Head of Delivery - AI FinTech SaaS Platform

Overview

• Your new company
• We are working with a cutting-edge, research-driven FinTech company backed by a prominent family office.
• Specializing in advanced, AI-powered investment and allocation strategies, they combine mathematical modeling, portfolio optimization, and risk analytics to build a sophisticated SaaS platform.
• As they scale their elite, Dubai-based AI engineering hub, they are seeking a structured, hands-on Head of Delivery to serve as the operational anchor of the team.
• Your new role
• As the Head of Delivery, you will act as the critical bridge between people, tech, and product.
• Sitting between senior management (the Group CFO and Director) and a highly talented technical team, you will be the operational backbone of the Dubai office.
• Your core responsibilities will include:
• **Owning Delivery:**
• Chairing and leading recurring progress ("J-curve") meetings, tracking technical commitments relentlessly, and following up through to execution.
• **Team Coordination:**
• Coordinating a small, senior team of engineers and support staff, ensuring clear alignment between leadership and technical execution.
• **End-to-End Recruitment:**
• Leading the hiring lifecycle for top-tier technical and AI talent—screening, interviewing, and making clear hire/no-hire recommendations.
• **Strategy & Product Documentation:**
• Turning rough internal directions into clear, exceptionally well-written documentation and positioning pieces for internal and external stakeholders.
• What you'll need to succeed
• You do not need to be an engineer yourself, but you must be a masterful, structured coordinator who is highly comfortable working alongside technical minds.
• To be successful, you will need:
• Proven experience in a delivery, operations, or program management role within a technology, software, or AI environment.
• Deep hands-on experience and working knowledge of
• Kanban and Scrum
• frameworks.
• Excellent technical literacy—the ability to understand engineering workflows, ask the right questions, and hold people to their commitments.
• A solid understanding of the
• finance industry, financial markets, or private equity
• (highly advantageous).
• Strong recruitment instincts with a confident ability to assess and judge technical candidates.
• Impeccable written and spoken English, paired with a calm, diplomatic, and self-directed personal style.
• A commitment to being based full-time, on-site in Dubai.
• What you'll get in return
• This is a unique opportunity to join a highly specialized, well-backed entity at an exciting stage of product innovation.
• You will receive a highly competitive compensation package tailored to your experience.
• For the right international candidate looking to make a long-term commitment to Dubai, comprehensive relocation support is available.
• What you'll need to do now
• If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, and a consultant will reach out to you should your profile look suitable, for a further discussion.