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Director – Data Analytics & AI

📍 Location: UAE (Onsite) / Remote (India-based candidates may be considered)
🏢 Client: Leading Tech Consulting Firm – UAE
💼 Employment Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

Delivery Leadership

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of Data, Analytics, and AI programs across enterprise clients

  • Ensure excellence in delivery governance, quality, timelines, budgets, and operational efficiency

  • Oversee Data Engineering, Analytics, AI/ML, Architecture, and PMO functions

  • Define and implement best practices across Azure Data Services, Databricks, and cloud ecosystems

  • Improve delivery predictability, scalability, and operational maturity across engagements

Client & Stakeholder Management

  • Act as the senior point of contact for key enterprise clients and CXO stakeholders

  • Build and maintain long-term strategic client relationships

  • Present delivery updates, transformation roadmaps, risks, and mitigation strategies

  • Collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Talent, and Leadership teams for seamless execution

Pre-Sales & Business Growth

  • Support solutioning, RFP responses, effort estimation, and delivery planning

  • Contribute to creation of scalable Data & AI offerings and reusable frameworks

  • Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities within existing accounts

  • Partner with leadership on GTM and consulting growth initiatives

Business Unit Ownership

  • Own key BU metrics including utilization, profitability, margins, and forecasting

  • Drive workforce planning, hiring strategy, and capability development

  • Ensure financial discipline and operational efficiency across delivery teams

Strategy & Innovation

  • Define and execute the Data & AI growth roadmap

  • Drive innovation across AI/ML, Generative AI, RAG solutions, automation, and advanced analytics

  • Build scalable delivery frameworks for long-term practice growth

Required Skills & Experience

  • 10–15+ years of experience in Data, Analytics, AI, Cloud, or Data Engineering leadership roles
  • Strong hands-on or architectural experience with:
    • Azure Data Factory
    • Azure Synapse Analytics
    • Databricks
    • Azure Cloud Data Services
    • Power BI
    • AI / ML platforms and enterprise analytics ecosystems
  • Proven experience leading large, cross-functional delivery teams
  • Strong CXO-level client management and stakeholder engagement experience
  • Experience owning delivery, pre-sales, operations, and business growth functions

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