VP Data Platforms: Architecting AI-Ready Data Backbone

ALDAR Properties PJSC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Aldar Properties PJSC is seeking an Engineering Leader for the Group Data Platform to own architecture, ingestion, storage, modeling and governance for analytics, AI, and operations across Aldar and subsidiaries.

The role builds AI-ready data foundations, enabling self-service while maintaining control, reliability, and cost discipline, with a focus on scaling data capabilities across the Group.

Qualifications

• Min 10–12 years in data platform engineering or data architecture leadership.
• Minimum 2 years of managerial experience.
• Experience with enterprise data platforms at group or multi-entity scale, cloud data stacks.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the Group data platform architecture, ingestion, storage, modeling, processing and serving layers.
• Own data ingestion from enterprise sources into the Group data platform with reliable pipelines.
• Implement platform-level data governance, lineage, quality monitoring and access controls.
• Serve Group Digital's Data & AI teams with data and self-service capabilities and clear interfaces.
• Ensure availability, performance and cost discipline of the data platform in production.
• Lead the Data Platforms team and develop data engineering depth for Emiratization objectives.

Skills

Data platform leadership

Architectural depth

Data governance

Cloud data stacks

MLOps-adjacent

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Aldar Properties PJSC is seeking an Engineering Leader for the Group Data Platform to own architecture, ingestion, storage, modeling and governance for analytics, AI, and operations across Aldar and subsidiaries.

The role builds AI-ready data foundations, enabling self-service while maintaining control, reliability, and cost discipline, with a focus on scaling data capabilities across the Group.