Strategic Director, Tech Governance & Assurance

Majid Al Futtaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 558,000 - 781,000; Full time

Job summary

Majid Al Futtaim seeks a Director - Technology Governance and Assurance in Dubai to lead enterprise technology governance, assurance, risk management, regulatory compliance, vendor oversight, and financial governance across a multi-region organization.

You will drive portfolio controls, performance monitoring, and quality assurance while coordinating across governance, cybersecurity, architecture, procurement, and delivery teams to maximize business value and maintain strong control environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in governance of enterprise IT, risk management, and assurance.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory compliance, portfolio management, and vendor governance.
• Executive communication skills to translate complex topics for senior stakeholders.
• Leadership experience managing cross-functional technology programs and governance structures.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Group technology governance frameworks aligned with policies and requirements.
• Define governance standards for decision rights, accountability, approvals, escalation and oversight.
• Establish policies and controls to promote consistent governance across regions.
• Conduct audits, assessments, and reviews to ensure adherence to technology policies and standards.
• Identify technology risks and implement mitigation plans with ownership and timelines.
• Provide clear reporting of material risks to senior leadership.
• Define and govern demand management for evaluating and prioritizing technology requirements.
• Establish portfolio management dashboards to show investments and business value.
• Set vendor management standards covering contracts, performance, risk, compliance, and accountability.
• Review strategic vendor performance and align contracts with expectations.
• Define financial control processes for technology planning, budgeting, forecasting and expenditure governance.

Skills

Technology governance

Enterprise IT governance

IT risk management

Regulatory compliance

Vendor governance

Portfolio management

Change management

Stakeholder management

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Business/IT

Job description

Majid Al Futtaim seeks a Director - Technology Governance and Assurance in Dubai to lead enterprise technology governance, assurance, risk management, regulatory compliance, vendor oversight, and financial governance across a multi-region organization.

You will drive portfolio controls, performance monitoring, and quality assurance while coordinating across governance, cybersecurity, architecture, procurement, and delivery teams to maximize business value and maintain strong control environments.