Services Manager, Middle East, Defence
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About the Role
Systematic is seeking a Services Manager for Defence Services in Abu Dhabi to lead delivery, deployment, and support of complex C4I projects. The role includes people management, customer engagement, and business development.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Lead delivery of complex Defence Services projects across the SitaWare suite
- Coordinate activities between multidisciplinary services, development teams, and customers
- Manage allocated staff including recruitment, performance management, and people development
- Support business development including forming solutions, estimating, and writing proposals
- Manage projects through KPIs, governance forums, and management briefings
Requirements
- Relevant bachelor’s degree or higher within IT/software or a related field
- Project management certification, such as PMP, PRINCE2 or IPMA Level B/C
- 5 years or more experience in a similar role, ideally within the Defence and security domain
- Fluent in English
- Eligible to obtain a UAE security clearance
Full Job Posting
About The Position
- Systematic is seeking a Services Manager – Defence Services to join our team in Abu Dhabi
- Lead delivery, deployment, and support of complex projects across the Systematic SitaWare suite
- Solutions applied within multi domain operational context (land, maritime, joint)
Responsibilities And Tasks
- Delivery responsibility for complex Defence Services projects across the SitaWare suite
- Coordinating activities between our multidisciplinary services, our development team(s) and the customer
- People manager for allocated staff, including recruitment, performance management, and people development
- Supporting business development, including forming and scoping solutions, estimating and writing proposals primarily for upsell and change request opportunities on existing accounts
- Managing projects through KPIs, governance forums, management briefings, and business committee meetings
- Combining your customer and business understanding with your technical insight, including across multi domain (land, maritime, joint) operational contexts
Minimum Qualifications
- Relevant bachelor’s degree or higher within IT/software or a related field
- Project management certification, such as PMP, PRINCE2 or IPMA Level B/C
- 5 years or more experience in a similar role, ideally within the Defence and security domain
- Fluent in English; Arabic is an advantage
Practical Information
- Travel might be expected to our Headquarters in Aarhus and within the region as required
- We work with security classified projects; therefore, as an employee, you must have no criminal record
- It is a requirement to be eligible to obtain a UAE security clearance
Benefits we offer include
- Attractive remuneration package
- Professional development opportunities in cutting edge defence technology
- International collaboration with Defence Services teams worldwide
- Direct customer interaction and visible project impact
- Opportunity to work with world leading command and control systems
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