Director of Data & AI Engineering

Artefact; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Artefact is seeking a Data & AI Engineering Director to lead strategic, technical, and commercial initiatives from our leadership team in Malaysia. The role spans Data Science, Data Engineering, Analytics, AI/ML, Cloud, and Data Strategy to deliver measurable business impact.

You will guide complex transformations, engage with senior stakeholders, and drive innovation across modern data platforms and cloud technologies within a global consulting network.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience across Data Science, Data Engineering, Analytics, AI/ML, Data Strategy, Technology Consulting, or related fields.
• Proven experience leading complex Data & AI projects and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong understanding of the broader Data & AI ecosystem, with deeper expertise in one or more relevant areas.
• Strong client-facing experience, including engagement with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Ability to connect technical solutions with business challenges and communicate complex topics clearly.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and commercial skills.
• Experience contributing to business development, proposals, client growth, or development of new Data & AI offerings.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex Data & AI projects and transformation programmes, ensuring strong business outcomes and delivery excellence.
• Advise senior clients on Data & AI strategy, use cases, technology choices, and transformation roadmaps.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across Data Science, Data Engineering, Analytics, AI/ML, and related disciplines.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and act as a strategic advisor on Data & AI topics.
• Translate complex business challenges into practical, scalable Data & AI solutions.
• Drive innovation and adoption of emerging capabilities, including Generative AI, Machine Learning, modern data platforms, and Cloud technologies.
• Contribute to business development through proposals, pitches, solution design, account growth, and development of new offerings.
• Mentor and develop Data & AI talent while strengthening our technical and consulting capabilities.
• Contribute to Artefact's thought leadership and Data & AI practice development.

Skills

Data Strategy

Cloud Architecture

AI/ML

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Business Development

Data & AI Ecosystem

Tools

GCP

AWS

Azure

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

Artefact is seeking a Data & AI Engineering Director to lead strategic, technical, and commercial initiatives from our leadership team in Malaysia. The role spans Data Science, Data Engineering, Analytics, AI/ML, Cloud, and Data Strategy to deliver measurable business impact.

You will guide complex transformations, engage with senior stakeholders, and drive innovation across modern data platforms and cloud technologies within a global consulting network.