Global IT Infrastructure Director: Strategy & Scale

Client of Involved Solutions; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of Involved Solutions is seeking a Director of IT Infrastructure to own strategy and delivery across network, cloud and service desk. The role leads internal leaders, manages external vendors and controls budgets to underpin technology delivery across the Group.

The ideal candidate has 12–15 years in IT infrastructure with senior leadership progression, deep network/cloud experience and strong business acumen to operate at Group level across geographies.

Qualifications

• 12–15 years of IT infrastructure experience with progression into senior leadership.
• Deep expertise across network, cloud and service desk in large organisations.
• Proven experience managing third-party vendors and SLAs.
• Strong budget management including cloud FinOps.
• Experience leading multi-functional teams across geographies.
• Credible with senior leadership and strong stakeholder engagement.
• Experience in diversified or multinational environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own strategy, performance and delivery of IT infrastructure across network, cloud and service desk.
• Lead and develop internal leaders heading each function.
• Manage external partners and hold vendors to account on performance and terms.
• Own infrastructure budgets with focus on cloud consumption and FinOps.
• Drive reliability, security and scalability across all environments.
• Partner with senior leadership to align infrastructure with strategic priorities.
• Establish governance and reporting on performance and spend.

Skills

IT infrastructure leadership

Budget management

Cloud FinOps

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Network & cloud expertise

Service desk

Multi-geography leadership

Job description

Client of Involved Solutions is seeking a Director of IT Infrastructure to own strategy and delivery across network, cloud and service desk. The role leads internal leaders, manages external vendors and controls budgets to underpin technology delivery across the Group.

The ideal candidate has 12–15 years in IT infrastructure with senior leadership progression, deep network/cloud experience and strong business acumen to operate at Group level across geographies.