Ounass
Head of Engineering
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 10 - 15 yrs
Job expiry date: 25/10/2025
Job overview
Date posted
10/09/2025
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Comprehensive package + relocation
Experience
10 - 15 yrs
Seniority
Director
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
25/10/2025
Job description
Ounass, the luxury e-commerce home of fashion, beauty, and lifestyle in the Middle East, is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead and scale its technology organization. This executive-level role is responsible for defining long-term technology strategy, overseeing architecture and delivery, and aligning engineering priorities with business growth. The position involves building a high-performance culture, mentoring senior leaders, and enabling technical excellence across secure, scalable, customer-centric systems. As a key member of the leadership team, the Head of Engineering will drive innovation, ensure robust delivery standards, and foster continuous improvement to elevate the luxury digital shopping experience.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Define and drive the long-term technology vision aligned with company strategy.
- Translate business priorities into scalable engineering roadmaps.
- Lead organizational planning for engineering growth, including structure and team development.
- Champion a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and innovation.
- Guide adoption of emerging technologies that deliver business value.
- Oversee architectural governance and technology risk management.
- Establish high standards for software delivery, quality, and performance.
- Manage engineering planning, including estimation, resource allocation, and delivery metrics.
- Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to ensure successful product execution.
- Ensure systems are secure, compliant, and maintainable.
- Provide technical leadership in decision-making and scalability trade-offs.
- Hire, mentor, and develop senior engineering leaders and managers.
- Create career paths and growth plans for engineers at all levels.
- Resolve cross-team conflicts and drive alignment across engineering teams.
- Encourage open communication, continuous learning, and professional development.
Experience & skills
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of experience in engineering, including 3+ years in senior leadership roles.
- Proven track record scaling engineering organizations and distributed teams.
- Strong ability to align engineering execution with business strategy.
- Experience in technical decision-making, architecture scaling, and managing ambiguity.
- Deep understanding of product delivery, tech debt management, and trade-offs.
- Expertise in leadership, coaching, and team performance management.
- Familiarity with e-commerce systems, security, compliance, and customer-facing technology.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to influence executive stakeholders.
- Strategic planning and risk management expertise.
- Awareness of trends in engineering practices, tooling, and emerging technologies.
