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Manager - Cyber Security- Data Privacy and Protection Specialist

As part of our Cyber Technology Consulting team, you will lead and manage data privacy and protection engagements for clients across the MENA region. You will work closely with organizations to design and implement privacy frameworks, drive data protection strategies, ensure regulatory compliance, and embed privacy by design. Our clients span across industries, and this role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams within Advisory services.

The opportunity

We are looking for Manager with deep expertise in data privacy regulations, frameworks, and technologies to join our Cybersecurity practice. This is a fantastic opportunity to help organizations build trust, ensure compliance, and protect sensitive personal and organizational data in today’s digital and regulatory landscape.

Your key responsibilities

• Lead privacy and data protection programs including privacy impact assessments (PIAs), data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), and data flow mapping exercises.
• Advise clients on regulatory compliance with privacy laws and standards such as GDPR,UAE Federal Decree Law No. 45, DIFC DP Law, ADGM DPL, Saudi PDPL, NDMO, and global cross-border data transfer requirements.
• Design and implement privacy governance frameworks, policies, and operating models aligned to business and legal requirements.
• Provide strategic guidance on Privacy by Design, Data Classification, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Consent Management, and third-party data risk management.
• Evaluate and implement technology controls and tooling to support privacy goals (e.g., encryption, pseudonymization, anonymization, privacy-enhancing technologies).
• Oversee privacy audits, readiness assessments, and regulatory response planning.
• Collaborate with legal, compliance, information security, and data governance teams to align enterprise-wide data protection strategies.
• Design and deliver training sessions for employees on data privacy principles, policies, and best practices to foster a culture of privacy awareness within the organization.
• Evaluate and manage privacy risks associated with third-party vendors and partners, ensuring compliance with data protection agreements and standards.
• Handson experience in privacy management tools such as Securiti, OneTrust, and BigID etc. to automate data discovery, manage data subject requests (DSRs), and ensure compliance with data privacy regulations.
• Support breach notification processes and incident response with a privacy lens.
• Stay updated on evolving data privacy regulations and industry standards and assess their impact on the organization’s data protection practices.
• Manage client relationships, project delivery, resource allocation, and quality assurance.
• Manage engagement delivery, resourcing, quality assurance, and client satisfaction.
• Develop detailed reports, articulate technical findings, and deliver actionable recommendations to both technical teams and executive stakeholders.
• Manage multiple engagements, ensuring timely delivery, quality assurance, and adherence to industry best practices.
• Mentor and coach junior team members, fostering their technical and professional development.

Skills and attributes for success

• Deep understanding of data protection regulations, global privacy trends, and emerging legislative requirements.
• Strong knowledge of privacy risk management, data lifecycle management, and data subject rights management.
• Ability to translate regulatory and legal obligations into actionable controls and policies.
• Familiarity with data protection technologies (e.g., DLP, CASB, encryption, tokenization, data masking).
• Strong project management, stakeholder communication, and report-writing skills.
• Excellent collaboration skills with legal, compliance, data, and technical stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborating with other members of the engagement team to plan the engagement and develop work program timelines, risk assessments and other documents/templates.
• Ability to interpret complex technical results and present insights to business stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor's or master’s degree in information technology, cyber security etc.
• Excellent communication skills with a consulting mindset.
• 6-7years of experience in Data Privacy and Protection domain
• A valid passport for travel.
• Excellent communication skills with a consulting mindset.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Industry-recognized certifications such as CIPP/E, CIPP/M, CIPM, CIPT, CDPSE, or ISO 27701 Lead Implementer/Auditor.
• Experience working with privacy technology platforms and tools.
• Experience in sector-specific data protection requirements (e.g., healthcare, financial services, government).

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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Manager - Cyber Security- Data Privacy and Protection Specialist

As part of our Cyber Technology Consulting team you will lead and manage data privacy and protection engagements for clients across the MENA region. You will work closely with organizations to design and implement privacy frameworks drive data protection strategies ensure regulatory compliance and embed privacy by design. Our clients span across industries and this role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams within Advisory services.

The opportunity

We are looking for Manager with deep expertise in data privacy regulations frameworks and technologies to join our Cybersecurity practice. This is a fantastic opportunity to help organizations build trust ensure compliance and protect sensitive personal and organizational data in todays digital and regulatory landscape.

Your key responsibilities

• Lead privacy and data protection programs including privacy impact assessments (PIAs) data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) and data flow mapping exercises.
• Advise clients on regulatory compliance with privacy laws and standards such as GDPRUAE Federal Decree Law No. 45 DIFC DP Law ADGM DPL Saudi PDPL NDMO and global cross-border data transfer requirements.
• Design and implement privacy governance frameworks policies and operating models aligned to business and legal requirements.
• Provide strategic guidance on Privacy by Design Data Classification Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Consent Management and third-party data risk management.
• Evaluate and implement technology controls and tooling to support privacy goals (e.g. encryption pseudonymization anonymization privacy-enhancing technologies).
• Oversee privacy audits readiness assessments and regulatory response planning.
• Collaborate with legal compliance information security and data governance teams to align enterprise-wide data protection strategies.
• Design and deliver training sessions for employees on data privacy principles policies and best practices to foster a culture of privacy awareness within the organization.
• Evaluate and manage privacy risks associated with third-party vendors and partners ensuring compliance with data protection agreements and standards.
• Handson experience in privacy management tools such as Securiti OneTrust and BigID etc. to automate data discovery manage data subject requests (DSRs) and ensure compliance with data privacy regulations.
• Support breach notification processes and incident response with a privacy lens.
• Stay updated on evolving data privacy regulations and industry standards and assess their impact on the organizations data protection practices.
• Manage client relationships project delivery resource allocation and quality assurance.
• Manage engagement delivery resourcing quality assurance and client satisfaction.
• Develop detailed reports articulate technical findings and deliver actionable recommendations to both technical teams and executive stakeholders.
• Manage multiple engagements ensuring timely delivery quality assurance and adherence to industry best practices.
• Mentor and coach junior team members fostering their technical and professional development.

Skills and attributes for success

• Deep understanding of data protection regulations global privacy trends and emerging legislative requirements.
• Strong knowledge of privacy risk management data lifecycle management and data subject rights management.
• Ability to translate regulatory and legal obligations into actionable controls and policies.
• Familiarity with data protection technologies (e.g. DLP CASB encryption tokenization data masking).
• Strong project management stakeholder communication and report-writing skills.
• Excellent collaboration skills with legal compliance data and technical stakeholders.
• Excellent communication analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborating with other members of the engagement team to plan the engagement and develop work program timelines risk assessments and other documents/templates.
• Ability to interpret complex technical results and present insights to business stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelors or masters degree in information technology cyber security etc.
• Excellent communication skills with a consulting mindset.
• 6-7years of experience in Data Privacy and Protection domain
• A valid passport for travel.
• Excellent communication skills with a consulting mindset.

Ideally youll also have

• Industry-recognized certifications such as CIPP/E CIPP/M CIPM CIPT CDPSE or ISO 27701 Lead Implementer/Auditor.
• Experience working with privacy technology platforms and tools.
• Experience in sector-specific data protection requirements (e.g. healthcare financial services government).

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where youll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus we offer:

• Continuous learning: Youll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: Well provide the tools and flexibility so you can make a meaningful impact your way.
• Transformative leadership: Well give you the insights coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: Youll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. Its yours to build.

EY Building a better working world

EY exists to build a better working world helping to create long-term value for clients people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Enabled by data and technology diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow transform and operate.

Working across assurance consulting law strategy tax and transactions EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

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About Presight

Presight is an ADX-listed public company with Abu Dhabi-based G42 as its majority shareholder and is the region’s leading big data analytics company powered by GenAI. It combines big data, analytics, and AI expertise to serve every sector, of every scale, to create business and positive societal impact. Presight excels at all-source data interpretation to support insight-driven decision-making that shapes policy and creates safer, healthier, happier, and more sustainable societies. Today, through its range of GenAI-driven products and solutions, Presight is bringing Applied AI to the private and public sector, enabling them to realize their AI strategy and ambitions faster.

Overview

About Presight

Presight is an ADX-listed public company with Abu Dhabi-based G42 as its majority shareholder and is the region’s leading big data analytics company powered by GenAI. It combines big data, analytics, and AI expertise to serve every sector, of every scale, to create business and positive societal impact. Presight excels at all-source data interpretation to support insight-driven decision-making that shapes policy and creates safer, healthier, happier, and more sustainable societies. Today, through its range of GenAI-driven products and solutions, Presight is bringing Applied AI to the private and public sector, enabling them to realize their AI strategy and ambitions faster.

Position Overview

The Director – Consulting will lead and grow Presight’s consulting engagements focused on data analytics and AI transformation. This senior leadership role is responsible for defining strategy, driving business development, and delivering high-value programs across government and enterprise clients in the UAE and GCC

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the consulting growth strategy aligned with Presight’s business objectives.
• Lead the design, delivery, and governance of complex data analytics and AI engagements.
• Cultivate and maintain trusted advisory relationships with senior executives and decision-makers.
• Drive business development initiatives including pipeline generation, proposals, and contract negotiations.
• Oversee consulting teams, ensuring delivery excellence and adherence to quality standards.
• Collaborate with Presight’s product, solution, and delivery units to develop integrated go-to-market offerings.
• Represent Presight in industry events, conferences, and strategic forums as a thought leader.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, risk management frameworks, and performance metrics.
• Comply with QHSE (Quality Health Safety and Environment), Business Continuity, Information Security, Privacy, Risk, Compliance Management, and Governance of Organizations policies, procedures, plans, and related risk assessments.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. Master’s degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred.

Experience

Minimum 12 years in management consulting with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing large-scale data and AI engagements. Tier-1 or Big 4 consulting background strongly preferred.

Domain Expertise

Deep understanding of data strategy, analytics platforms, AI / ML solutions, and digital transformation programs.

Market Knowledge

Strong familiarity with UAE and GCC market dynamics, regulatory environment, and public sector priorities.

Language Skills

Arabic fluency preferred; English proficiency required.

Leadership Skills

Proven capability in managing diverse consulting teams, developing talent, and delivering complex programs on time and budget.

Commercial Acumen

Demonstrated success in driving revenue growth, developing new business, and building C-level relationships.

What Working At Presight Offers

Culture : An open, diverse, and inclusive environment with a global vision that encourages personal growth and focuses on ground-breaking, industry-first innovations.

Career : Accelerate your career through high-impact projects and access to resources for continuous growth and learning opportunities.

Rewards : A competitive remuneration package with a host of perks including healthcare, education support, leave benefits, and more.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Job function

Consulting, Information Technology, and Sales

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

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In this role, you will lead and orchestrate customer value through driving large transformation partnerships and high-impact AI transformation business outcomes for our customers. Some of your key responsibilities will include:

1. Partnering with regional leaders, Area SLTs, and their sales teams to establish strong partnerships and drive a consistent cross-CSA approach aligned with company strategy, applying regional insights to meet customer needs. Strong stakeholder engagement with SPT and Area MCAPSSales teams will be critical for your success.
2. Bringing impactful technology and industry insights into customer engagements, closing deals with customers, and coaching others internally on deal control through demonstrating high levels of commercial acumen and negotiation skills. Leveraging deep sales and delivery experience to drive consultative sales and build trust with C-level executives.
3. Influencing Microsoft's strategic direction across various markets by leading virtual cross-organizational teams on strategic projects and high-impact solution sales deployments that enable digital transformation and deliver business value. Utilizing CSA assets and consulting IP to facilitate customer transformation.
4. Participating actively in sales planning, orchestration, and deal closure using Microsoft’s sales methodology (MCEM). Shaping and selling custom consulting solutions with technical acumen that maximizes Microsoft investments. Establishing strong governance and executive oversight to set delivery up for success.
5. Providing deal coaching and shaping by encouraging cross-area learning and insights within the solution area to benefit both customers and wider Microsoft teams. Working seamlessly with the broader account team to build relationships and drive consumption, with a focus on AI integration.
6. Continuously building sales expertise, learning, and evolving knowledge of transformative solutions to support customers and the Microsoft team, investing in personal development.

• Strong experience in solution-based selling across one or more CSAs, with the ability to effectively position cross-CSA offerings and align customer needs with our portfolio.
• Experience selling into commercial or public sector accounts, understanding industry trends and challenges, and tailoring solutions to specific industry needs.
• Proven ability to interact with senior stakeholders, navigate C-level relationships, and articulate the value proposition of solutions.
• Exposure to consulting or solution architecture practices, collaborating effectively with technical and consulting teams to develop customer solutions.
• Experience driving the sales cycle for digital transformation initiatives, with a proven ability to drive value conversations and align solutions with transformation goals.

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, IT, or related field with proven industry sales experience in the commercial or public sector (e.g., Finance, Local Government), or a Master’s Degree with a strong background in technology sales within similar sectors.
• Substantial experience in consulting solution sales and delivery is highly desirable.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, disability, political affiliation, veteran status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics. For assistance or accommodations due to disability, please send a request via the Accommodation request form. Benefits and perks may vary depending on employment nature and country.

The Company

Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.), Cognizant has over 340,000 employees as of January 2025. Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 1000, and the Fortune 500 and is ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.

Cognizant Consulting

At Cognizant, our consultants orchestrate the capabilities to truly change the game across strategy, design, technology and industry/functional knowledge to deliver insight at speed and solutions at scale. Our consulting services elevate the unique abilities and business aspirations of customers and employees and build relationships based on trust and value.

Purpose:

To lead the design, development and management of HR & Finance process and integration of these systems with enterprise platforms. Partner with HR and Finance leaders to develop a solid roadmap, architecture strategy for HR & Finance systems. Manage & prioritize business demands, ensuring alignment with business goals across respective domains while driving innovation, scalability, and security in these systems environments to support the organization's long-term success.

Key Responsibilities:

HR Architecture:

• Design and oversee the architecture for HR systems and processes

• Align HR technology initiatives with business goals

• Ensure integration of HR systems with other enterprise systems

Finance Architecture:

• Develop and maintain the architecture for financial systems

• Ensure financial systems support regulatory compliance and business needs

• Integrate financial data with other enterprise systems for operations

• Technology Strategy and Innovation:

• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies and trends that could enhance the organization’s architecture for HR and Finance systems

• Develop technology roadmaps that prioritize investments in HR and Finance platforms while remaining open to adopting new and emerging technologies as needed.

• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends in construction and how AI can support the respective HR and Finance systems

• Foster a culture of innovation, encouraging the exploration of new technologies and approaches to solve business challenges.

Governance and Standards:

• Establish and enforce architectural standards, guidelines, and best practices to ensure consistency, security, and compliance across all digital initiatives.

• Ensure that all HR & Finance technology architecture decisions are documented, communicated, and adhered to across the organization.

• Monitor and evaluate the performance of the HR & Finance architecture to ensure it meets business needs and adapts to changes in the technology landscape.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement:

• Act as a key advisor to the Group CIO & Enterprise Architect and other senior executives on Domain architecture and technology strategy.

• Build strong relationships with business and IT stakeholders to ensure alignment on architecture initiatives.

• Represent the domain (HR & Finance) architecture function in cross-functional teams, ensuring that architecture considerations are integrated into all major IT projects.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to think long-term and translate business goals into effective technology architectural design.

• Proven ability to lead and inspire teams, drive change, and foster a collaborative working environment.

• In-depth knowledge of HR & Finance architecture framework

• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

• Ability to stay ahead of industry trends and leverage new technologies to drive business value.

• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master’s or MBA preferred.

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in HR & Finance architecture roles, with a focus on domain architecture, technology integration, and strategic alignment.

• 10+ years in IT, with 5+ years in HR & Finance architecture. Experience in the UAE, understanding local regulations, and business culture is advantageous.

• Proven leadership in cross-functional, multicultural teams, with experience in managing large-scale projects.

• Experience in the construction industry or related sectors within the UAE or the Middle East. The candidate should possess an understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities in the UAE, such as the emphasis on smart cities, sustainability, and the integration of advanced technologies in construction projects.

Personal Attributes:

• Visionary with a strong focus on execution and delivering results.

• High level of integrity and professionalism.

• Collaborative and able to build strong relationships across the organization.

• Adaptable and open to new ideas and approaches.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies differentiated advisory services deep technical domain expertise energy transition solutions high-end design and engineering capabilities and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Programme Director

Dubai UAE

The role will be primarily Dubai office based with travel to Iraq on a visiting basis required.

THE ROLE

Project description

KBR have a five plus three option year contract with the Iraq Ministry of Planning for the development of economic and physical programmes with a variety of government ministries to achieve the national development objectives. KBR are providing consultancy services on a Task Order basis covering economic master plan project prioritisation feasibility technical and financial review project management ongoing project monitoring and negotiation support across a number of sectors.

• Develop implement and monitor the overall programme as well as individual task order budgets and schedules
• Health Safety and Environmental performance

• Client liaison and management
• Day to day management of KBR staff
• Project management reporting to the Client.

• Degree and/or masters qualification in an appropriate field. MBA would be considered advantageous
• Minimum overall relevant experience 25 years
• Minimum relevant experience 12 years
• Minimum Regional Experience 10 years
• Professional memberships and charterships
• Sound knowledge of all aspects of a major consultancy assignment
• Excellent report writing and communication skills
• Experience of major projects in the Middle East
• Fluency in English language both written and spoken Arabic speaking definitely advantageous.

• Leadership
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong customer focus
• Commercial awareness
• Contract negotiation
• Planning & organising
• Accepts Responsibility
• HSE Awareness

Required Experience:

Director

The Company

Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.), Cognizant has over 340,000 employees as of January 2025. Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 1000, and the Fortune 500 and is ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.

Cognizant Consulting

At Cognizant, our consultants orchestrate the capabilities to truly change the game across strategy, design, technology and industry/functional knowledge to deliver insight at speed and solutions at scale. Our consulting services elevate the unique abilities and business aspirations of customers and employees and build relationships based on trust and value.

Purpose:

To lead the development and implementation of enterprise technology architecture strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals across multiple domains, while driving innovation, scalability, and security in IT environments to support the organization's long-term success.

Key Responsibilities:

Enterprise Architecture Leadership:

• Develop and maintain enterprise technology architecture across multiple domains such as Sales, HR, Finance, and Construction IT environments.

• Lead the design and implementation of digital environments ensuring they are scalable, reliable, and secure.

• Guide the design and implementation of technology solutions that are robust, scalable, and aligned with business processes.

• Ensure that the architecture supports the integration of key technology platforms, including but not limited to Oracle, Salesforce, Microsoft, and Cisco, while remaining adaptable to future technological advancements.

Business and Technology Alignment:

• Collaborate with senior leadership, project managers, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment between IT initiatives and business needs from an architecture point of view.

• Lead the integration of diverse technology platforms to ensure they work together harmoniously to support business operations.

• Provide strategic oversight on IT initiatives, ensuring that they are aligned with the overall enterprise architecture and contribute to business objectives.

Technology Strategy and Innovation:

• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies and trends that could enhance the organization’s technology architecture.

• Develop technology roadmaps that prioritize investments in platforms such as Oracle, Salesforce, Microsoft, and Cisco, while remaining open to adopting new and emerging technologies as needed.

• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends in construction and how AI can support in-house optimization.

• Foster a culture of innovation, encouraging the exploration of new technologies and approaches to solve business challenges.

Governance and Standards:

• Establish and enforce architectural standards, guidelines, and best practices to ensure consistency, security, and compliance across all digital initiatives.

• Ensure that all technology architecture decisions are documented, communicated, and adhered to across the organization.

• Monitor and evaluate the performance of the enterprise architecture to ensure it meets business needs and adapts to changes in the technology landscape.

Leadership and Team Development:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of enterprise architects and technology specialists, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and professional growth.

• Build and maintain a high-performing team capable of driving the organization’s architecture initiatives forward.

• Collaborate with other IT leaders to ensure that architecture goals are integrated into broader IT strategies and objectives.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement:

• Act as a key advisor to the Group CIO and other senior executives on enterprise architecture and technology strategy.

• Build strong relationships with business and IT stakeholders to ensure alignment on architecture initiatives.

• Represent the enterprise architecture function in cross-functional teams, ensuring that architecture considerations are integrated into all major IT projects.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to think long-term and translate business goals into effective technology architectural design.

• Proven ability to lead and inspire teams, drive change, and foster a collaborative working environment.

• In-depth knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks, cloud computing, AI, cybersecurity, and modern IT infrastructure.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

• Ability to stay ahead of industry trends and leverage new technologies to drive business value.

• Deep understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman).

• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master’s or MBA preferred.

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in IT architecture roles, with a focus on enterprise architecture, technology integration, and strategic alignment.

• 10+ years in IT, with 5+ years in enterprise architecture. Experience in the UAE, understanding local regulations, and business culture is advantageous.

• Proficiency in enterprise architecture tools, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and G42), and cybersecurity.

• Proven leadership in cross-functional, multicultural teams, with experience in managing large-scale projects.

• Experience in the construction industry or related sectors within the UAE or the Middle East. The candidate should possess an understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities in the UAE, such as the emphasis on smart cities, sustainability, and the integration of advanced technologies in construction projects.

Personal Attributes:

• Visionary with a strong focus on execution and delivering results.

• High level of integrity and professionalism.

• Collaborative and able to build strong relationships across the organization.

• Adaptable and open to new ideas and approaches.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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We are seeking a highly skilled Business Consulting Manager with deep expertise in Industry 4.0 to lead strategic transformation projects for our industrial and manufacturing clients. You will be working to develop digital transformation strategies, drive business consulting initiatives, and equip senior clients with the tools to navigate Industry 4.0, supply chain optimization, warehouse automation, and robotics-driven transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Industry 4.0 transformation initiatives, from initial assessment through strategy development to implementation and optimization.
• Developing growth strategies and transformation roadmaps
• Design business cases and cost-benefit analyses (CBA) for large-scale transformation projects
• Work closely with senior stakeholders to understand business challenges and align digital initiatives with operational goals.
• Develop and present business cases for investment in smart manufacturing, IoT, automation, and AI-driven solutions.
• Mentor and guide junior consultants and analysts, building internal capabilities and thought leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Engineering, Industrial Technology, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in management consulting, business transformation, or digital strategy, with a focus on Industry 4.0 or industrial innovation.
• Deep understanding of smart manufacturing technologies such as IoT, MES, SCADA, AI/ML, robotics, and digital twins.
• Proven ability to lead complex consulting engagements and influence C-suite stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

If you have the required skill and experience for this position please apply for consideration!

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

• Employment typeFull-time

• Job functionManagement and Sales
• IndustriesIT Services and IT Consulting, Research Services, and Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

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