Chief Technology Officer, WEAR THAT

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT
For over six decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury
experiences in the Middle East. The Group, in its endeavour to excel as a
hybrid retailer, has reinforced its distribution and marketing services with a
portfolio of eight owned brands and over ‎300 international brands in the
luxury, beauty, fashion, and art de vivre categories. More recently, the Group
expanded its expertise into new categories of luxury watches, jewellery, and
eyewear.

Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken with the customer at heart. Be it
constantly reinventing itself or focusing on innovation to provide luxury
experiences at over ‎750+ experiential retail stores, online and through mobile
apps, each touch point leads to delighting the customer.

Today, Chalhoub Group stands for ‎14,000 skilled and talented professionals
across seven countries, whose cohesive efforts have resulted in the Group
being ranked third in the Middle East and first in Saudi Arabia as a Great
Place to Work.

To keep the innovation journey going, the Group has set up "The Greenhouse",
which is not just an innovation hub, but also an incubator space and
accelerator for start-ups and small businesses in the region and
internationally. This is just one of the several initiatives taken by the
Group to reinvent itself, catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing.
The Group has also been embedding sustainability at the core of its business
strategy with a clear commitment towards people, partners and the planet, and
by being a member of the United Nations Global Compact Community and signatory
of the Women's Empowerment Principles.

As the WEAR THAT, Chief Technology Officer you will be responsible for
providing vision and leadership for developing and implementing technology
initiatives. The Chief Technology Officer is a forward-thinking strategic
planner who develops the company's technology strategies and improves cost
effectiveness, service quality and business development.
The Chief Technology Officer must possess agility in their approach to
problem-solving, with the ability to develop effective strategies and see them
through to execution. They should also be capable of hands-on coding and have
a willingness to get involved in technical implementation wherever possible.
Working closely with the Founder and CEO, your responsibilities will include
(but not limited to)
What you'll be doing
* Act as an advocate for the organization's IT vision via regular written and in-person communications with the organization's executives, department heads, and end users.
* Approve, prioritize, and control projects and the project portfolio as they relate to the selection, acquisition, development, and installation of major information systems.
* Assess and communicate risks associated with IT investments.
* Assess and make recommendations on the improvement or re-engineering of the IT organization.
* Coordinate and facilitate consultation with stakeholders to define business and systems requirements for new technology implementations.
* Define and communicate corporate plans, policies, and standards for the organization for acquiring, implementing, and operating IT systems.
* Determine an organization's long-term systems needs and hardware acquisitions to accomplish the organization's business objectives
* Develop and maintain an appropriate IT organizational structure that supports the needs of the business.
* Develop, track, and control the information technology annual operating and capital budgets.
* Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plan.
* Ensure continuous delivery of IT services through oversight of service level agreements with Business units and monitoring of IT systems performance.
* Ensure IT system operation adheres to applicable laws and regulations.
* Establish IT departmental goals, objectives, and operating procedures.
* Establish lines of control for current and proposed information systems.
* Identify opportunities for the appropriate, cost/benefit analyses for IT spending, initiatives and cost-effective investment of financial resources in IT systems and resources, including staffing, sourcing, purchasing, and in-house development.
* Keep current with trends and issues in the IT industry, including current technologies and prices.
* Advise, counsel, and educate executives and management on their competitive or financial impact.
* Lead IT strategic and operational planning to achieve business goals by fostering innovation, prioritizing IT initiatives, and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future IT systems across the organization.
* Legal and Financial processes
* Participate in strategic and operational governance processes of the business organization as a member of the senior management team.
* Promote and oversee strategic relationships between internal IT resources and external entities, including vendors and partner organizations.
* Review hardware and software acquisition and maintenance contracts and pursue master agreements to capitalize on economies of scale.
* Supervise recruitment, development, retention, and organization of all IT staff in accordance with corporate budgetary objectives and personnel policies.
* Technical communication and Coordination
* Technology solution development
What you 'll need to succeed
* Proven experience as Chief Technology Officer, or a similar role (retail experience is preferred)
* Previous Experience: Minimum ‎7 years
* Previous experience working in a startup is mandatory
* MBA or Masters Degree in Computer applications
* Be a forward thinker and able to identify potential risks and opportunities
* Strong communication skills both written and verbal
* Self-motivated and ability to adapt to fast changing environment
* Ability to think outside the box
* Ability to strategize and solve problems
What we can offer you
With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your
journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities
and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal
mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are
extraordinary, every day.
We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive
benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution,
remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.
To view all our perks and benefits, click here.
We are a group of bright, kind and goal oriented people. You can be your
authentic self here, and are empowered to encourage others to do the same!
We are a successful, fast-growing company at the forefront of tech and
fashion.
We are a technologically and data-driven business
We are committed to our clients and connected through our vision of "Being
every real girls styling solution"
We love solving problems, thinking creatively and trying new things
We believe in autonomy & taking initiative
We are challenged, developed and have meaningful impact
We have a smart, experienced leadership team that wants to do it right and is
open to new ideas
You will be proud to say that you work for Wear That
We Invite All Applicants to Apply
It Takes Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and
Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. At
Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.
We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We
ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age,
race, religion, national origin or disability status.