Digital Technology Director

Digital Technology Director Onsite | Dubai or Abu Dhabi | Full Time Create. is a strategic, digital creative communications agency that partners with the region's nation builders as well as some of the most exciting local and global brands. Now part of the Stagwell network, we were named Campaign Magazine's Digital Agency and Independent Creative Agency of the Year, and Adweek recognised us as one of the fastest-growing creative agencies globally.

We're looking for a Digital Technology Director to be the senior technology authority across Create DX, our digital experience practice. Reporting to the Head of DX, you'll lead the architecture, engineering, QA automation, DevOps and AI enablement behind web, app, CMS and platform builds for major government, culture and tourism clients. You'll also help set technology standards across the wider Create group. This is a leadership role where you stay close to the work.

Client IT teams will trust you to make big platform decisions and defend them, and our engineers will come to you when builds get complex. You sign off the technical architecture and engineering assumptions before we make any commercial commitment.

What You'll Do

Act as the senior technical partner to client IT, data and product teams, leading discovery, architecture definition, integration strategy and solution workshops Set and maintain standards across CMS, frameworks, cloud infrastructure, APIs, analytics, hosting and deployment, with clear governance for DevSecOps, documentation and risk Drive automation across CI/CD, regression testing, QA and environment management, and build reusable frameworks and component libraries Lead technical scoping, estimation and risk evaluation on new and existing business Select, onboard and manage development, cloud, AI and infrastructure partners Pilot AI, composable and headless architecture, and guide clients and developers on using AI responsibly Mentor engineering and delivery teams, and help us hire and grow technical talent

What We're Looking For

Based in Dubai or Abu Dhabi, available onsite full time from Q4 2026 10+ years in technology leadership at digital agencies, consultancies or technology-led organisations, covering cloud architecture, engineering, DevOps and QA automation A track record of owning technical governance and vendor relationships across multiple accounts or brands Strong command of modern web, app and CMS architecture, cloud infrastructure and integration strategy Hands‐on experience guiding AI-enabled delivery and automation adoption The ability to explain technical trade‐offs as clear business implications for C‐suite stakeholders MENAT market experience preferred Professional fluency in English ; Arabic is a plus

What Success Looks Like Client IT and product teams see you as a trusted transformation partner, and technical escalations drop Products launch secure, scalable and fast, with very few issues after launch Engineering gets faster and estimates get more accurate through automation, governance and reusable frameworks AI-ready platforms and innovation pilots move from proof of concept to everyday practice We think without borders, so that everyone can belong.