Senior Data Scientist & AI Strategy Lead

Dautom; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Dautom seeks a Senior Data Scientist / Data Science Manager to lead advanced AI projects for a major client in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The role combines technical depth with business insight, requiring the ability to challenge assumptions and guide AI strategy in a client-facing setting.

Lead GenAI and AI Agent initiatives, assess use cases, and stay current with AI trends to deliver practical client solutions. Onsite in Jeddah with strong Azure expertise preferred.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in Data Science, ML, AI with proven ownership of complex AI/Data Science projects.
• Master's degree in a quantitative field (ML/CS/Math/Engineering/Statistics).
• Strong hands-on technical background across ML, DS, and AI.
• Experience translating business problems into AI/ML solutions and selecting models/architectures.
• Consulting or highly client-facing background preferred; strong in Azure ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI & Data Science projects from problem definition through delivery.
• Translate business challenges into AI/ML solutions, architectures, models and use cases.
• Act as trusted technical advisor to clients and propose alternative approaches.

Skills

Data Science

Machine Learning

Generative AI

AI Agents

Azure AI

Education

Master's degree in ML/CS

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Azure AI services

Job description

Dautom seeks a Senior Data Scientist / Data Science Manager to lead advanced AI projects for a major client in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The role combines technical depth with business insight, requiring the ability to challenge assumptions and guide AI strategy in a client-facing setting.

Lead GenAI and AI Agent initiatives, assess use cases, and stay current with AI trends to deliver practical client solutions. Onsite in Jeddah with strong Azure expertise preferred.