Analyst (it & Digital)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Job Description
Company Overview
Privately held since its founding in 1983, A&M is a leading global professional services firm that provides advisory, business performance improvement and turnaround management services. When conventional approaches are not enough to create transformation and drive change, clients seek our deep expertise and ability to deliver practical solutions to their unique problems.
With over 6,000 people across four continents, we deliver tangible results for corporates, boards, private equity firms, law firms and government agencies facing complex challenges. Our senior leaders, and their teams help companies act decisively, catapult growth and accelerate results.
A&M Culture
A&M has a fast-paced environment with a highly dynamic culture which emphasizes collaboration to deliver the best results for our clients, underpinned by meritocracy. Our entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry.
The collaborative, supportive environment, and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M.
We are rapidly investing in the Inclusive Diversity space, including an Inclusive Diversity Office with Executive Leadership and a new dedicated Inclusive Diversity hire with 100% dedication to this important matter. We strive to constantly improve our culture and foster an inclusive environment where every colleague can bring their true selves to work. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.
The Team
This role is based in Dubai and sits within the EMEA Digital practice at Alvarez and Marsal. A&M Digital revolves around six core areas of expertise: Digital Strategy, Customer Experience, Data & Intelligence, Cyber Security, Smart Products & Assets and Cloud @Scale. We are full service Digital offering spanning Strategy, Customer Experience, Technology and Data. Our positioning is at the intersection of strategy and execution (not slides and then gone, nor fingers on keyboards coding & testing or detailed customer journey designing), architecting the destination, orchestrating the delivery and navigating the change & transformation journey.
A&M’s Digital professionals work on some of the world’s most high-profile cases in a rapidly transforming landscape, striving for game-changing solutions that provide impactful long-term change. Our international team is comprised of seasoned executives from diverse backgrounds, functional experts & highly skilled consultants.
The Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for you to use your prior professional services experience, outstanding educational background, and problem-solving skills to become an integral part of our successful ‘hands-on’ team. Working with some of the brightest and most experienced colleagues in the industry, you will develop and implement forward-looking concepts and support your clients in the context of IT strategy, transformation (ERP implementations, Post-Merger IT landscape Integration, Digitalization), performance improvement and operational turnaround.
Assignments will cover:
- Comprehensive bottom-up IT assessment/IT Due Diligence;
- IT and Digitalization strategy development;
- Rapid Results / 100-Day Improvement Plan;
- Merger integration / Carve-Out;
- Cyber Security assessment; and
- Interim Leadership.As an Analyst you will work closely with our Experts and Managing Directors. Our consultants not only form strategies or advise the clients, but also build alongside cross-functional teams - becoming part of client teams and operating fully end to end, from problem identification to formulating strategy and delivering the end product. You will work on transferring capabilities to help our clients use digital technology to transform their businesses. You will participate in end-to-end digital transformations across business, technology, process and people, creating value by reinventing the core of our client’s businesses. This work includes gathering and analysing information, formulating and testing hypotheses, and developing and communicating recommendations.ResponsibilitiesYou will support the delivery of digital transformation projects (either Strategy or Customer focused or both) within the Middle East region and EMEA. Assignments will focus on delivering large and complex transformation programs across our key client industries, bringing high added value to our clients (disruption mindset, restructuring DNA, acceleration of the transformation). To this effectively, you will need to:
- Process and analysis of data on consulting projects;
- Participate in diagnostics and optimization of IT and procurement functions;
- Support our experts in the Development of IT Strategy and support of the IT system implementation process;
- Support research on digital technology and its practical use in industry;
- Building models based on financial and/or operational data and as such have excellent knowledge of Excel (to analyse the data) and PowerPoint (to present the analyses); and
- Synthesize information after research and analysis into high-quality client reports and recommendations.Requirements:The ideal candidate would possess a strong passion for digital transformation and consulting experience.
- High-grade bachelor’s degree (or equivalent/higher) from an accredited top-tier university in computer science, mathematics, engineering, business, or a similar discipline;
- Prior work experience in a professional services environment (IT consulting and advisory, vendor support etc.);
- English and Arabic language skills;
- Logical thinking and strong problem-solving skills;
- Thorough understanding of business opportunities introduced by digitalization;
- High integrity is characterized by the ability to deliver messages even when they are difficult to hear;
- Understanding of IT function specificity and a keen eye for the business processes analysis; and
- Excellent knowledge of MS Excel and PowerPoint.Desirable:
- Additional European languages are also highly desirable;
- Track record of participating in case championships or hackathons;
- Certificates of completion of courses related to ITSM, ITIL, Digital, programming, Big Data, Cyber security.Diversity & InclusionA&M’s entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity and we foster inclusiveness. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.Voluntary Inclusion
It is Alvarez & Marsal’s policy to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, pregnancy, marital status, family status, religion, national origin, age or disability or any other non-merit based factor in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party RecruitersPlease note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters were engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.
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Job Detail
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Job IdJD1436688
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationDubai, United Arab Emirates
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EducationNot mentioned