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Chief Technology Officer

Job in Dubai, Dubai, UAE/Dubai
Listing for: Jex Recruitment | Connecting top talent with leading companies
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-15
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 300000 - 400000 AED Yearly AED 300000.00 400000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Title:

Chief Technology Officer (Engineering)

Location:

UAE - Fully onsite.

Our client, a leading Financial Services organisation in the UAE, is looking to add a CTO (Engineering) to lead an enterprise-wide technology transformation.

This is a Board-sponsored mandate to modernise core platforms, redefine engineering standards, and build a high-performance engineering organisation capable of supporting the next decade of growth.

You will:
  • Own end-to-end SDLC, and enterprise integration across the Group
  • Lead a multi-year platform modernisation (cloud-native, APIs, microservices, open architecture)
  • Simplify legacy estates and reduce technical debt at scale
  • Transition from vendor-heavy delivery to a strong internal engineering capability
  • Build and mentor a senior engineering leadership bench
  • Partner directly with executive and board stakeholders to align technology strategy with business and regulatory priorities
Non-Negotiables:
  • Exceptional experience architecting and scaling digital retail ecosystems (CRM, ERP, mobile, web) within complex, integrated financial services environments
  • Proven enterprise-scale SDLC leadership within financial services
  • Deep experience leading large, complex platform modernisation
  • Strong cloud, data and engineering transformation background
  • Demonstrated track record building and scaling engineering organisations (300+ engineers)
  • Executive presence with experience operating at C-suite or board level
  • This is a rare opportunity to define the engineering brand and technology foundations of a major financial institution in a rapidly evolving regional market.

Candidates from Tier 1 banks with an established engineering practice are encouraged to apply.

Due to the volume of applications only shortlisted candidates will be spoken to or contacted. If you have not bee contacted by Friday 27th February , please consider your application unsuccessful at this time.

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