
Robert Walters
System Development Director
- Permanent
- Doha, Qatar
- Experience 15 - 20 yrs
Job expiry date: 26/02/2026
Job overview
Date posted
12/01/2026
Location
Doha, Qatar
Salary
QAR 60,000 - 100,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package + relocation
Experience
15 - 20 yrs
Seniority
Director
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
26/02/2026
Job description
A leading organization in Qatar is seeking a System Development Director to lead the design, enhancement, integration, and modernization of customer-facing digital platforms and core internal systems as part of a large-scale digital transformation and customer experience strategy. The role is accountable for developing new digital products and services using agile methodologies and customer-centric design principles, improving existing portals and systems for performance and usability, and modernizing legacy IT platforms to increase automation, scalability, and operational efficiency. The position oversees system integration with government entities, financial institutions, and third-party platforms, ensures compliance with enterprise architecture standards and cybersecurity protocols, and leads teams across product development, quality assurance, and data analytics. The role requires close collaboration with internal stakeholders across operations, customer experience, marketing, legal, and compliance, while leveraging data-driven approaches and emerging technology trends to maintain a competitive digital advantage and deliver secure, high-impact digital public services at national scale.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Lead the development of new customer-facing digital products and services using agile and customer-centric design methodologies
- Oversee enhancements to existing systems and portals to ensure usability, performance, and alignment with strategic objectives
- Drive modernization of legacy platforms and internal IT systems to improve automation, scalability, and efficiency
- Ensure successful integration with government entities, financial institutions, and third-party platforms
- Lead quality assurance, product development, and data analytics teams to ensure continuous performance improvement
- Implement data-driven approaches to system and product development using analytics and user feedback
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders across operations, customer experience, marketing, legal, and compliance
- Ensure all development activities comply with enterprise architecture standards and cybersecurity protocols
- Monitor technology trends and propose innovative solutions to sustain competitive digital advantage
Experience & skills
- Possess 15+ years of experience in system development with at least 5+ years in a leadership role
- Demonstrate strong background in customer-facing digital platforms, enterprise architecture, and agile delivery
- Exhibit proven experience leading digital transformation and system modernization initiatives
- Maintain deep understanding of system integration, data analytics, and secure platform development
- Demonstrate experience working with cross-functional teams, with exposure to government or public-sector environments as an advantage
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- Possess a Master’s degree or professional certification such as PMP, Scrum Master, or Product Management as a preferred qualification