Head of Data

Jex Recruitment | Connecting top talent with leading companies; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Jex Recruitment in Dubai seeks a Head of Data to build and lead its data function as the company scales. You will oversee the Data Science, ML, Data Engineering and Analytics teams, defining strategy, architecture and a data-driven roadmap.

The role involves productionising ML models, building scalable data platforms, and partnering with Product and leadership to drive data-driven product development. You will hire and mentor a high-performing team and own data quality and governance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multidisciplinary data teams.
• Track record of ML/data products in production.
• Strong understanding of modern data platforms and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the Data Science, ML, Data Engineering and Analytics functions.
• Define the overall data strategy, architecture and technical roadmap.
• Develop and productionise ML models that impact product and customer experience.
• Build scalable data platforms, pipelines and infrastructure.
• Establish analytics, reporting and experimentation capabilities.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering and leadership on data-driven product development.
• Hire, mentor and scale a high-performing data team.
• Own data quality, governance and reliability as the business grows.

Skills

Data Science

Machine Learning

Data Engineering

Analytics

Leadership

Job description

Head of Data – FinTech | Dubai

We’re working with a fast-growing FinTech business in Dubai looking to appoint a Head of Data to build and lead its data function as the company continues to scale.

This is a broad leadership role covering the full data landscape — Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Engineering and Analytics — with responsibility for building the team, strategy and technical foundations behind a highly data-driven product.

What you’ll own:

• Build and lead the Data Science, ML, Data Engineering and Analytics functions
• Define the overall data strategy, architecture and technical roadmap
• Develop and productionise ML models that directly impact the product and customer experience
• Build scalable data platforms, pipelines and infrastructure
• Establish strong analytics, reporting and experimentation capabilities
• Work closely with Product, Engineering and senior leadership on data-driven product development
• Hire, mentor and scale a high-performing multidisciplinary data team
• Take ownership of data quality, governance and reliability as the business grows

What we’re looking for:

• Strong technical background across Data Science / Machine Learning and Data Engineering
• Experience leading multidisciplinary data teams
• Track record of taking ML/data products from development into production
• Strong understanding of modern data platforms, architecture and analytics
• Ideally experience within FinTech, digital banking, payments, lending, credit or financial services
• Strong preference for candidates who have worked within start-up or scale-up environments and understand what it takes to build a data function from the ground up