Senior AI Strategy & Transformation Leader

MasterCard; Dubai; On-site; AED 661,000 - 1,102,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard seeks a Senior Managing Consultant to lead AI consulting strategy deployment across EEMEA, guiding clients from opportunity discovery to scalable AI transformations that boost customer experience, operations, risk management, and payments.

You will direct cross-functional teams of data scientists, ML engineers, and product specialists, working with C-suite executives to realize measurable business value.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in strategy consulting, digital transformation, AI consulting, data analytics, or technology advisory.
• Proven track record leading AI strategy, solutioning, deployment, and transformation programs.
• Experience advising senior executives and influencing enterprise-wide transformation decisions.
• Strong background in financial services, payments, banking, fintech, or card issuing ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise AI strategies and transformation roadmaps aligned to client objectives.
• Advise executive stakeholders on AI investment priorities, governance, and value realization.
• Lead end-to-end AI solution design from ideation through deployment and scale.
• Evaluate AI products, platforms, and frameworks for business fit and technical viability.
• Oversee vendor evaluation and ecosystem management for AI deployments.
• Drive AI deployment programs with change management and governance.

Skills

Strategy consulting

Digital transformation

AI consulting

Data analytics

Technology advisory

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering/Data Science/Business

Master's/MBA or advanced technical qualification preferred

Tools

OpenAI

Claude

Gemini

DeepSeek

Llama

Mistral

Job description

Mastercard seeks a Senior Managing Consultant to lead AI consulting strategy deployment across EEMEA, guiding clients from opportunity discovery to scalable AI transformations that boost customer experience, operations, risk management, and payments.

You will direct cross-functional teams of data scientists, ML engineers, and product specialists, working with C-suite executives to realize measurable business value.