Chief Technology Officer

Client of Gateworth Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Gateworth Group seeks a Chief Technology Officer to lead the technology strategy for a fast-growing investment management firm operating across private equity and venture portfolios. You will oversee software engineering, cybersecurity, TechOps and enterprise systems to deliver scalable, compliant technology across borders.

The role drives the rollout and optimisation of Workday ERP, builds resilient cloud infrastructure, and partners with senior leadership to align technology with investment

Qualifications

• Experience leading technology organisations in financial services or regulated industries.
• Hands-on ERP leadership with Workday rollout and optimisation.
• Strong cloud infrastructure and security framework knowledge.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders across investment, operations, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop high performing teams across software engineering, cybersecurity, TechOps and enterprise systems.
• Own the technology strategy, architecture and long term roadmap aligned to operations.
• Oversee Workday ERP rollout, integration and optimisation.
• Drive engineering best practices, delivery standards and platform reliability.
• Strengthen cybersecurity posture, governance and risk management per regulatory expectations.
• Build scalable cloud environments to support analytics and portfolio management systems.
• Partner with senior leadership to ensure technology supports investment operations and client facing functions.
• Implement robust incident management, disaster recovery and business continuity frameworks.
• Introduce modern tooling, automation and DevOps practices to improve delivery speed and resilience.
• Manage vendor relationships, technology budgets and strategic partnerships.

Skills

Technology leadership

Software engineering

Cybersecurity

TechOps

Enterprise systems

Workday

Cloud infrastructure

Stakeholder management

Tools

Workday ERP

Cloud platforms

Job description

Position

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Location

Dubai, UAE

Compensation

Competitive salary plus variable and family benefits

Overview

Gateworth Group is supporting a fast growing investment management firm operating across private equity and venture capital portfolios. The business is entering a period of significant change, modernising its technology stack, strengthening governance and building a scalable foundation that supports rapid fund expansion and cross border operations.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead and develop high performing teams across software engineering cybersecurity TechOps and enterprise systems
• Own the technology strategy architecture and long term roadmap aligned to investment management operations
• Oversee the successful rollout integration and optimisation of Workday ERP across the business
• Drive engineering best practices delivery standards and platform reliability across all internal systems
• Strengthen cybersecurity posture governance and risk management in line with regional and global regulatory expectations
• Build scalable infrastructure and cloud environments to support trading analytics and portfolio management systems
• Partner with senior leadership to ensure technology supports investment operations compliance and client facing functions
• Implement robust incident management disaster recovery and business continuity frameworks
• Introduce modern tooling automation and DevOps practices to improve delivery speed and system resilience
• Manage vendor relationships technology budgets and strategic partnerships across the technology ecosystem

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading technology organisations within investment management, financial services, or adjacent regulated industries
• Strong background overseeing software engineering, cybersecurity, TechOps, and enterprise systems
• Hands on leadership experience with ERP platforms, ideally Workday, including rollout and post implementation optimisation
• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, security frameworks, and enterprise architecture
• Experience building scalable systems supporting trading, analytics, or portfolio management environments
• Demonstrated ability to lead multi disciplinary technical teams through growth and transformation
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to partner closely with investment, operations, and compliance leaders
• Track record of delivering technology programmes in fast paced, high governance environments
• Ability to operate strategically while maintaining a practical, delivery focused leadership style