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    IT Business Analyst – Applications | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    As the IT Business Analyst, you will be responsible to manage, build, and implement business applications to the organisation. You will lead implementation projects and are expected to manage multiple stakeholders throughout the process.Client DetailsA well-established organisation with a diverse culture. This organisation strives to be an industry leader by constantly investing in new talent, new technologies and new IT-related strategies.Description* Asses the business’ current and future technology needs by meeting directly with stakeholders to gather information and understand organisational or departmental objectives.* Create designs for technical solutions to resolve business problems and tryout components of new systems for efficiency.* Ensure clean and accurate documentation that may include aspects such as business requirements, client requirements, and technical specifications, and write findings in form of reports.* Play a vital role in determining the scope and requirements of each project.* Oversee periodic system testing to ensure that it continually meets functional requirements, oversee usability and user acceptance testing throughout the organisation and gather user data to make recommendations to improve functionality or reliability.Job Offer* Dynamic work environment* Attractive salary * Opportunity to work for a leading, high-profile organisation

    * 7-10 years of relevant experience in managing/building/implementing business applications.* Working experience in capital markets and investment banking industry (prior experience in private equity is a plus).* Strong experience in driving UAT sessions with business users and the ability to work with the technical team to build solutions and perform QA.* Prior working experience with a hedge fund/ PE fund is preferred.* Excellent written and oral communication 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

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    Senior Support Engineer – ACS – Core Database Expert | Oracle

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Preferred Qualifications Advanced Customer Services is a global organization within Oracle, providing tailored mission-critical support services to customers with complex IT requirements. We provide customized, proactive solutions for all Oracle applications and technologies: Sun Servers and Storage, Database, Middleware and Applications. Advanced Services Engineers (ASE) provides support in the continuous operational improvement of Oracle environments. ASEs do this by leveraging Oracle’s support-based intellectual property and customers’ experiences throughout their involvement with Oracle’s technologies. Our goal is for every customer to gain ever-more value from their Oracle Solutions by helping them make well informed decisions regarding the implementation; management and use of Oracle technologies. Core Activities And Responsibilities• Delivering high quality technical services to ACS customers. • Ensuring adherence to internal methodology, tools and quality standards. • Proactively foresee existing customer needs and activities to provide better support and remain engaged with customer focused activities • Work with other Oracle LOBs and Partners to ensure that knowledge is transferred both into and out of ACS, and act as technical Subject Matter Experts where required • Be focused on innovation and technology and understand how these can be used to benefit both customers and ACS • Manage and resolve Customer Requests according to product main strategy and model. • Respond and resolve customer issues within Key Performance Indicator targets. • Maintain an up-to-date and in-depth knowledge of new products. • Ensure the timely completion of planned proactive tasks and Customer Requests. • Owning and resolving problems and managing customer expectations throughout the life cycle in accordance with global standards. • Working towards, adopting and contributing to new processes and tools (ODC, diagnostic methodology, health checks, scripting tools, etc.

    Related Work Experience• The candidate should have MIN 5-8 years of experience in using and administrating Oracle database server with strong knowledge of UNIX, Linux and/or Windows. • Experience in RAC, DB Performance, or Backup/Recovery is a Must. Formal Education or Equivalent: • The candidates should have a degree in Computer science or similar. Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) is a must/ (OCM) is a plus in Oracle platform products including database, Cloud certified is preferred. Skills • Strong knowledge of UNIX, Linux and/or Windows.• Experience in RAC, DB Performance, DB patching/DB upgrades or Backup/Recovery is a must. • Experience in one or more of the following technical areas is a plus: • Oracle Security Products, Oracle Data Guard, Oracle Golden Gate, SQL Tuning, Corruption, Exadata , Super Cluster, ZFS, ZDLRA. • Having excellent written and spoken English is a must with strong Communication skills. • Candidate should have Customer focus, working globally, team working and results orientation skills. Others (Mandatory): Candidate should be: • Willing to travel for long tasks or high frequency. • Willing to work on 24×7 and flexible hours (Out of hours and weekends)

    Oracle offers an integrated array of applications, databases, servers, storage, and cloud technologies to empower modern business. For most companies, flexibility is critical. Oracle provides a wide choice of software, systems, and cloud deployment models – including public, on-premises, and hybrid clouds – to ensure that technology flexes to the unique needs of a business.

    Oracle Cloud is a complete, integrated stack of platform, infrastructure, and application services. With advanced scalability and security, Oracle Cloud enables technical agility across the enterprise, connects people to information for clearer insights, and fosters efficiency through simplified workflows.

    More than 420,000 customers across 145 countries have harnessed Oracle technology to accelerate their digital transformation. More

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    Senior, Business Intelligence Architect | Oracle

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Oracle Middle East is looking to recruit a Senior Business Intelligence Architect to join our energetic team which delivers high value to customers in the Lower Gulf region in their endeavors with on-premise and cloud technology solution offerings. The candidate should have the ability to translate customer business requirements into solutions that leverage Oracle’s data management offerings (Oracle DB, Oracle Golden Gate, Oracle Data Integrator, Oracle Analytics Server, Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning). The candidate should be able to mentor members of the partner’s technical community, and frequently delivers training and presentations to enrich Oracle technical community. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in data management offerings. The candidate should have the ability to: • Engage with all levels within both Oracle and the customers’ organizations • Co-draft sales strategies together with the account managers • Translate customer requirements into deliverable products and services • Provide technical support in all necessary sales activities • Define system architecture and develop cutting-edge solutions based on Oracle’s data management offerings. • Design and participate in technology pilot projects or proof of concept (POC) activities • Define values propositions, positioning and differentiation to competitors’ products • Support and develop existing customer and partner relationships and skills • Complete the technical requirement for request for information (RFI) and request for proposal (RFP) • Help drive sales opportunities to successful completion • Define and drive pre-sales initiatives in target accounts and territories • Represent Oracle in marketing events as required • Actively develop cloud platform expertise• Oracle sales consultants must be excellent communicators, able to develop and articulate complex technological issues in a straightforward way to both decision makers and technical personnel alike.

    Technical Skills • This role requires skills from a blend of traditional infrastructure technologies with focus on Oracle Database EE, Oracle Nosql, and Big data technologies, • To be suitable and successful in this job you should be widely regarded as a subject matter expert in your current role, and deep expertise in Business Intelligence (BI) tools, Data Warehouse (DW), Data Modelling concepts and SQL/PLSQL. • Basic Knowledge/awareness of Tableau/Power BI/ML Studio/Snowflake and Azure/GCP/AWS background is a plus Personal Attributes • Self-driven and result oriented • Strong presentation skills • Ability to build relationships with customers, earn trusted advisor status • Demonstrate excellent diplomacy, negotiation and collaboration abilities. • Customer focused • Effective communication (verbal & written)• Focus on relationships (internal & external) • Strong willingness to learn new things and share them with others • Team player • Confident and decisive • Be able to communicate at management level as well as at a technical expert level. Mandatory Requirements: • Have a BSc. or equivalent or higher degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering • Have at least 5 years of experience in Business Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies. (with at least 10 years of overall IT experience) • Excellent command of Arabic and English languages.

    Oracle offers an integrated array of applications, databases, servers, storage, and cloud technologies to empower modern business. For most companies, flexibility is critical. Oracle provides a wide choice of software, systems, and cloud deployment models – including public, on-premises, and hybrid clouds – to ensure that technology flexes to the unique needs of a business.

    Oracle Cloud is a complete, integrated stack of platform, infrastructure, and application services. With advanced scalability and security, Oracle Cloud enables technical agility across the enterprise, connects people to information for clearer insights, and fosters efficiency through simplified workflows.

    More than 420,000 customers across 145 countries have harnessed Oracle technology to accelerate their digital transformation. More

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    UX/UI Designer – eCommerce | Chalhoub Group

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Who we are Chalhoub is the leading luxury retailer in the Middle East. With more than 700 stores, 300 brands, and 60 years of experience in the region, we are the premiere destination for luxury goods. To fuel the next stage of the organisation’s growth, we are looking to develop a world class digital and e-commerce capability. Building on our strong data foundations, we are looking to create an agile and truly customer-centric organisation to deliver significant growth. We are looking for top talent to join us on this journey. As a UX/UI Designer in the eCommerce team, you will be working across the entire product lifecycle from concept to delivery, creating and validating wireframes, prototypes and pixel perfect UI to delight our customers. Collaborating with the UX Team, Product Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, Marketing and Business Stakeholders, your responsibilities will include: – Incrementally building the user experience at various stages of the design process with requirements, wireframes, flow diagrams, mockups, and/or high fidelity prototypes, validating deliverables with stakeholders regularly with a continuous feedback loop – Implementing user-centered best practices, design processes and systems – Being the voice and advocate of the customer, constantly up to date with the latest trends and design thinking – Using both quantitative and qualitative research methods to inform and validate your design decisions – Tracking user experience metrics, reporting on the success of UX enhancements, A-B testing, implementing data driven new improvements – You will be assigned a portfolio of products and manage this with support from a more senior member of the team

    What you’ll need to succeed – +3 years experience in UX/UI design. UX experience is a must, a candidate from a pure UI background will find this role challenging – Strong conceptual thinker with excellent communication skills – Passionate about understanding the users’ needs, motivations and behaviors and ability to translate them into actionable deliverables – Fluency in design tools (Adobe Suite, Sketch, Figma, Invision) – A portfolio of mobile commerce experiences is a plus What we can offer you With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day. We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies 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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    Quality Assurance Manager | AccorHotels

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Passionate about guest service and interaction? As a Quality Assurance Manager reporting to the General Manager, you will lead your team to create unforgettable Service experiences for our guests and resolve all guest concerns. What is in it for you: – Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide – Learning programs through our Academies and the opportunity to earn qualifications while you work – Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world – Ability to make a difference in the local community through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21 What you will be doing: – Assist in leading, mentoring and training the Operations team on Guest Service Standards – Supervise and delegate duties; Ensure brand standards are maintained – Liaise with the operations team to ensure the highest standard of Guest standards

    Your experience and skills include: – Service focused personality is essential and a passion for everything Hospitality – Previous experience in a similar leadership role is an asset – Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities and the ability to lead by exampleYour team and working environment: – Banyan Tree will operate and expand the Ashar luxury camp, embracing the region’s Arabian heritage to blend in seamlessly with the Ashar Valley’s striking natural scenery and stand in the heart of AlUla’s planned “living museum” experience. Situated near AlUla’s signature mirrored Maraya Concert Venue, the camp recently hosted guests of the annual Winter At Tantora cultural festival, elevating visitors’ experiences by connecting them with AlUla’s nature, art, and ancestry. This position is open to foreign nationals with valid passports to work in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.Why work for Accor? We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow’s hospitality.

    A caring employer providing respect, training and career development for our employees. An attractive employer offering more than 100 professions across the 5 continents.

    We are much more than a world leader. We are 250,000 hoteliers with the same shared passion for welcoming. We take care of millions of guests in our 4,300 addresses and on our digital platforms. As an operator and franchisor (HotelServices), owner and investor (HotelInvest), we invest all our energy into making “Feel Welcome” resonate as the finest hotel promise.

    From luxury to economy and in every corner of the globe, AccorHotels’​ more than 20 brands meet all the needs of business and leisure travelers seeking comfort, attention and high-quality services. More

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    Software Architect | WFC Holding

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Overview• Responsible for design and development of new software or extensive software revisions for external customers. • Reviews and selects the underlying infrastructure technologies for the software product and its workflows. • Serves as the top level technical expert by creating high-level architectural specifications and addressing problems of systems integration, compatibility, and general security. • Performs research on the potential project feasibility to management. • Participates as needed in new innovation efforts. • As needed, advises both the Director of Engineering and the CTO on technical matters regarding the company software. • Requires a bachelor’s degree of Computer Science or a related field. Reports to the Director of Engineering. • Work as a highly independent member of the software team. • Assumes a team lead role for the software development team. Requires 10+ years of related breadth of experience.Facilitation• Utilizes best practice engineering methods and provides expert technical guidance for engineering initiatives.• Facilitates team productivity and code quality through regular code reviews and technical education of the Software team.• Facilitates team cohesion through good communication, guidance, and collaboration80033Director of Engineering Rev 1

    Salary:
    AED
    25,000 to 40,000
    per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

    Key Skills• Broad knowledge of the problem space developed through experience with all aspects of software development from backend infrastructure to networking, databases, documentation creation, API development and user interface implementation.• Deep understanding of the Linux development environment and operating system, Python, ReactJS, services, test-driven development, code base management, continuous integration systems, networking security issues and advanced debugging capabilities.• Quality leadership skills as a technical expert that can inspire and encourage teammates to improve their own skill sets.• Remains current on technology trends and able to distinguish lasting technologies from short term • technology fads in order to implement technology that will facilitate future product stability and scalability.

    WFC Holding was born out of a market need for specialist shared services support functions in the UAE.

    WFC Holding has rapidly expanded its service offering, capability, and client base to become an integrated business process outsourcing company. More

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    ERP Specialist (Techno Functional) | RTC-1 Employment Services

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Position Title: ERP Specialist (Techno Functional)Employment Type: Full Time Salary: up to 15K AED all inclusive depending on experience and qualifications Job Location: Dubai, UAEAbout the Client: A leading investment company in the UAE.Job Description:• Responsible for providing day to day reliable, cost effective and responsive Oracle EBS R12 services to the whole company • Technical and Functional Support of Finance module and documentation, solution testing, data migration, high level report development, UAT (User Acceptance Testing), production migration, etc.• Responsible for handling issues through e-tickets, e-mails, able to customize reporting• Perform Oracle SQL tuning on a daily basis to make process error free• Control and manage new ERP cloud

    Qualifications:• 45 years old and below• With at least 4 years of ERP implementation experience in financial and accounting industry; techno functional skills and experience is a must• Strong experience in Microsoft Navision Business Central (BC) is required• Must have experience on implementation and customization• Key skills – Oracle modules (accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, cash management fixed assets)

    RTC-1 Employment Services is a licensed recruitment firm based in Dubai, UAE. Our team has been in the market since 2004 and we are supporting various industries with their staffing needs across the Middle East and Africa. More

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    ACS Senior Support Engineer – Hyperion Technical Consultant | Oracle

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Organization Name: Oracle Advanced Customer Support Description The ACS – Hyperion engineer, will work as a technical consultant on Oracle Hyperion products suite. The candidate should have a solid experience in the area of Enterprise Performance Management, Budgeting, Planning and Financial Consolidation. An implementation experience in complex to medium complexity environment is required. He or She should be able to operate independently to provide quality work products, and perform varied and complex duties and tasks that need independent judgment. The products suite expected to be covered are EPM Hyperion Essbase, Planning and HFM, FDMEE Applications. EPM Cloud products knowledge / experience is an asset. Responsibilities – Works with the client to understand requirements, functionality and business processes – Translate customer requirements into deliverable products and services – Provide functional assessment of implemented solutions, with recommendations for enhanced processes, best usage of Oracle applications features and better performance results – Develops test plans, procedures and running the tests accordingly – Support Oracle EPM Hyperion products and services in line with the contractual agreement – Works with support to resolve Customers SRs. – Troubleshoots and resolves simple to highly complex functional, performance issues related to EPM Hyperion products. – Works with various functions within Oracle to ensure RCA is complete and SLAs are met. – Conduct knowledge transfer sessions both within the Oracle team and to end users. – Work closely with the technical team and delivery leaders to provide engagements work estimates and drive excellence in functional work. – Ensures that new services are appropriately captured and put in ACS corporate repository – Proactively maintains knowledge of Oracle’s current and future products/solutions offerings for the specified EPM / Hyperion Cloud area.

    Technical Qualifications – At least 5-8 years of experience working with Essbase, Hyperion planning, HFM, FDMEE systems as a functional consultant. – 3+ years of experience and good knowledge in designing, building, optimizing, integrating and automating EPM solutions working on different Oracle EPM applications. – Experience and good understanding of Finance, Accounting, Budgeting and Forecasting processes, GL systems, consolidation and reporting is required. – Expert knowledge of Hyperion Planning (business rules, integration, etc.) – Working experience with Planning Budgeting, Workforce, OPEX and CAPEX. – Familiar with the functionality of ODI, EPM Automate, and other ETL tools. – Knowledge of other Oracle Hyperion integration tools like DRM is an advantage. – Advanced knowledge of relational databases Oracle, SQL server and data modeling. – Good working experience in SmartView, MS Office Suite. Other Qualifications: – Strong English written/verbal communications – Self-motivated individual who works well in a team environment. – Willing to work in shifts & weekends as required. – Willing to travel in the region (MEA) and work out of client locations. – Willing to provide on-call support on a 24/7 basis when needed. – Experience in working as part of Global/ Matrixed/ Remote teams. – Self-driven, ability to work under minimal supervision. – Excellent Analytical skills.

    Oracle offers an integrated array of applications, databases, servers, storage, and cloud technologies to empower modern business. For most companies, flexibility is critical. Oracle provides a wide choice of software, systems, and cloud deployment models – including public, on-premises, and hybrid clouds – to ensure that technology flexes to the unique needs of a business.

    Oracle Cloud is a complete, integrated stack of platform, infrastructure, and application services. With advanced scalability and security, Oracle Cloud enables technical agility across the enterprise, connects people to information for clearer insights, and fosters efficiency through simplified workflows.

    More than 420,000 customers across 145 countries have harnessed Oracle technology to accelerate their digital transformation. More