Director jobs in United Arab Emirates

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will play a pivotal role in leading the financial strategy and operations within the business services industry. This position requires strong expertise in accounting and finance to ensure effective decision-making and financial growth.

The Procurement Director will drive strategic sourcing and supplier management to optimize costs and ensure supply continuity across direct and indirect categories. This leadership role focuses on transforming procurement processes, managing risks,and fostering strong stakeholder and supplier partnerships to support business growth

This is a high-profile Finance Director role leading the Middle East operations for a global player in the lubricants and energy sector. Based in Dubai, the role offers a unique opportunity to drive strategic financial leadership across the region while partnering closely with senior stakeholders.

The role of Director - Digital Assurance requires a seasoned professional to lead digital assurance initiatives within the financial services industry. This position involves driving innovative solutions and ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks in a dynamic and evolving digital landscape.

The Tax Director will oversee all tax-related matters, ensuring compliance and optimising tax strategies within the transport and distribution industry. Based in Dubai, this role requires a strong understanding of tax regulations and their application to financial operations.

As Head of Data Science, you'll be responsible for setting the vision, strategy, and technical roadmap for all data science initiatives. You'll lead the design of models, analytics platforms, and AI-driven insights that directly influence investment decisions across diverse asset classes. This role blends leadership with hands-on delivery, requiring both strategic thinking and technical depth.

The Commercial Director will be responsible for driving the commercial agenda in a highly autonomous role for the Gulf Region and beyond.

The Senior Rewards and Organisational Development Specialist will lead the design and implementation of reward strategies, performance management frameworks, and organisational development initiatives. This role is pivotal in shaping the company's Human Resources practices within the retail/ real estate sector.

Define the technological roadmap for all digital services and platforms, aligning with group strategic direction to ensure continued leadership in the digital domain to deliver a superior customer experience. This role is responsible for overseeing the development, operation, and evolution of critical digital platforms, including mobile applications, web technologies, and e-commerce solutions.

You will be instrumental in establishing and leading the Data Science function from the ground up, driving the end-to-end strategy, design, and implementation of impactful data science solutions.

Leverage advanced analytical techniques to unlock deep insights into customer behaviour, personalise experiences, optimise operational efficiency, and identify new revenue streams, with a distinct application of principles proven in the gaming industry.

As Business Unit Director, you will be the regional architect of the group's global expansion strategy, leading market penetration efforts, optimizing operations, and establishing the brand as a top-tier player in new and existing territories.

This role leads the strategic planning and operational excellence of large-scale digital platforms for a UAE government-affiliated organisation, ensuring stability, innovation, and cost efficiency

An opportunity to lead a diverse portfolio of fashion watch brands, driving brand positioning, performance and growth across multiple markets and channels.

The Director, AI Adoption & Value Realisation, will be a critical strategic leader, bridging the gap between advanced AI development and real-world business impact.

This role requires a deep understanding of how AI technologies, particularly Generative AI and Agent AI, can solve complex business problems, enhance operational efficiency, and create new revenue streams.

In this pivotal role, you'll be instrumental in shaping innovative, data-driven digital marketing strategies to elevate brand presence, boost customer engagement, and drive lead generation across all digital channels. With a strong focus on leveraging AI tools to predict consumer behaviour and improve marketing efficiency.

This senior leadership position is responsible for overseeing the operational governance, service continuity, and strategic direction of digital platforms post-transition. The role ensures platforms are secure, compliant, and consistently deliver value across the organisation.

The Strategic Account Partner (VP level) will be responsible for the complete ownership (P&L) of a portfolio of 2-4 strategic banking accounts in the ME. Your mission is to move beyond a vendor relationship to become a deeply embedded strategic partner. You will be building C-level connections, understanding the client's business imperatives, and proactively identifying opportunities to drive value and growth through world-class QE solutions.

The role of MD / CEO - Facility Management entails leading a facility management division. This is a pivotal leadership role that combines operational excellence, client-centric innovation and business development to position the entity as a regional leader in real estate management services.

This is a greenfield leadership role based in Dubai, ideal for someone with an entrepreneurial mindset and a solid track record of launching or scaling tech-enabled businesses in the region. You will be the first commercial hire and will play a key role in defining the go-to-market strategy, building the local team, and establishing strong partnerships.

The role will focus on leading and executing transactions across project finance & M&A within renweable energy in MENA

In this role you will work closely with the Executive team and be responsible for the growth of existing businesses and new business with Financial Institutions. You will be working with Banking and Fintech payers to allow grow the number of SME users/business across the region.

You will be responsible for managing the commercial activity across the MEA region. You should expect to manage your own Client portfolio as well as commercially leading the Business Development team. Your focus on this role will be to help grow and strengthen the company's position as the premier leader in financial education across MEA.

Take ownership of large-scale master developments, leading the full development lifecycle from project origination and market strategy to design coordination and infrastructure rollout. This role is ideal for a development expert who thrives in shaping end-to-end real estate projects, with a strong focus on planning, execution, and driving long-term value across mixed-use portfolios. This role will focus on city wide master development

A visionary Director of F&B Marketing is needed to lead the launch and brand strategy for over twenty high-profile dining and nightlife venues at a new luxury resort in the UAE. This role will define the resort's culinary identity through bold marketing, leadership, brand storytelling and strategic execution

The Sales Director will lead sales initiatives in the Middle East and APAC region. The ideal candidate will focus on securing new clients within the Manufacturing/Industrial sectors such as refineries, power plants, and large capital-intensive factories, including steel, metal processing units, mining operations, and utilities. The SaaS Platform is mainly sold to the maintenance and reliability teams of large manufacturing units.

The VP of Corporate Relations will be responsible for managing and fostering key relationships and maintaining strong partnerships with corporate organizations and universities to support growth, student placements and internships

This critical leadership role will oversee the development and implementation of IT governance frameworks, compliance structures, and vendor oversight across the organisation. Reporting directly to the CIO, you will act as a strategic advisor on risk, control, and regulatory alignment.

The Assistant Vice President role supports transaction execution, marketing, and business origination. It demands strong analytical skills for tasks like financial analysis, modelling, due diligence, and legal documentation support. Additionally, effective communication is essential for collaboration across internal teams (e.g., Credit, Syndications, Operations) and external client interactions.