Chief Technology Officer
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About the Role
Mark Williams Recruitment is seeking a visionary Chief Technology Officer for a leading media organisation in Dubai. The CTO will define technology strategy, lead digital transformation, and oversee engineering, cloud, cybersecurity, and product teams.
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Responsibilities
- Define and execute the organisation's technology strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and long term growth plans
- Lead the development and optimisation of digital products, content platforms, mobile applications, websites, and customer facing technologies
- Drive innovation across AI, data analytics, cloud platforms, automation, and digital content delivery
- Oversee technology operations, software engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, architecture, and platform reliability
- Lead large scale digital transformation initiatives that enhance audience engagement, operational efficiency, and revenue growth
- Partner closely with executive leadership, editorial, commercial, product, and operational teams
- Build and develop high performing technology teams, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Manage technology budgets, vendor relationships, and strategic partnerships
Requirements
- Proven experience as CTO, Technology Director, VP Technology, or senior technology leader in media, broadcasting, digital content, publishing, streaming, or consumer digital business
- Strong background leading software engineering, architecture, cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and digital product teams
- Experience delivering large scale digital transformation and modernisation programmes
- Strong understanding of content management systems, digital platforms, mobile applications, audience analytics, advertising technologies, subscription platforms, or streaming technologies
- Experience building and scaling high performing technology organisations
- Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills
- Strong commercial awareness with ability to align technology investments to business outcomes
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field; advanced qualifications advantageous
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Company Overview
- Mark Williams Recruitment is partnering with a leading media organisation undergoing digital growth and transformation to find a visionary Chief Technology Officer.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and execute the organisation's technology strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and long term growth plans.
- Lead the development and optimisation of digital products, content platforms, mobile applications, websites, and customer facing technologies.
- Drive innovation across areas such as AI, data analytics, cloud platforms, automation, and digital content delivery.
- Oversee technology operations, software engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, architecture, and platform reliability.
- Lead large scale digital transformation initiatives that enhance audience engagement, operational efficiency, and revenue growth.
- Partner closely with executive leadership, editorial, commercial, product, and operational teams to deliver technology solutions.
- Build and develop high performing technology teams, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Manage technology budgets, vendor relationships, and strategic partnerships.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a CTO, Technology Director, VP Technology, or senior technology leader within a media, broadcasting, digital content, publishing, streaming, or consumer digital business.
- Strong background leading software engineering, architecture, cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and digital product teams.
- Experience delivering large scale digital transformation and modernisation programmes.
- Strong understanding of content management systems, digital platforms, mobile applications, audience analytics, advertising technologies, subscription platforms, or streaming technologies.
- Experience building and scaling high performing technology organisations.
- Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to align technology investments to business outcomes.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. Advanced qualifications are advantageous.
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