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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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    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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    DevOps Engineer / Technical Operations Manager | Venture Search – Valdere Group

    Employment: Full Time

    Our client, a Dubai based global markets firm, is hiring for a database devops engineer to join their team.This is a priority hire, and preference will be given to candidates who can start at reasonably short notice. Candidates relocating from overseas will be considered, providing that a short notice start date is possible.The Role:- Work alongside an industry leading team of quants, technologists, data scientists, and traders- Take an active role in building a best in class cutting edge global markets firm, based in Dubai- Assume responsibility for architecture and database development activities- Work alongside developers and data scientists to develop and maintain databases for complex data structures

    Required experience:- 5+ years’ experience in devops engineering, devops architecture, technical operations, or in developing and maintaining large databases for complex data structures (preferably for financial markets and trading)- Extensive knowledge and hands on experience of MongoDB and Postgres- Experience working with large and complex datasets- Proven software engineering ability- Skilled in code (Python, SQL), to create custom workflows and problem solving- Confident and articulate, able to liaise with senior stakeholders across the business- Problem solver, with a self-starter mindset- Experience working in a developed financial services market (e.g. London/New York/Paris etc)- Preferable but not essential – experience working within a global markets firm / financial institution / hedge fund / quant trading house or similar. Understand the high stakes nature of trading and reliability of systems and databases.

    Venture Search is an international banking & financial services search firm, combining technology and human skill to enhance all aspects of the hiring process. By combining advanced search technology and a market-leading team, we are able to attract the most talented candidates in the banking and financial services sector. Here at Venture Search, we are passionate about building world-class teams and delivering long-term recruitment solutions. Venture’s focus spans multiple facets of the global Financial Services industry, including Banking, Non-Banking Financial Institutions, Buyside, Fintechs, and Advisory firms. More

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    UI/UX Designer | Peg B Technology

    Employment: Full Time

    Duties and Responsibilities• Create visual design experiences that supports users’ goals and behaviors using Sketch,InVision, Flinto, Adobe Creative Suite etc.• Work with the Senior Product Designer and Product Managers to create pixel perfectmockups and clickable prototypes that adhere to product goals and user needs• Solve unique visual problems that arise for individual products based on business or userneeds• Translate UX wireframes and prototypes into design assets to be built by developersand/or shared externally with clients• Work with developers to ensure alignment between design and tech• Follow, create, and contribute to cohesive visual style guides to ensure that a consistentdesign language is applied across all products within the company

    Personal AttributesYou are someone who realizes the importance of connecting and balancing business goals with user needs. Continually keep yourself and your design team updated with the latest changes in your industry’s standards• Technically astute and the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies.• Quick to understand existing systems / products and how they function.• Great communicator• Good attention to detail, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.• Self-starter, organised and self-motivated.• Able to work within a team environment or independently when required.Essential Experience• A minimum of 3 years’ experience.• Proficient in using Sketch App, InVision, Adobe CC (Photoshop, In design, Illustrator)• Experience designing interfaces for desktop, tablets and phones.• Demonstrated ability creating deliverables in the visual design and building stages.• A passion for detail and a care for great usability and aesthetics.• Excellent self-starter who always thinks MVP first with the ability to work in a small, startup-style, agile and fast-paced team.• Confident in your work without becoming too attached to your designs when constructive team and user feedback is put forward.• A strong portfolio featuring relevant work examples.Desirable Experience• Experience in UX research, wireframing and prototyping, experience working embedded in a team of developers, experience working agile.• Interest in print.

    PegB Technology is a multi-national team of mobile payment professionals with over five decades of payments experience across four continents, rolling out the world’s most intelligent omni-channel payments platform to empower you, the merchant, to accept all modes of cashless payments. We enable your mobile customers to pay for goods and services using mobile money and other wallets, debit and credit cards, instant EFTs, etc. using mobile apps and/or USSD and SMS.
    At Peg b Technology, our focus is on the design, development and implementation of custom mobile money services frameworks,solution delivery and application support to mobile money payment providers across various verticals – telecommunications, banking and finance, e-commerce, entertainment, etc., industries. More

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    Assistant Game Producer | MSI Qatar (Management Solutions International)

    Employment: Full Time

    Recruitment Opportunity with Management Solutions International (MSI)Our client in Qatar is looking to hire Assistant Game Producer.

    Minimum Requirements:- 5+ years of video game industry experience.- Good knowledge of different type of games like RPG online game, casual game and AAA game.- Experience in successfully leading on time projects.- Good knowledge of publishing of game.

    MSI Qatar is a part of the Management Solutions International Brand established in 1999 and has been operating continuously through the peak hiring needs in the region.
    Formerly part of TMP Worldwide, we believe that our heritage of once being part of a world-class, multinational recruitment company, combined with our extensive years in the MENA market, helps us guarantee superior, results driven activities that balance the needs of our clients with the career needs of the candidates with whom we work. More

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    Full Stack Developer Web Developer .Net Technologies | Horizon Group

    Employment: Full Time

    • Full Stack Developer WEB Developer .net technologies• 3+ years of experience Senior Full Stack Developer Web developer + related field educational qualification• Web Applications: C# – Entity Framework + EF Core – ASP.NET MVC, Blazor, and Razor Pages , Web forms ,Dot net + Dot net core frameworks – Dependency Injection• Data Modeling Relational Databases MS SQL – SQL – T-SQL – Linq To SQL• UI : HTML – Javascript – CSS – Bootstrap – Javascript frameworks• Reporting : Crystal Reports• Web Services : RESTful – APIs• familiar with Cloud computing platforms like (Azure – AWS)- SAAS

    • 3+ years of experience Senior Full Stack Developer Web developer + related field educational qualificationWeb Applications:• C# – Entity Framework + EF Core – ASP.NET MVC, Blazor, and Razor Pages , Web forms ,Dot net + Dot net core frameworks – Dependency Injection

    Horizon Contracting Company is one of the National Companies which has played a great role in the field of buildings & constructions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and it is still playing this role which is a source of pride for the interest of development and national economy.
    Horizon Contracting established in 1399 AH (1979 AD) as it carried out several large projects which has witnessed the rapid of continuous development for the welfare of the Kingdom in the field of construction and for serving several government and private sectors as well as individuals.
    Horizon Contracting assumes the execution of giant projects utilizing and adopting the latest techniques and financial and administrative execution approaches as well as the state-of-art computer programs and applications. Moreover, Horizon Contracting applies the latest quality control systems which enables it to carry out the project’s technical specifications at its best execution. In Horizon Contracting execution of projects does not only mean execution quality, but it also means enriching both the aesthetic and architectural aspects of the projects. Horizon’s projects have been supervised by the most trusted consultancy & engineering offices and entities. Horizon Contracting Company is keen to promote the engineering work and always endeavor to adopt modern policies & systems for the management and execution of projects and look beyond plans, programs, and time schedules for to spot the execution real problems and take the appropriate decision.
    Horizon Contracting Company always ensure that the required materials for the projects are available on both the right time and the right place. Horizon with the cumulative knowledge and experience seeks to minimize the execution time after a deep study as it knows how and where the reduction shall lie and it knows the immediate impact on the project’s cost. More

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    Senior Erlang Developer | Peg B Technology

    Employment: Full Time

    Duties and Responsibilities• Work closely with data engineers, front-end engineers, systems engineers, and the rest of the backend team to deliver a product that scales to millions of users globally• Build, test, and maintain scalable APIs, services, and systems within the platform• Ensure standards for engineering excellence, scalability, reliability, and reusability• Provide periodic updates for issues on hand, and get them resolved within internal SLAs, to meet internal and external customer satisfaction Knowledge and Experience

    • Bachelor or master’s degree in Computer Science• 4+ years of experience with Erlang and Elixir• Deep understanding of HTTP and web services (REST, SOAP, JSON, etc).• Strong knowledge of databases, algorithms and data structures• Experience with CI/CD using Jenkins• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and Rancher• Worked in an international, distributed teamRequired Soft Skills• Initiative to explore alternative technologies and approaches to solving problems• Excellent communication skills, high EQ, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment• Team oriented

    PegB Technology is a multi-national team of mobile payment professionals with over five decades of payments experience across four continents, rolling out the world’s most intelligent omni-channel payments platform to empower you, the merchant, to accept all modes of cashless payments. We enable your mobile customers to pay for goods and services using mobile money and other wallets, debit and credit cards, instant EFTs, etc. using mobile apps and/or USSD and SMS.
    At Peg b Technology, our focus is on the design, development and implementation of custom mobile money services frameworks,solution delivery and application support to mobile money payment providers across various verticals – telecommunications, banking and finance, e-commerce, entertainment, etc., industries. More

  • ASP.NET Developers | Horizon Group

    Employment: Full Time

    A major Information Technology company in Riyadh is looking for an expert ASP.NET Developers to design and develop devices software by completing programming using languages and software products and to support the IT department.Some of ASP.NET Developers tasks:• Complete programming using languages and software products• Designing and conducting unit level tests and contributing to System Level verification.• Complying with UI Design as well as Xerox standards.• Troubleshooting development and production problems across multiple environments and operating platforms.• Using the Software Configuration Management tools and check in processes.• Supporting Users by developing documentation and assistance tools.• To carry out any other tasks which the manager may request it.

    Requirements• Proven experience as ASP.NET Developer minimum 3 years.• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.• Must be good in: (C#, VB, Web Forms, ASP.NET, Model-View-Controller (MVC), MVC core, JSON, HTML, HTML5, XHTML, XML, JavaScript, CSS, Dot Net & Dot Net Core Frameworks, Entity Framework, SQL, T-SQL, PL-SQL, Sap Crystal Reports -SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), MS SQL Server, Oracle).• Preferred to be good in: (JavaScript frameworks (Angular JS, React), Typescript, ASP.NET Web API, REST ful API).• Good in Arabic and English Language.To apply please send your CV to the email below and mention the job in the subject.*Note; we won’t check any email without subjectjob1@horizon.sa

    Horizon Contracting Company is one of the National Companies which has played a great role in the field of buildings & constructions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and it is still playing this role which is a source of pride for the interest of development and national economy.
    Horizon Contracting established in 1399 AH (1979 AD) as it carried out several large projects which has witnessed the rapid of continuous development for the welfare of the Kingdom in the field of construction and for serving several government and private sectors as well as individuals.
    Horizon Contracting assumes the execution of giant projects utilizing and adopting the latest techniques and financial and administrative execution approaches as well as the state-of-art computer programs and applications. Moreover, Horizon Contracting applies the latest quality control systems which enables it to carry out the project’s technical specifications at its best execution. In Horizon Contracting execution of projects does not only mean execution quality, but it also means enriching both the aesthetic and architectural aspects of the projects. Horizon’s projects have been supervised by the most trusted consultancy & engineering offices and entities. Horizon Contracting Company is keen to promote the engineering work and always endeavor to adopt modern policies & systems for the management and execution of projects and look beyond plans, programs, and time schedules for to spot the execution real problems and take the appropriate decision.
    Horizon Contracting Company always ensure that the required materials for the projects are available on both the right time and the right place. Horizon with the cumulative knowledge and experience seeks to minimize the execution time after a deep study as it knows how and where the reduction shall lie and it knows the immediate impact on the project’s cost. More