Business Solutions Controller

Emirates Airlines - Other locations; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global airline company in Dubai is seeking a Business Solutions Controller to oversee cross-functional projects and enhance systems and processes. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Information Technology and 5+ years of relevant experience, including project management and relationship management. Responsibilities include gathering user requirements, quality control standards, and user support. An attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits are offered.

Benefits

Tax-free salary

Travel benefits including discounts on flights and hotels

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in Business Improvement, Information Technology, Project Management and Relationship Management.
• Considerable exposure to new technologies and industry best practices.
• Ability to provide guidance on system functionality to users.

Responsibilities

• Manage cross functional projects for system and process enhancements.
• Organise end-user requirements gathering to improve services.
• Create and maintain system documentation including SOPs.
• Oversee user acceptance testing for applications.

Skills

Business Improvement

Project Management

Relationship Management

Data Analytics

Microsoft products

Education

Degree in Information Technology

Job description

Job Purpose

A World leader in air cargo. We possess a geographical advantage that enables us to reach over 140 destinations across 6 continents. We are able to cater to two-thirds of the world’s population in just 8 hours and serve major international trade regions quickly and efficiently. Our SkyCargo group works in partnership to facilitate global trade and connect customers with their destinations. We have a young, efficient, wide-bodied fleet, with ample capacity to transport cargo through our state-of-the‑art, multi‑airport hub in Dubai and adapt to our customers ever‑changing needs.

The Business Solutions Controller will manage cross functional projects from an end user perspective with the aim of delivering them as per schedule and within cost budgets while conforming to project management and other principles adopted by the Company.

In this role you will:

• Organise, influence and facilitate end‑user requirements gathering with various sections within assigned department and other departments within Emirates in order to put in place system and process enhancements resulting in better customer service, cost savings and/or end user productivity
• Design and implement quality control standards and review mechanisms that can be used for the review of various internal systems, processes as well as across vendors, suppliers and partners with the aim of identifying key system and process improvements. The job holder might also have to lead cross functional teams in implementing these changes. This may require the job holder to challenge current business norms
• Maintain all user owned system documentation including Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). Identify changes required to the documentation as a result of system/ process changes; agree and document the new procedure with the affected departments
• Accountable for the creation of test cases and to identify system requirements for testing of the functional changes/developments of the application. Assist the team to co‑ordinate the set‑up and communication between the application and the partner's system to support the testing of application functionality and linked systems. Ensure that the User Acceptance test is completed within the agreed time and within the agreed IT standards
• Manage the first level user support for the end user community on functional clarifications.
• Be the subject matter expert on all business system administration, integration and configuration aspects of the department systems and interfacing solutions.
• Provide technical systems administration and detailed business systems expertise and inquiry support on these systems.
• Conduct rapid impact analysis on proposed configuration/sys admin changes, and liaise with IT on assessing, prioritising and implementing application and technology changes.
• Within the areas of control, ensure that any service failures and potential business workarounds are addressed on priority
• Assist IT where required in restoring application and technology services in the event of IT incidents and failures, and in business system problem resolution.

Qualification

In order to be successful in this role, you must meet the below requirements:

• Degree in an Information Technology related field.
• 5+ years experience in Business Improvement, Information Technology, Project Management and Relationship Management.
• Project Management and Relationship Management.
• Considerable exposure to new technologies, Microsoft products, Data Analytics & BI and other industry technologies.
• To be able to give guidance and detailed information of system functionality through various forms to the customers/users.
• Business domain knowledge (In depth and detailed knowledge of the application and/or another leading similar systems and related industry as well as of Industry standards, regulations and resolutions for the designated application).

Salary & benefits

Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax‑free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotels stays around the world. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast‑paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website www.emirates.com/careers