Executive Manager - AI Engineering

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking institution in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced professional for AI/ML engineering roles. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of relevant experience and will be responsible for architecting AI platforms and driving modern engineering practices. The role provides a comprehensive benefits package along with flexible working options to ensure a work-life balance.

Benefits

Market-leading medical insurance

Paid leave and airfare

Children education assistance

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• 8+ years in AI/ML engineering and platform development.
• Experience deploying enterprise AI/ML solutions in banking.
• Expertise in LLMs, transformers, multimodal models, and vector databases.
• Proficient in Python, Azure, AWS, SQL/NoSQL, and modern engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Engineer Conversational AI platforms with LLM-based agents.
• Architect AI/ML platform components and implement MLOps.
• Build ML pipelines using Azure/AWS and manage cloud-native infrastructure.
• Drive adoption of modern engineering practices for platform reliability.
• Organise and supervise the activities of the team.

Skills

AI/ML engineering

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Python

Azure

AWS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, AI, Software Engineering, Statistics, or Mathematics

Master’s degree in AI/ML

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

MLflow

SQL/NoSQL

GraphQL

REST APIs

Job description

Embark on a journey where your unique contributions are celebrated, and your professional growth is embraced. At ADCB, we nurture a diverse, inclusive community where every voice is valued.

About the business area

GBS is a group of highly skilled and talented professionals who form an essential part of ADCB's continued journey of success. With a proud history of commitment, innovation and delivery, GBS constantly strives for excellence whilst ensuring the highest standards of quality and risk awareness. Each and every member of the GBS family plays an integral role in driving ADCB's strategy, growth and digital evolution by working closely with our valued business partners to achieve exceptional customer experience through our outstanding service and support.

We are actively seeking an ambitious professional to join our team at ADCB to work alongside passionate colleagues who share your ambition to redefine excellence in UAE banking.

In this role, your key responsibilities include:

• Engineer Conversational AI platforms with LLM-based agents, reusable frameworks, and secure enterprise knowledge systems.
• Architect AI/ML platform components, operationalize LLMs, and implement MLOps best practices.
• Build ML pipelines using Azure/AWS, deploy foundation models, and manage cloud-native infrastructure.
• Drive adoption of modern engineering practices, evaluate emerging tools, and improve platform reliability.
• Manage self and team in line with ADCB’s people management policies, procedures, processes and practices to ensure adherence and to maximise own and employee contribution to business performance.

• Organise and supervise the activities and work of the team to ensure that targets and objectives are achieved and the business plan is delivered in line with the required policies, processes, procedures and systems.

The ideal candidate should have the following experience:

• At least 8+ years in leading AI/ML engineering, platform development, or large-scale digital product engineering Experience in deploying enterprise AI/ML solutions, preferably in banking.
• Bachelor’s degree in quantitative field such as Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics or related field required.
• Master’s degree or equivalent in AI/ML is preferred.
• AI/ML engineering with expertise in LLMs, transformers, multimodal models, RAG, and vector databases
• NLP/NLU, personalization, and recommendation systems
• Scalable cloud-native AI platforms using microservices architecture
• Proficient in Python, Azure, AWS, SQL/NoSQL, GraphQL, REST APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, MLflow
• Strong stakeholder management, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration
• Deep understanding of emerging AI trends and rapid prototyping
• Active engagement in AI communities and innovation initiatives

What we offer:

Comprehensive Benefits Package: This includes market-leading medical insurance, group life and personal accident insurance, paid leave and leave airfare, employee preferential rates on loans and finance facilities, staff discounts and offers, and children education assistance (for certain job levels).

Flexible and Remote Working Options: We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements, subject to eligibility and job requirements.

Learning and Development Opportunities: We value and facilitate continuous learning and personal development, through a variety of exciting learning opportunities, such as structured instructor-led courses, a comprehensive e-Learning catalog, on-the-job training and professional development programs.

At ADCB, we are dedicated to creating a respectful, caring and disciplined work environment that aligns with your career ambitions.