Location:
Abu Dhabi (Relocation support can be provided for this role)
Job title:
Senior Director of Data & AI.
In this role you will lead the enterprise-wide data, analytics, and AI agenda. You will be owning strategy, governance, and priorities to drive performance and enable better decision-making across the organisation.
Job Responsibilities:
Data Strategy, Governance & Architecture
* Define and lead the Data & AI strategy aligned with business goals and long-term scalability.
* Establish data governance covering ownership, metadata, quality, security, and access.
* Oversee enterprise data platforms (data lakehouse, warehouse, integration layers, analytics tools).
Analytics, AI/ML Enablement & Business Value Realization
* Lead advanced analytics, predictive models, ML solutions and AI use cases.
* Collaborate with business leaders on high-impact opportunities and prioritization.
* Oversee BI dashboards, self-serve analytics tools, and data products for decision-making.
* Ensure AI/ML governance, ethical principles, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
* Drive business value and maximize ROI from analytics initiatives.
Data Platform Delivery, Operations & Performance
* Oversee engineering, ETL pipelines, model development, ERP/app platform integration.
* Manage platform reliability, security, cost optimization (cloud/on-prem).
* Lead technology vendor management and oversee AI/ML/data platform contracts.
Minimum Required Qualifications
* Bachelor's in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering.
* 10+ years in data/analytics/AI functions; proven experience building large-scale enterprise data platforms and delivering AI/ML solutions.
Preferred Qualifications
* Master's degree.
* 15+ years in senior leadership roles in data/analytics/AI.
* Expertise across Azure/AWS/GCP, MLOps, cloud architecture, enterprise data frameworks.
Preferred Skills
* Deep expertise in data engineering, analytics, AI/ML, data governance.
* Strong business acumen and ability to translate business needs into data solutions.
* Influences senior stakeholders and drives enterprise-wide decisions.
* Vendor management, SLA governance, contract negotiation.