INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT
For over seven decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. In its pursuit to excel as a hybrid luxury retailer, the Group has curated a portfolio of over 10 owned brands and strengthened its distribution and marketing expertise for over 400 international names across luxury fashion, beauty, jewellery, watches, eyewear, and art de vivre categories.
Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken to build a future where luxury dreams become reality — bridging cultures and crafting memorable experiences for our consumers. Be it by constantly reinventing itself, committing to innovation, or embracing new technologies, the Group is shaping the future of luxury retail. It delivers seamless omnichannel experiences across more than 950 stores, online platforms, and mobile apps.
Driving this innovation journey is The Greenhouse — the Group’s innovation hub, incubator, and accelerator for startups and emerging businesses, regionally and globally.
Chalhoub Group fosters a people-at-heart culture rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a workplace catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing. Today, it brings together over 16,000 talented professionals across eight countries in the Middle East, with a presence in LATAM. Their collective efforts have earned the Group the Great Place to Work® certification in several markets.
Sustainability is at the core of the Group’s strategy, guided by a clear commitment to people, partners, and the planet. Chalhoub Group is proud to be a member of the United Nations Global Compact, a signatory of the Women’s Empowerment Principles, and to have pledged to reach Net Zero by 2040.
What you'll be doingWe are seeking a dynamic and enterprise-minded Director – Finance Technology to lead the evolution of our Finance technology landscape and act as a key partner to the CFO and Technology leadership. This strategic role will enable Finance to operate with greater agility, insight, and efficiency, while ensuring governance and enterprise-wide alignment. The role will also focus on continuously innovating through the application of the latest technology, including AI-driven solutions, to address and solve complex business and finance challenges.
A core part of this role is to lead the transition and integration of the Finance-aligned ‘shadow IT’ team into the central Technology & Data organization, ensuring structure, accountability, and long‑term support models are in place.
Additionally, the role will support the SAP S/4
HANA “Transform” programme by preparing for and managing the service transition from implementation to BAU operations, including the retirement of Oracle Finance platforms and future enhancement ownership of SAP.
In parallel, this role will be accountable for maintaining stability and operational continuity within the Oracle Finance environment until SAP is fully deployed ensuring tight SLAs, clear ownership, and minimal business disruption.
You will be responsible for building a scalable, insight‑driven support model for Finance that leverages automation, modern BI platforms, and advanced analytics while ensuring technology investments deliver measurable business value and financial transparency.
In their endeavour to excellence, the fundamental values all our employees must possess are Commitment, Integrity, Empathy and Flexibility.
Strategic Leadership & Transformation Partnership- Define and drive the Finance technology roadmap aligned with transformation priorities enabling automation, insight, AI-driven solutions and operational excellence.
- Serve as the strategic liaison between Technology and Finance, ensuring clarity and alignment on transformation initiatives, investment plans, and support capabilities. Continuously explore and evaluate the latest AI and technology innovations to address emerging Finance challenges
- Partner with the CFO and Finance Transformation Office to provide technology support for the “Transform” SAP S/4
HANA programme, ensuring post-go-live service models are operationally ready.
- Lead the transition of Finance…
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