GenAI Project Lead — Enterprise LLMs, Abu Dhabi

CNS Middle East; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

CNS Middle East in Abu Dhabi seeks an AI & GenAI Project Lead to drive enterprise AI initiatives from planning to production. You will lead LLM application development, Azure AI implementations, budgeting, and vendor management in a high‑visibility role.

The role requires a strong math/AI academic background and 6+ years in software/data/ML engineering, with 2+ years building production‑ready LLMs and hands‑on Azure platform expertise. UAE work authorization is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a Master’s in AI/ML/Data Science/Probability.
• 6+ years in Software/Data/ML engineering.
• 2+ years building production-grade LLM applications.
• Strong experience with Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Copilot Studio, and Power Platform.
• Experience delivering AI projects with budgeting, timelines, and vendor oversight.
• Proven ability to write RFPs and evaluate vendor proposals.
• Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
• Legal work authorization and availability in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Responsibilities

• Drive enterprise‑grade AI and Generative AI initiatives from planning to production.
• Architect and deploy LLM applications across enterprise workflows.
• Configure Azure AI tools including Foundry, OpenAI, Copilot Studio, and Power Platform.
• Oversee AI project delivery, budgeting, milestones, and scheduling.
• Manage RFPs, vendor evaluations, contracts, and partnerships.
• Collaborate with software engineers, data scientists, product managers, and leadership.
• Establish governance, metrics, security, and compliance for AI deployments.
• Maintain project documentation, architecture blueprints, risk registers, and reports.

Skills

Software Engineering

Data Engineering

ML Engineering

Azure Foundry

Azure OpenAI

Copilot Studio

Power Platform

RFPs

Education

Bachelor’s in Mathematics

Master’s in AI/ML/Data Science/Probability

Tools

Azure OpenAI

Copilot Studio

Power Platform

ServiceNow

Jira

Job description

CNS Middle East in Abu Dhabi seeks an AI & GenAI Project Lead to drive enterprise AI initiatives from planning to production. You will lead LLM application development, Azure AI implementations, budgeting, and vendor management in a high‑visibility role.

The role requires a strong math/AI academic background and 6+ years in software/data/ML engineering, with 2+ years building production‑ready LLMs and hands‑on Azure platform expertise. UAE work authorization is essential.