Digital Technology Director

Create Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Create Group in Dubai is seeking a Digital Technology Director to lead the architecture, engineering, QA automation, DevOps and AI enablement across web, app, CMS and platform builds for major government, culture and tourism clients. You’ll set technology standards and own governance with strong client and internal collaboration.

The role requires 10+ years of technology leadership, hands-on guidance on cloud infrastructure, modern web/app/CMS architectures, and a track record of delivering

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading technology at digital agencies, consultancies or tech-led organisations.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior technical partner to client IT, data and product teams, leading discovery, architecture definition, integration strategy and solution workshops
• Set and maintain standards across CMS, frameworks, cloud infrastructure, APIs, analytics, hosting and deployment, with governance for DevSecOps, documentation and risk
• Drive automation across CI/CD, regression testing, QA and environment management, and build reusable frameworks and component libraries
• Lead technical scoping, estimation and risk evaluation on new and existing business
• Select, onboard and manage development, cloud, AI and infrastructure partners
• Pilot AI, composable and headless architecture, and guide clients and developers on using AI responsibly
• Mentor engineering and delivery teams, and help us hire and grow technical talent

Skills

AI enablement

DevOps

QA automation

Architecture

Vendor relationships

Job description

Digital Technology Director

Onsite | Dubai or Abu Dhabi | Full Time

Create. is a strategic, digital creative communications agency that partners with the region’s nation builders as well as some of the most exciting local and global brands. Now part of the Stagwell network, we were named Campaign Magazine’s Digital Agency and Independent Creative Agency of the Year, and Adweek recognised us as one of the fastest-growing creative agencies globally.

We’re looking for a Digital Technology Director to be the senior technology authority across Create DX, our digital experience practice. Reporting to the Head of DX, you’ll lead the architecture, engineering, QA automation, DevOps and AI enablement behind web, app, CMS and platform builds for major government, culture and tourism clients. You’ll also help set technology standards across the wider Create group.

This is a leadership role where you stay close to the work. Client IT teams will trust you to make big platform decisions and defend them, and our engineers will come to you when builds get complex. You sign off the technical architecture and engineering assumptions before we make any commercial commitment.

What You’ll Do

• Act as the senior technical partner to client IT, data and product teams, leading discovery, architecture definition, integration strategy and solution workshops
• Set and maintain standards across CMS, frameworks, cloud infrastructure, APIs, analytics, hosting and deployment, with clear governance for DevSecOps, documentation and risk
• Drive automation across CI/CD, regression testing, QA and environment management, and build reusable frameworks and component libraries
• Lead technical scoping, estimation and risk evaluation on new and existing business
• Select, onboard and manage development, cloud, AI and infrastructure partners
• Pilot AI, composable and headless architecture, and guide clients and developers on using AI responsibly
• Mentor engineering and delivery teams, and help us hire and grow technical talent

What We’re Looking For

• Based in Dubai or Abu Dhabi, available onsite full time from Q4 2026
• 10+ years in technology leadership at digital agencies, consultancies or technology-led organisations, covering cloud architecture, engineering, DevOps and QA automation
• A track record of owning technical governance and vendor relationships across multiple accounts or brands
• Strong command of modern web, app and CMS architecture, cloud infrastructure and integration strategy
• Hands‑on experience guiding AI-enabled delivery and automation adoption
• The ability to explain technical trade‑offs as clear business implications for C‑suite stakeholders
• MENAT market experience preferred
• Professional fluency in English ; Arabic is a plus

What Success Looks Like

Client IT and product teams see you as a trusted transformation partner, and technical escalations drop

Products launch secure, scalable and fast, with very few issues after launch

Engineering gets faster and estimates get more accurate through automation, governance and reusable frameworks

AI-ready platforms and innovation pilots move from proof of concept to everyday practice

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