Dubai IT Site Manager - Industrial Operations & Governance

Michael Page; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is recruiting a senior IT leader to own end-to-end IT operations for a large industrial site in Dubai. You will govern service delivery, manage budgets, and coordinate with regional and global IT teams to drive transformation.

The role requires 10+ years of IT experience in industrial environments, strong ITIL/cybersecurity compliance background, and proven ability to lead vendors, assets, and governance with site leadership.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years' IT experience with site IT operations and service delivery.
• Proven track record as IT Site Manager/IT Operations Manager or similar in industrial environments.
• Experience managing local IT budgets, vendors, assets, governance activities, and operational reporting.
• Strong stakeholder relationships with site leadership and corporate IT functions.
• Experience with ITIL, cybersecurity standards, audits, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end IT service delivery for a large industrial site.
• Act as the primary escalation point for major incidents and IT issues.
• Manage local IT budgets, contracts, assets, service providers, and OPEX.
• Drive compliance with corporate IT, cybersecurity, audits and governance.
• Represent site requirements within regional/global IT and coordinate infrastructure, apps, cybersecurity, and digital transformation initiatives.

Skills

IT governance

Incident management

Budget management

Vendor management

ITIL processes

Cybersecurity standards

Stakeholder management

Digital transformation

Job description

Michael Page is recruiting a senior IT leader to own end-to-end IT operations for a large industrial site in Dubai. You will govern service delivery, manage budgets, and coordinate with regional and global IT teams to drive transformation.

The role requires 10+ years of IT experience in industrial environments, strong ITIL/cybersecurity compliance background, and proven ability to lead vendors, assets, and governance with site leadership.