Head - Solution Architecture

McGregor Boyall

UAE

Ref: NP388-549

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

* Exciting opportunity to work for one of the largest UAE based financial services institutions.
* Must have enterprise architecture experience within financial services or digital domains.

Our client is a large Islamic financial solutions provider. An ideal candidate will be responsible for leading the organisation's complete architecture system whilst successfully leading a transition towards Agile methodology and acting as the main leader for all respective systems and platforms support teams.

Key responsibilities include:

* Drive organisation wide solution architecture
* Lead complex product development and support on key decision making
* Building and implementing common structures and best class practices.
* Technical expertise and Leadership
* Drive software delivery experience

Requirements

What the ideal candidate will have:

* At least 15+ years of enterprise solution architecture experience within the banking or financial services sector
* Strong leadership capabilities
* Strong stakeholder and management skills
* Knowledge of Islamic Banking would be an added advantage but not a necessity
* Strategic capability
* Bachelor's/Master's degree in a relevant field

What's on offer:

* Tax free salary with exciting rewards/benefits
* Hands on role and an opportunity to interact with leading technologies
* Lead one of the biggest functions in the organisation

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

About the Company

Established in 1987, McGregor Boyall is a global recruitment consultancy providing permanent and contract / interim professionals across a wide variety of disciplines including Technology, Risk, Finance, Compliance, Legal, Marketing and HR & Talent Management. Since our inception, we have built an unrivalled reputation for helping organisations recruit the very best talent to ensure that they realise their business and operational objectives.

Headquartered in the city of London, and with further offices throughout the UK (Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow) as well as globally in Dubai and Singapore, we are able to offer recruitment solutions throughout the UK & Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific regions.

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Solution Architect salaries in UAE

Average monthly compensation
AED 23,500

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