Middle East Technology Manager

The Middle East Technology Manager is responsible for leading all technology activities across Middle East, ensuring reliable IT operations, alignment with Group technology standards, and delivery of business value through digital transformation initiatives. The role combines operational leadership and strategic technology management across digital workplace, local infrastructure, cybersecurity compliance, ERP support and evolution, retail POS, e-commerce, CRM, OMS. As the most senior IT leader in Middle East, the incumbent acts as the primary interface between local business leadership and Group IT organizations, ensuring that global standards are adopted while adapting solutions to local regulatory and business requirements What you'll get to do • Lead the technology agenda for the Middle East, partnering with local business leaders while ensuring alignment with Puig s global IT strategy, standards and governance • Shape and deliver the Middle East IT roadmap, investment plan and project portfolio, balancing local business priorities with global technology transformation. • Oversee digital workplace and end-user services across offices and retail, ensuring a reliable and effective technology experience for our teams. • Lead local technology operations, including connectivity, workplace infrastructure, telecommunications and meeting-room technologies, while ensuring operational resilience and business continuity. • Partner with Puig s global Cybersecurity and IT teams to protect our technology environment, manage local risks and ensure compliance with Group standards and relevant local requirements. • Enable our retail and digital ambitions by coordinating technology initiatives across e-commerce, customer relationship management and order management platforms in partnership with global platform teams. • Oversee ERP and business application evolution, working with business teams, Group IT and external partners to prioritize enhancements, support rollouts and drive adoption. • Lead technology projects from business need through implementation and stabilization, managing priorities, budgets, timelines, risks and key stakeholders. • Manage the Middle East IT budget and technology partners, ensuring strong service delivery, effective cost management and alignment with Puig procurement and technology standards. • Lead and develop local IT employees, contractors and service partners, fostering a collaborative, service-oriented and business-focused technology culture. Build strong connections between local teams, regional IT and global technology functions, championing innovation, standardization and continuous improvement. What you'll love about us • An entrepreneurial, creative and welcoming work culture • A range of learning and development opportunities • An international company with plenty of opportunities to grow • A competitive compensation & benefits package • 5+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, workplace technology or a similar technology environment. • A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field. • Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure and workplace technologies, including Microsoft environments, networking and end-user technology. • Experience managing outsourced technology services and external IT partners.Proven experience delivering IT infrastructure or technology projects, with a good understanding of project governance. • Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to partner effectively with both business and technology teams. • Strong communication skills and professional proficiency in English. • A collaborative, service-oriented mindset and the ability to work effectively across local, regional and global teams • ITIL and/or project management certification, such as PMP. We welcome Creators Of All Kinds. If you are unsure of meeting all the requirements but trust you have the transferable skills to excel in this role, complete the application and our teams will get in touch if you are selected for an interview.