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Role Overview
Director – Technology Platforms & Operations at Aldar Properties. This role owns the design, evolution and operational excellence of Aldar's shared technology backbone, ensuring that core platforms, infrastructure and operations provide a secure, scalable and cost-effective foundation that enables business growth, digital transformation and innovation across the Group and its subsidiaries.
Role Purpose
Own the full lifecycle of Group technology platforms and operational services, balancing reliability and efficiency with continuous modernization and adoption of emerging technologies. This is not a keep-the-lights-on infrastructure function; the mandate includes platform innovation and AI-ready foundations. This is not a solution delivery role, which is owned by Enterprise Solutions. The shared backbone serves all subsidiaries, not limited to Aldar corporate.
Key Responsibilities
Technology Platform Leadership
- Define and evolve the vision and roadmap for all Group technology and digital platforms, including cloud, data, AI, integration, automation and digital identity.
- Ensure platforms are designed for reuse, scalability, security-by-design and long-term sustainability.
- Drive adoption across enterprise solutions and divisional teams.
Cloud, Data & AI Foundations
- Own Group cloud strategy and landing zone architecture.
- Lead Group data and analytics platforms.
- Establish AI-ready foundations, including data pipelines, MLOps and emerging AI platforms.
Integration, Automation & Identity
- Own enterprise integration and API platforms.
- Lead automation platforms, including RPA, workflow and eventing.
- Own customer and digital identity platforms.
IT Operations & Service Excellence
- Own end-to-end technology operations, including infrastructure, application support and end-user services.
- Ensure high availability and reliability.
- Drive operational excellence and modernization.
Financial & Vendor Management
- Own platform and operations budgets, including cloud spend.
- Implement FinOps governance.
- Manage strategic vendor and MSP relationships.
Security, Architecture & Governance
- Partner with Information Security on risk and compliance.
- Align with Group architecture standards.
- Manage technical debt and platform lifecycle.
Leadership & Capability Building
- Build and lead high-performing platform and operations teams.
- Develop future leaders.
- Foster accountability, reliability and innovation.
Qualifications & Experience
- 15+ years in senior technology leadership roles within large, complex organizations.
- 6+ years of managerial experience in a related field.
- Experience with enterprise-scale technology platforms, cloud environments and operations.
- Experience with data platforms, integration and modern engineering practices.
- Experience managing large vendors and MSPs.
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferable.
Skills & Competencies
- Systems thinking with strong execution discipline.
- Balances rigor with innovation.
- Credible partner to senior leaders.
- Calm and decisive under pressure.
- Comfortable operating at group scale across subsidiaries.