Optimizely Web & Mobile Technical Lead

We have an urgent requirement for Optimizely Web & Mobile Technical Lead for one of our client based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Optimizely website platform end to end, including CMS, CMP, environments, performance, security, and availability.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Optimizely Web Platform Lead to own and run our public website stream built on the Optimizely Digital Experience Platform. This role is responsible for the day to day leadership of the Optimizely CMS and CMP platforms, driving continuous enhancement of the website, and acting as the primary interface between business stakeholders, delivery teams, vendors, and Optimizely itself.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical understanding of Optimizely with excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills. You will operate with a high degree of autonomy, take ownership of outcomes, and ensure that the website roadmap aligns with business priorities while being delivered efficiently and to a high standard.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the Optimizely website platform end to end, including CMS, CMP, environments, performance, security, and availability.
• Lead delivery of website enhancements and new capabilities, coordinating internal teams and vendors across the full delivery lifecycle.
• Translate business objectives into a clear, prioritised roadmap and backlog, managing scope, dependencies, and trade offs with stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership across Optimizely architecture, integrations, content modelling, and engineering standards, with the ability to challenge solutions.
• Own release and environment governance, including deployment planning, change control, and risk management.
• Drive digital optimisation, including SEO, analytics, site search, experimentation, and personalisation where appropriate.
• Ensure privacy, consent, accessibility, and compliance requirements are embedded in all website changes.
• Maintain strong knowledge of the Optimizely roadmap, assess new modules such as Opal and CMS 13, and make pragmatic adoption recommendations.

Requirements

• Strong hands on experience with Optimizely CMS and CMP, with the credibility to lead design decisions and challenge vendors.
• Solid understanding of modern web platforms, including APIs, integrations, security, performance, accessibility, and SDLC.
• Proven experience leading multiple delivery teams and third party vendors in a complex environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, able to translate between business and technical audiences.
• Strong ownership mindset, comfortable working independently, prioritising effectively, and managing ambiguity.
• Experience with analytics, SEO, consent management, experimentation, and performance monitoring.
• Confident working with platform vendors, including TAM engagement, escalation, and commercial awareness.
• Continuous learning mindset, staying current with platform evolution and emerging Optimizely capabilities.