About Our Client
A leading organisation based in Abu Dhabi, undergoing significant growth and transformation across its tech capabilities.
Job Description
* Key hire within a growing Enterprise Applications function
* Ownership of live, business critical applications in a regulated environment
* Own application lifecycle activities including roadmaps, backlogs, integrations and ongoing enhancements.
* Gather requirements and features from business users and translate them into functional requirements.
* Draft and maintain business processes under a business analysis remit.
* Act as an SME for assigned applications, reviewing functional requirements from a technical perspective.
* Research and compare applications, engaging with the business during R&D and selection phases.
* Engage with business users across operations, front office, legal, tax, and business operations during application selection and onboarding.
* Manage external vendors, enforcing SLAs, change management, release, and deployment processes.
* Ensure applications remain compliant with regulatory and Information Security requirements, feeding changes into the product roadmap.
* Use Jira / ITSM tool and ensure delivery aligns with agreed SLAs.
* Participate in weekly engagements with SMEs for certain application onboardings.
The Successful Applicant
* Strong experience owning and managing enterprise applications within financial services. Buy side / asset management / investment management experience strongly preferred.
* Background combining product ownership, business analysis, and delivery/project management.
* Comfortable operating in environments with existing/live platforms rather than product invention.
* Strong technical understanding of how applications work (not a developer role), including:
o Fundamentals of how applications are built
o Object‑oriented concepts (Exposure to Java and Python based apps)
* Confident working with vendors and technical teams, able to review functional requirements from an overview/technical standpoint.
* Excellent communication skills, comfortable working with busy senior stakeholders.
* Able to operate in organisations with multiple moving parts and evolving maturity.
What's on Offer
* Ownership of a critical enterprise application portfolio within an FS organisation
* High exposure to business stakeholders and senior technology leadership
* Competitive salary and benefits package based in Abu Dhabi
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