Head of School Solutions & Education Tech Leader

Duncombe School; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognita, a global network of independent schools, is seeking a Head of School Solutions to join our Enterprise Technology team in Dubai. You will own the centrally supported school-application portfolio, set the roadmap, lead delivery, and manage vendors to ensure systems improve life in our schools.

You'll lead a distributed team across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, drive standardisation while protecting local needs, and partner with education leaders to deliver scalable, high-quality MIS

Qualifications

• Minimum experience in the education sector.
• Strong stakeholder management with senior leaders.
• Technology leadership and product ownership in school systems.
• Proven track record of leading multi-site rollouts.
• Experience with ITIL/Agile is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the School Solutions roadmap across regions.
• Standardise and improve school systems landscape.
• Lead rollouts, upgrades, and continuous improvement.
• Manage vendor performance and licensing.
• Develop a distributed team of specialists.

Skills

Education sector experience

Stakeholder management

Technology leadership

Product ownership

Leadership of distributed teams

Tools

School MIS platforms

Job description

Cognita, a global network of independent schools, is seeking a Head of School Solutions to join our Enterprise Technology team in Dubai. You will own the centrally supported school-application portfolio, set the roadmap, lead delivery, and manage vendors to ensure systems improve life in our schools.

You'll lead a distributed team across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, drive standardisation while protecting local needs, and partner with education leaders to deliver scalable, high-quality MIS