Data & Analytics Director: AI, BI & Innovation Lead

dnata; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel benefits

Healthcare package

Leave entitlement

Transport allowance

Life insurance

Job summary

dnata, part of Emirates Group, seeks a senior Manager Data & Analytics in Dubai to lead data, analytics, AI, and innovation initiatives. You will partner with business leaders to define roadmaps, deliver trusted insights, and drive value through advanced analytics and self-service capabilities.

The role focuses on building data-driven decision making, governance, and enterprise analytics programs with measurable business impact. Strong leadership and industry knowledge are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or honours in a relevant discipline.
• 10+ years in a relevant industry sector with managerial experience.
• Experience in business analysis, business partnership, performance management, and insight generation.
• Proven experience leading a BI team and driving advanced analytics approaches including Operations Research.
• Knowledge of cutting-edge technologies relevant to the industry.
• Solid knowledge of economic theories, accounting, statistics and research methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the Data, Analytics, AI and Innovation roadmap with data platforms, governance and MDMs.
• Identify strategic data analytics and AI priorities with leadership; generate actionable insights.
• Lead BI to deliver dashboards and reports enabling data-driven decisions; evaluate new tech.
• Monitor performance of analytics initiatives; establish KPIs and self-service analytics.
• Oversee industry, market, and competitive intelligence to support decisions.
• Develop enterprise analytics governance and ROI-focused value frameworks.

Skills

Data analytics

BI leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Operations research

AI strategies

Business performance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

BI platforms

Job description

dnata, part of Emirates Group, seeks a senior Manager Data & Analytics in Dubai to lead data, analytics, AI, and innovation initiatives. You will partner with business leaders to define roadmaps, deliver trusted insights, and drive value through advanced analytics and self-service capabilities.

The role focuses on building data-driven decision making, governance, and enterprise analytics programs with measurable business impact. Strong leadership and industry knowledge are essential for success.