Senior AI Architect: Banking & Financial Services Strategy

NTT Ltd.

Dubai

Hybrid

AED 420,000 - 640,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

NTT DATA is seeking a Consulting AI Architect to shape and grow our AI business across the Middle East and Africa in the Global Banking and Financial Services AI Go-to-Market team. You will advise leading financial institutions on AI transformation and turn priorities into engagements.

You will lead workshops, assessments, and strategic planning with senior leaders, translating business challenges into practical AI solutions while navigating regulatory environments and new AI capabilities.

Qualifications

10+ years of experience in consulting, professional services, strategy, transformation, AI, data, analytics or similar client-facing roles.

Responsibilities

Experience shaping or delivering AI, machine learning, generative AI, agentic AI, analytics or digital transformation initiatives.
Strong knowledge of banking and capital markets, including governance structures and regulatory environments.
Experience working with financial institutions across the Middle East, particularly UAE and Gulf region.
Executive-level stakeholder engagement capabilities with business and technology leaders.
Experience supporting pre-sales activities, opportunity qualification, solution design, and proposal creation.
Strong understanding of enterprise AI concepts, including LLMs, AI agents, RAG, data readiness and responsible AI principles.
Knowledge of AI governance, risk management, regulatory expectations, data privacy and localisation considerations.