Vice President Digital Workspace

🏢 Aldar Academy
📍 Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFull-timeOn-site
📅 Posted: 5d ago🔄 Updated: 5d ago
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The Vice President Digital Workspace at Aldar Academy is responsible for owning the technology experience for all Aldar employees, encompassing services, devices, and workplace technology. This includes managing the service desk, end-user support, software, devices, audio-visual equipment, and event technology. The role aims to shift end-user services from reactive support to a managed employee experience, measured by user productivity, and will be delivered through internal teams and outsourced managed services across all Group locations. The position requires a UAE National. Key responsibilities include defining and evolving the digital workspace strategy, establishing employee experience measures, and standardizing the workspace estate. The VP will own the group service desk and end-user support, manage workplace technology and event support, and oversee the end-user software and device lifecycle. Service performance, improvement plans, and contributing to the service catalogue are also key. The role involves building and leading the Digital Workspace team, developing service management capability, and supporting Emiratization objectives.
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End-User Software Device LifecycleService Desk End-User SupportWorkplace Technology EventsDigital Workspace StrategyService Performance Improvement
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Requirements
The role requires a UAE National with a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and a Master's degree is preferable. A minimum of 10+ years in end-user services, digital workplace, or IT service management leadership within large organizations, including at least 2+ years of managerial experience, is essential. Experience in service desk, workplace services, device and end-user software lifecycle management, and ideally introduction of experience-level measurement, is required.
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Job PurposeOwn the technology experience of every Aldar employee: the services, devices and workplace technology through which the Group's people work every day, covering service desk, end-user support, end-user software and devices, audio-visual and meeting room technology, and technology support for corporate events.Shift end-user services from reactive support to a managed employee experience, measured by how well people can work, not only by ticket statistics, delivered through internal teams and outsourced managed services across all Group locations.The role is for a UAE NationalRoles And ResponsibilitiesDigital Workspace Strategy & Experience:Define and evolve the digital workspace strategy: devices, end-user software, collaboration tools and workplace technology.Establish employee experience measures (experience-level agreements) alongside traditional service levels, and manage to them.Standardize the workspace estate across the Group and subsidiaries, reducing variants and local exceptions.Service Desk & End-User Support:Own the Group service desk and end-user support services, delivered through outsourced IT Managed Services.Ensure responsive, high-quality support across all entities and locations, including on-site presence where required.Drive first-contact resolution, self-service adoption and support automation.Workplace Technology & Events:Own audio-visual and meeting room technology across the Group's offices, ensuring reliable, consistent collaboration experiences.Provide technology support for corporate events with professional execution.Plan workplace technology for new offices and refurbishments with Corporate Services.End-User Software & Device Lifecycle:Own the end-user device and software lifecycle: standards, provisioning, refresh, patching coordination and retirement.Ensure secure configuration of the workspace estate in partnership with Information Security.Manage software licensing hygiene for end-user tools with Technology Governance.Service Performance & Improvement:Manage managed services performance against service-level and experience-level agreements, with structured improvement plans.Use experience and usage data to prioritize improvements that employees actually feel.Contribute workspace service definitions to the Group's service catalogue and chargeback model.Leadership & Talent Development:Build and lead the Digital Workspace team and direct outsourced delivery partners.Develop service management capability and support Emiratization objectives.Related Year Of ExperienceMinimum of 10+ years in end-user services, digital workplace or IT service management leadership within large organizations. YOE IN MANAGERIAL POSITION Minimum of 2+ years of managerial experience in a related field.Field Of ExperienceService desk and workplace services delivered through outsourced managed servicesDevice and end-user software lifecycle management at scaleExperience-level measurement introduction is an advantageTechnical And Interpersonal SkillsEmployee-experience obsessed; sees the workspace through the user's eyes, not the ticket queueStrong vendor manager; gets performance from managed services without micromanaging themVisible and service-minded leader; workspace issues are personal, immediate and universalDisciplined on standards while pragmatic about executive and event-critical needs QUALIFICATION Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is requiredMaster's degree is preferableWe may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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