Services – Riyadh,Ksa- The chance to take up a leadership role in Transformation- A competitive package and benefits

– Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent a combination of education and experience in lieu of degree- PMP Certification preferred- Scaled or Lean Agile Certification preferred- Change Management Certification preferred- Minimum of five (5) years’ managing teams and individual professionals in the mortgage industry or a financial services environment- Minimum of twelve (12) years’ experience performing project management duties in the mortgage industry or a financial services environment- Minimum of five (5) five years’ program/project manager experience across different types of high – risk, high-value projects- Preferably Saudi National OR having extensive GCC Transformation experience.- Preferably coming from a Consulting 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

Employment: Full Time

Line of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesSpecialismIFS – Clients & MarketsManagement LevelSenior ManagerJob Description & SummaryA career in Sales and Marketing, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to focus on positioning a distinctive PwC brand in the marketplace and drive long term revenue growth for the Firm. You’ll focus on designing, developing, and implementing communication programmes and media events to promote and sell the PwC’s brand and services as well as contribute to and evaluating our pricing strategies in the marketplace.Our team is a client focused group that is responsible for positioning the PwC brand and driving long term growth. You’ll work with sales and marketing teams to drive consistency in executing our client relationship, and business development strategy, as well as driving our sales framework to help deliver value on key business initiatives.PurposeMaximize impact of the ME EPB leadership team across LoSs and territories, helping with connecting the community, focusing efforts, leveraging synergies, driving cross regional investments and scaling-up target accounts, offerings and capabilities.Main activities• Act as a COO for the EPB Community xLoS, working with the EPB xLOS lead and the EPB leadership team.• Support the development of practice and sectors 3-year strategy, annual planning, quarterly business reviews, and regular performance updates.• Develop practice governance and operating model and organise practice calls, meetings, and events.• Manage timely execution of practice institutional activities (people and collaboration, platforms and foresight, marketing and event, team grabs and acquisitions).• Facilitate cooperation with relevant ME stakeholders.• Prepare and support channel choice exercise.• Maintain discipline around accounts, offerings, and capabilities management.• Prepare investment requests and manage practice budget.• Serve as first point of contact for information regarding industry activity and business status – dissemination of information to all relevant parties.• Develop and execute a ME Communication plan that includes Periodical Updates, Wins, News Alerts, etc.• Build and maintain a DB for communication.

Profile Guidelines• Ex-client staff, SM level, or equivalent internal PwC experience.• Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills (Advanced Excel, PPT skills, Power BI, SF, required).• Strong inter-personal skills and ability to deal with diverse stakeholders.• Well organized with track record of building institutional capabilities.• Mastery of digital communication and cooperation tools.• Proactive, creative, and achievement driven.

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

Employment: Full Time

Line of ServiceTaxSpecialismTransfer PricingManagement LevelSenior ManagerJob Description & SummaryA career within Transfer Pricing services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients develop compliant, tax efficient structures that help advance their business goals. You’ll focus on all aspects of documentation planning, dispute resolution, and advance pricing agreements.Our team is responsible for all aspects of intercompany pricing arrangements between related business entities, including transfers of intellectual property, transfers of tangible goods, services and loans, and other financing transactions.To really stand out and make us ?t for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be an authentic and inclusive leader, at all grades/levels and in all lines of service. 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 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:- Take action to ensure everyone has a voice, inviting opinion from all.- Establish the root causes of issues and tackle them, rather than just the symptoms.- Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.- Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.- Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.- Develop specialised expertise in one or more areas.- Advise stakeholders on relevant technical issues for their business area.- Navigate the complexities of global teams and engagements.- Build trust with teams and stakeholders through open and honest conversation.- 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

Employment: Full Time

Line of ServiceAssuranceSpecialismAssuranceManagement LevelSenior ManagerJob Description & SummaryA career within Internal Audit services, will provide you with an opportunity to gain an understanding of an organisation’s objectives, regulatory and risk management environment, and the diverse needs of their critical stakeholders. We focus on helping organisations look deeper and see further considering areas like culture and behaviours to help improve and embed controls. In short, we seek to address the right risks and ultimately add value to their organisation.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 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:- Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team.- Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.- Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.- Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.- Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.- Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism.- Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.- Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements.- Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust.- 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