AI Data Foundations Lead for Banking

Deeplight AI; Dubai; On-site; AED 450,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Visa sponsorship

Professional development support

Subscription reimbursement

Job summary

Deeplight is seeking an executive-ready Data for AI Lead to own enterprise data foundations for AI/ML initiatives across Dubai banking engagements. You will bridge raw data assets with high-value AI capabilities, shaping data readiness and governance for production-ready AI systems.

You will present to C-level client sponsors, challenge timelines, and ensure data quality drives predictable AI delivery. This role requires deep banking data experience and exceptional leadership and communication

Qualifications

• 10+ years of technology leadership spanning data architecture, data science, or AI platform delivery.
• 4+ years leading data foundations or governance for AI/ML initiatives in consultancies or enterprise banks.
• Retail Banking data platforms or AI use cases experience.
• Experience leveraging mobile telemetry and digital customer journey data for real-time AI.
• Strong ability to translate complex data concepts for executives.

Responsibilities

• Audit core banking databases, event streams, and feature stores for AI readiness.
• Evaluate Generative AI, RAG, and ML use cases for data availability and privacy.
• Define exact feature schemas and data contracts for AI models.
• Establish governance on data usage, consent, PII masking, and regional rules.
• Ensure real-time telemetry from mobile apps is ingested for analytics.
• Review SteerCo packs and challenge AI timelines.

Skills

Data architecture

AI governance

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Retail Banking data

MLOps

Education

Master’s or Ph.D. in data/AI

Tools

Kafka

Databricks

Job description

Deeplight is seeking an executive-ready Data for AI Lead to own enterprise data foundations for AI/ML initiatives across Dubai banking engagements. You will bridge raw data assets with high-value AI capabilities, shaping data readiness and governance for production-ready AI systems.

You will present to C-level client sponsors, challenge timelines, and ensure data quality drives predictable AI delivery. This role requires deep banking data experience and exceptional leadership and communication