VP- Business Intelligence & Planning

First Abu Dhabi Bank; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in the UAE is seeking a Chief of Staff to manage AI initiatives within the Innovation Hub. The role involves planning and coordinating projects, ensuring timely delivery, and providing updates to leadership. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of project management experience, strong presentation skills, and a background in financial services. Relevant project management certifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project management experience, preferably in consulting with AI, data, or tech programs background within financial services.
• Strong structural competence, ability to create high impact presentations to senior stakeholders.
• Track record in delivering complex, cross-functional projects in agile, hybrid, or waterfall environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive AI initiatives as 'right hand' of the Chief AI Innovation Officer.
• Plan and manage AI projects timelines, milestones, and resource allocation.
• Ensure compliance with internal governance and regulatory standards throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

Project management

Presentation creation

Agile methodologies

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Business, or relevant field

Relevant project management certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2)

Job description

Join the UAE’s largest bank and one of the world’s largest and safest financial institutions. Our focus is to create value for our employees, customers, shareholders and communities to grow through differentiation, agility and innovation. We are looking for top talent and your success is our success. Accelerate your growth as you help us reach our goals and advance your career. Be ready to make your mark a top company, in an exciting & dynamic industry.

Job Description

ROLE PROFILE:

• Chief of Staff is responsible for planning, coordinating, and monitoring the delivery of AI initiatives across multiple use cases within the Innovation Hub, managing dependencies, risks, and resources to ensure projects delivery

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Drive AIIH agenda as “right hand” of the Chief AI Innovation Officer,
• Plan and manage AI projects timelines, milestones, resource/budget allocation, progress monitoring to ensure timely and efficient delivery
• Facilitate regular updates to leadership and stakeholders, ensuring clear visibility of status, blockers, and KPIs, support internal decision making
• Create high impact-presentations for senior stakeholders
• Shaping themes for culture and team events, offsites, comms
• Support recruiting activities, onboarding support
• Ensure compliance with internal governance, data, and regulatory standards throughout the project lifecycle
• Drive continuous improvement by standardizing delivery practices and supporting scalability of execution frameworks

Qualifications

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/ QUALIFICATION:

• 10+ years of project management experience, preferably in consulting with AI, data, or tech programs background within financial services
• Strong structural competence, ability to create high impact presentations to senior stakeholders
• Track record in delivering complex, cross-functional projects in agile, hybrid, or waterfall environments incl. preparing SteerCos for executive stakeholders
• High resilience in fast paced environments
• Familiarity with AI/ML workflows and ability to coordinate across data science, engineering, and business teams
• Excellent planning, facilitation, and communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Educational qualifications: Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Business, or another relevant field. Relevant project management certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) are preferred

Job Location

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) | Business Park Branch