Senior AI Cloud Platform Delivery Lead

Halian; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Halian in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Senior AI Cloud Platform Lead to drive end-to-end cloud platform and AI delivery across multiple workstreams. You will translate business needs into actionable engineering deliverables and prioritised backlogs, aligning with strategic objectives and enterprise requirements.

The role requires strong leadership across engineering, security, and business teams, with a focus on governance, data privacy, and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading complex cloud, platform, or technology delivery programmes.
• Strong technical background with Azure, AWS, or hybrid cloud environments.
• Experience translating business requirements into actionable engineering deliverables.
• Strong understanding of cloud governance, security, data privacy, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience managing Agile delivery processes, prioritisation, and backlog management.
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, and Agile delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of cloud platform and AI-related initiatives across multiple workstreams.
• Translate business requirements into clear user stories, technical deliverables, and prioritised backlogs.
• Drive delivery planning, prioritisation, and execution to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Establish effective governance processes and maintain delivery transparency through Jira and Agile methodologies.
• Work closely with engineering, infrastructure, security, and business teams to ensure successful outcomes.
• Ensure adherence to security, privacy, compliance, and data governance standards.
• Monitor programme risks, dependencies, and delivery milestones, proactively identifying and mitigating issues.
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment and ensure clear communication across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support organisational change management initiatives related to cloud and AI platform adoption.
• Promote continuous improvement across platform engineering, operational processes, and delivery practices.
• Ensure solutions are delivered in accordance with enterprise architecture, security, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Cloud delivery leadership

Azure

AWS

Hybrid cloud

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Communication

Enterprise-scale delivery

Cloud governance

Security & compliance

Data privacy

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Halian in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Senior AI Cloud Platform Lead to drive end-to-end cloud platform and AI delivery across multiple workstreams. You will translate business needs into actionable engineering deliverables and prioritised backlogs, aligning with strategic objectives and enterprise requirements.

The role requires strong leadership across engineering, security, and business teams, with a focus on governance, data privacy, and regulatory compliance.