Data and Analytics Lead - Al-Futtaim Financial Services - Dubai, UAE

AlFuttaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 334,800 - 446,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation aligned with Al-Futtaim Group standards

Job summary

AlFuttaim in Dubai seeks a Data and Analytics Lead to drive data and AI enablement strategy. The role involves designing a fully AI-enabled analytics platform and overseeing digital transformation initiatives across financial services.

The ideal candidate should have over ten years of experience in data analytics and leadership, with a strong capability in data governance and experience with AI use cases. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum ten years of experience in data and analytics roles with at least five years in a leadership capacity.
• Proven hands-on experience designing and delivering AI-enabled data platforms.
• Demonstrated delivery of AI and ML use cases such as credit risk, pricing, or fraud analytics.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the data and AI enablement strategy.
• Design and deliver a fully AI-enabled data and analytics platform.
• Build internal AI and data science capabilities.

Skills

Deep understanding of financial product data models

Strong experience in data governance

Advanced technical knowledge of Azure Data Factory

Familiarity with Python and ML frameworks

Strong capability in requirements elicitation

Clear communication and stakeholder management skills

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Power BI

SQL

Fabric Lakehouse

Job description

Position Overview

Data and Analytics Lead at Al-Futtaim Financial Services in Dubai drives the data and AI enablement strategy, delivering a fully AI-enabled analytics platform that supports digital transformation, decision intelligence, and customer insights across financial services and related businesses.

Job Details

• Country: UAE
• City: Dubai
• Industry: Financial Services
• Function: MIS Management (CIO/CTO/VP)
• Salary: 30000-40000 monthly (Market estimated)
• Gender: Any
• Candidate Nationality: Any
• Job Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the data and AI enablement strategy aligned with group digital transformation objectives.
• Design and deliver a fully AI-enabled data and analytics platform that supports profitability, portfolio insights, and operational excellence.
• Build internal AI and data science capabilities for use cases including credit risk, pricing, fraud detection, and collections optimization.
• Establish and enforce data governance, metadata, lineage, and quality frameworks in line with group standards.
• Drive analytics and BI adoption, delivering executive dashboards and self-service analytics for business teams.
• Collaborate with group and divisional stakeholders to ensure alignment, reuse, and avoidance of duplication.
• Manage data engineering vendors, AI partners, and shared services including infrastructure and security.
• Bridge business, technology, and AI innovation to create a unified, governed, and scalable data ecosystem.

Ideal Profile

• Minimum ten years of experience in data and analytics roles with at least five years in a leadership capacity.
• Proven hands-on experience designing and delivering AI-enabled data platforms.
• Demonstrated delivery of AI and ML use cases such as credit risk, pricing, fraud analytics, or customer insights.
• Experience managing internal and vendor-led data engineering and BI teams.
• Strong background working with cross-functional teams across IT, finance, risk, and product.

Skills Set

• Deep understanding of financial product data models including portfolio, profitability, and RoE.
• Strong experience in data governance, certified data concepts, lineage, and quality frameworks.
• Advanced technical knowledge of Azure Data Factory, Power BI, SQL, and Fabric Lakehouse.
• Familiarity with Python and ML frameworks such as Scikit-learn and Azure ML, including model deployment.
• Strong capability in requirements elicitation, process mapping, journey design, and hypothesis validation.
• Clear communication and stakeholder management skills.

Why Join Us

• Lead enterprise-scale data and AI transformation initiatives.
• Work at the intersection of business strategy, technology, and advanced analytics.
• Influence decision-making across financial services and international operations.
• Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with Al-Futtaim Group standards.