Director of Artificial Intelligence

Wave Talent Limited; Dubai; On-site; AED 800,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full relocation support

Competitive compensation package

Job summary

Wave Talent Limited in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Director of AI to lead the design, development, and deployment of AI capabilities across the business. This hands-on leader will shape AI strategy while staying close to technology and driving production-grade systems in a fast-moving international environment.

The role entails building and mentoring a high-performing AI/ML team, collaborating with executive stakeholders to identify high-value opportunities, and establishing governance and

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering AI/ML systems in production.
• Experience leading senior tech teams.
• Ability to translate business needs into AI solutions.
• Global market exposure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the organisation’s AI strategy and roadmap.
• Lead architecture, development, and production deployment of AI/ML solutions.
• Build and mentor an AI/ML team.
• Collaborate with executives to identify high-value AI opportunities.
• Set best practices for MLOps, governance, and responsible AI.
• Evaluate build vs buy vs partner decisions.

Skills

AI/ML systems

NLP/LLMs/Computer vision

Deep learning frameworks

MLOps

Cloud ML platforms

Team leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication with stakeholders

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

AWS/GCP/Azure ML

MLOps tooling

Job description

We're partnered with an organisation looking for a Director of AI to lead the design, development, and deployment of AI capabilities across the business. This isn't a role for someone who has only adopted off-the-shelf AI tools. They want a hands-on technical leader who has built AI systems from the ground up and taken them into production.

This is a chance to shape AI strategy at a senior level while staying close to the technology, and to make a real impact in a fast-moving international environment.

The Role

• Define and drive the organisation’s AI strategy, roadmap, and priorities
• Lead the architecture, development, and deployment of AI and machine learning solutions, from prototype through to production at scale
• Build, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of AI/ML engineers and data scientists
• Work with executive leadership and business stakeholders to find high-value AI opportunities and turn them into working products
• Set best practices for model development, evaluation, MLOps, governance, and responsible AI
• Stay current with advances in AI and judge when to build, buy, or partner

What We’re Looking For

• Proven track record of building AI/ML systems: designing, training, fine-tuning, and deploying models in production environments
• Deep technical expertise in areas such as machine learning, deep learning, NLP, LLMs, or computer vision
• Hands-on experience with modern AI frameworks and infrastructure (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow, cloud ML platforms, MLOps tooling)
• Senior leadership experience, including building and managing technical teams
• International exposure. Experience working in markets such as the US, UK, or Singapore is highly desirable
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
• Willingness and enthusiasm to relocate to [Location]

What’s on Offer

• A senior leadership role with genuine influence over AI direction
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Full relocation support
• The opportunity to build something meaningful from the ground up