Aldar Properties

Real estate development and asset management

Vice President - Digital Workspace

IT Service Desk & End User SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeAbu Dhabi - United Arab EmiratesNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required.
At least 10 years of experience in end-user services, digital workplace, or IT service management leadership within large organizations.
At least 2 years of managerial experience in a related field.
Experience with service desk and workplace services delivered through outsourced managed services.
Experience managing device and end-user software lifecycles at scale.
Strong vendor management skills to drive managed-services performance without micromanaging providers.
Ability to balance disciplined standards with executive and event-critical needs.

Responsibilities

Own the technology experience of Aldar employees across 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 employees' ability to work as well as ticket statistics, delivered through internal teams and outsourced managed services across Group locations.
Define and evolve the digital workspace strategy for devices, end-user software, collaboration tools, and workplace technology.
Establish employee experience measures (experience-level agreements) alongside traditional service levels, and manage services against them.
Standardize the workspace estate across the Group and subsidiaries, reducing variants and local exceptions.
Own 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.
Own audio-visual and meeting-room technology across Group offices, ensuring reliable and consistent collaboration experiences.
Provide technology support for corporate events with professional execution.
Plan workplace technology for new offices and refurbishments with Corporate Services.
Own 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.
Manage managed-services performance against service-level and experience-level agreements, with structured improvement plans.
Use experience and usage data to prioritize improvements employees notice.
Contribute workspace service definitions to the Group's service catalogue and chargeback model.
Build and lead the Digital Workspace team and direct outsourced delivery partners.
Develop service management capability and support Emiratization objectives.

Desired Qualifications

A master's degree is preferable.
Experience introducing experience-level measurement is an advantage.

JOB PURPOSE

Own 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 National

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Digital 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 EXPERIENCE

Minimum 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 EXPERIENCE

Service desk and workplace services delivered through outsourced managed services

Device and end-user software lifecycle management at scale

Experience-level measurement introduction is an advantage

TECHNICAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

Employee-experience obsessed; sees the workspace through the user's eyes, not the ticket queue

Strong vendor manager; gets performance from managed services without micromanaging them

Visible and service-minded leader; workspace issues are personal, immediate and universal

Disciplined on standards while pragmatic about executive and event-critical needs

QUALIFICATION

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required

Master's degree is preferable

About the Company

Aldar Properties

Real estate development and asset management

Aldar Properties is a real estate developer and asset manager in Abu Dhabi. It operates two segments: Aldar Development, which builds and sells land, homes, and commercial spaces (such as Yas Island and Saadiyat Island), and Aldar Investment, which owns and manages rental and income-generating assets like Yas Mall, offices, residences, and hotels. The company earns from property sales and from ongoing rental and asset income, relying on a mix of development projects and a steady income portfolio. Its goal is to shape Abu Dhabi’s urban landscape with large, long-term projects while expanding its asset base and regional footprint.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 2004

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