Finance Data Science Manager - Predictive Analytics Lead

AlFuttaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Al-Futtaim in Dubai seeks a Manager Data Science - Finance to lead analytics initiatives across finance, risk, and performance. You will drive predictive modeling, financial analytics, KPI dashboards, and data science leadership to deliver actionable insights for strategic decisions.

The role requires 5 years in data science with a finance focus; you will mentor a team of data scientists, implement ARIMA/LSTM models, and translate complex results for business stakeholders while ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or MSc in a quantitative field with finance focus.
• 5 years of data science/analytics experience in finance.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and Databricks.
• Hands-on with scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch.
• Experience with ARIMA/SARIMA/Prophet and advanced predictive modeling.
• Experience with MLOps and Git.
• Experience with Matplotlib/Seaborn/Plotly.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance-focused data science projects and ML initiatives.
• Develop predictive models for residual value, credit scoring, delinquency, and collections.
• Create finance KPIs and dashboards; provide actionable insights for strategy.
• Mentor and manage a team of data scientists; communicate with stakeholders.

Skills

Python

SQL

Databricks

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

ARIMA

SARIMA

Prophet

LSTM

Gradient boosting

Ensemble methods

Neural networks

MLOps

Git

Matplotlib

Seaborn

Plotly

Time series

Forecasting

Statistics

Education

Bachelor's degree or MSc in Financial Analytics, Computer Science, or a related field

Tools

Python

SQL

Databricks

Job description

Al-Futtaim in Dubai seeks a Manager Data Science - Finance to lead analytics initiatives across finance, risk, and performance. You will drive predictive modeling, financial analytics, KPI dashboards, and data science leadership to deliver actionable insights for strategic decisions.

The role requires 5 years in data science with a finance focus; you will mentor a team of data scientists, implement ARIMA/LSTM models, and translate complex results for business stakeholders while ensuring