Director jobs in United Arab Emirates

An opportunity for a senior HR leader to drive the evolution of a growing international business transitioning from an entrepreneurial, family-owned environment to a more structured corporate model. The role will lead people strategy, organisation design, governance, talent, performance and HR transformation across multiple geographies, with with direct reporting into leadership and the board.

Lead the communications transformation agenda for a growing Abu Dhabi-based organisation. This is a strategic leadership opportunity for an experienced communications professional to shape internal and external communications, strengthen stakeholder engagement and position communications as a key driver of business growth and organisational transformation.

Working at the intersection of quantitative modelling, software engineering and investment analytics, you will lead the continued evolution of a proprietary in-house platform while remaining deeply involved in architecture, coding and model development.

The CFO role in the energy and natural resources industry requires a skilled professional to manage financial operations and ensure effective strategies. This permanent position offers the opportunity to oversee accounting and finance functions within a varied environment.

This newly created leadership position will define and deliver a long-term digital transformation strategy, bringing together customer experience, employee experience, digital operations, product, data and AI under a single vision.

An outstanding opportunity for an experienced investment professional to join a Dubai-based investment platform operating across private investments, a specialist media investment vehicle, and a diversified portfolio of operating businesses. This role offers exposure to transaction execution, portfolio management, and investment decision-making across multiple sectors including media, technology, consumer, real estate, and shipping

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Creative Director to lead the creative vision, design standards and aesthetic excellence of a leading luxury interior design business in the UAE. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will shape design governance, mentor multidisciplinary teams, and deliver exceptional residential, hospitality, and mixed-use projects

The Group CFO will lead restructuring in a regional diversified conglomerate

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced strategy and growth leader to join a leading health insurance organisation in the Middle East. Working closely with senior leadership, this individual will play a critical role in shaping future growth opportunities, developing new propositions and helping define the long-term strategic direction of the business across the region.

As Group Chief Financial Officer, you will be responsible for leading the Group's financial strategy, governance, performance management, and capital allocation agenda.

Reporting directly to the CEO and working closely with the Board, you will provide commercial and strategic leadership across all aspects of finance, including FP&A, treasury, corporate finance, M&A, taxation, financial control, risk management, and finance transformation.

An exciting opportunity for an experienced corporate banker to join a leading international financial institution in Dubai, covering large corporate clients across the Middle East. The role will focus on client relationship management, business origination, transaction execution, and delivering tailored financing solutions across a broad range of industries.

This is a senior role at the heart of a major enterprise ERP transformation, establishing a consolidated architecture designed to support the Group for the next 15-20 years.

You will provide programme leadership, integration and governance across multiple businesses, ensuring Finance, IT, business leaders, advisors and system integrators remain aligned throughout delivery.

The Chief Financial Officer (Business Unit) will oversee the financial operations and strategies within the financial services industry. This permanent position is focused on driving financial performance and ensuring compliance with accounting standards.

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Vice President - Investor Reporting to join a high-performing Corporate Finance & Investments function. The successful candidate will oversee investor, joint venture and lender reporting obligations while ensuring accuracy, compliance and consistency across complex real estate investment structures.

An opportunity for an experienced Data Scientist with deep expertise in time series forecasting, predictive modelling, and quantitative analytics. The role sits within a growing data science function supporting investment teams across private markets.

As an AI Engineer, you will design, build, and optimise the workflows and architectures that power advanced AI applications. You will play a critical role in ensuring solutions are robust, scalable, and production-ready.

We are seeking an experienced UAE National communications leader to take ownership of a broad communications remit during a period of rapid organisational growth. This is a high-profile leadership position responsible for shaping internal and external communications, strengthening brand governance, and positioning communications as a strategic business partner.

An opportunity to lead employee relations, governance, policy and compliance across a large, complex multi-business organisation. This role sits at group level and acts as the senior escalation point for critical employee relations matters while driving policy harmonisation, transformation initiatives and organisational governance.

An exceptional opportunity for a senior cybersecurity professional to shape the strategy, governance, and evolution of enterprise identity and access management capabilities. This role will oversee the development of modern access management frameworks and strengthen cyber resilience across a complex, large-scale digital environment.

This senior leadership position will define and oversee enterprise cyber security strategy, governance, risk and compliance across integrated IT and OT environments. You will lead cyber security operations, strengthen organisational resilience and work closely with executive leadership, plant operations, technology teams and external stakeholders.

This is a newly created executive leadership opportunity to establish and lead an independent Governance, Risk & Compliance function across the organisation. The successful candidate will design and implement enterprise-wide governance, risk, compliance, resilience, and oversight frameworks while building a strong risk-aware culture and partnering closely with executive leadership and the Board.

This is a technical finance role focused on internal controls, governance, and accounting for treasury products. It offers exposure to hedge accounting, IFRS 9, and regional finance transformation initiatives.

We are seeking an experienced Strategic Sales Manager to oversee the execution, optimization, and growth of strategic search advertising accounts across international markets.

A leading international banking institution is seeking an experienced Regulatory Reporting & Management Information Director to oversee prudential reporting, regulatory compliance and financial analytics across its Middle East operations for a 9-months FTC. The role will lead reporting automation, regulatory change management and senior management reporting while ensuring ongoing compliance with regional regulatory requirements.

This role is responsible for originating and sourcing real estate investment opportunities across the GCC, with a primary focus on the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The position works closely with internal investment teams and external stakeholders to progress opportunities through to execution.

An international bank in Dubai is seeking a Vice President to join its DIFC-based Financial Institutions team . This role offers a unique opportunity to lead and support high-impact transactions across banks, SWFs, asset managers, private equities, etc.

Lead the UAE launch and growth of an established international premium lifestyle brand. Own the retail operation from the ground up, commercial performance and future regional expansion.

The Sales Director will lead commercial development in the FinTech/Capital market space for the group (brokerage and fintech).

We are seeking an experienced Director of Contracts to lead contract strategy, commercial risk management, and contractual governance across a portfolio of large-scale development projects. The successful candidate will oversee contract negotiations, dispute avoidance, procurement support, and contract administration while leading a high-performing contracts function.

We are seeking an experienced Project Director / Senior Project Director to lead the delivery of major horizontal infrastructure and community development projects across large-scale master-planned developments. The successful candidate will oversee roads, utilities, power infrastructure, enabling works, and site-wide infrastructure packages while driving project performance, commercial outcomes, and stakeholder alignment.