Job Overview:
My client is seeking a hands-on Data & AI Leader to run the Data and AI practice in MEA. You will be responsible for Growth, Practice development, end-to-end customer engagements, Alliances, thought leadership, and innovation. Also be responsible for pre-sales solutioning to delivering strategic transformation programs.
This role blends deep technical expertise, business acumen, and P&L responsibility to lead client conversations, craft compelling solutions, and ensure delivery of high-impact data and AI-driven transformation.
Key Responsibilities:
Pre-Sales & Solution Engineering
- Engage with enterprise and government clients to understand their business needs and data maturity.
- Design and present tailored solutions leveraging AI, ML, Data Engineering, Generative AI, and modern cloud-native platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).
- Lead RFP responses, technical proposal development, and effort estimation.
- Collaborate with alliance teams (e.g., Microsoft, AWS, Databricks) for joint GTM opportunities.
- Conduct workshops and technical demos to evangelize capabilities.
Transformation Delivery Leadership
- Lead and oversee AI & data transformation engagements across sectors (e.g., BFSI, Public Sector, Healthcare, Telco).
- Ensure the successful delivery of programs-data modernization, AI PoCs to production
Practice & Capability Development
- Build and groom a high-performance team of AI consultants, engineers, and analysts.
- Define reusable frameworks, AI accelerators, and reference architectures.
- Stay current with trends in Generative AI, Agentic AI, LLMOps, and Responsible AI.
- Contribute to thought leadership (whitepapers, blogs, webinars, etc.)
Key Skills & Experience:
- 15+ yearsof experience in Data, Analytics, and AI domains, with at least 8+ years in a client-facing pre-sales / advisory capacity and leadership role
- Proven experience in leading data-driven transformation programs on cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP).
- Strong understanding of ML lifecycle, Generative AI, LLM fine-tuning, Prompt Engineering, and MLOps.
- Experience working with enterprise clients in the Middle East is a strong advantage.
- Excellent communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or master’s in computer science, Engineering, Data Science, or equivalent.
- Certifications in Azure AI Engineer, AWS Machine Learning, or GCP Data Engineering.
- Prior experience with consulting firms or digital transformation service providers.
*** Only successful candidates will be contacted ***
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Job Information
Job Reference: JO-2507-354837
Salary: Negotiable
Salary per: annum
Job Duration:
Job Start Date: 01/09/2025
Job Industries: Project & Programme Management
Job Locations: UAE-Dubai
Job Types: Permanent