Dubai-based Chief AI Officer: Strategy & Innovation

808Labs; Dubai; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

808Labs in Dubai seeks a transformative Chief AI Officer to guide AI strategy, research, and deployment across its product portfolio. You will lead architecture decisions, model selection, and responsible AI practices while aligning with product and venture teams to identify high-impact use cases.

Build and mentor AI and data teams, establish governance standards, and represent the company in technical forums. A strong track record in production ML and startup environments is essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with modern ML frameworks, model design, and production deployment.
• Background in data science, analytics, and data engineering practices.
• Proven leadership building and managing high-performing technical teams.
• Understanding of software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and scalable AI systems.
• Experience defining AI strategy across multiple product lines.
• Knowledge of responsible AI, data privacy, and regulatory considerations.
• Excellent communication translating complex concepts to varied audiences.
• Advanced degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Startup or venture-building experience is highly beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI vision, strategy, and execution across all products and ventures.
• Oversee AI research and development, architecture and model selection.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and venture teams to identify high-impact AI use cases.
• Build and mentor AI and data teams; establish best practices for experimentation and evaluation.
• Define standards for ethical AI and data governance.
• Represent 808Labs in technical and industry forums; evaluate partnership opportunities.
• Stay ahead of emerging trends in AI and machine learning.

Skills

AI/ML expertise

Data science

Leadership

Cloud infrastructure

AI strategy

Ethical AI

Communication

Education

Advanced degree in CS/AI/ML

Tools

ML frameworks

Cloud services

CI/CD for ML

Job description

808Labs in Dubai seeks a transformative Chief AI Officer to guide AI strategy, research, and deployment across its product portfolio. You will lead architecture decisions, model selection, and responsible AI practices while aligning with product and venture teams to identify high-impact use cases.

Build and mentor AI and data teams, establish governance standards, and represent the company in technical forums. A strong track record in production ML and startup environments is essential.