
AVP - Advanced Analytics Technologies
- Dubai
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and execute the organizations advanced analytics strategy to improve business outcomes and customer experiences.
- Oversee development and deployment of advanced analytics tools and platforms such as SAS Viya, SAS EG, SAS RTDM, Python, R, and Jupyter Notebooks.
- Lead integration and application of LLM frameworks (e.g., OpenAI, Google BERT) for enterprise use cases.
- Drive NLP use cases, including text data processing, model training, and intelligent automation.
- Ensure seamless integration of advanced analytics platforms with enterprise systems.
- Promote organization-wide adoption of these technologies through training and support.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders across departments to deliver AI-powered business solutions.
- Lead cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery within time and budget constraints.
- Present strategic plans and project updates to senior leadership.
- Support compliance and governance in all advanced analytics initiatives.
- Bachelors degree in IT, Engineering, or a related field. Background in statistics is a plus.
- 15 to 20 years of experience in advanced analytics, preferably within financial services.
- Proven leadership in large-scale analytics projects and technology deployments.
- Strong hands-on experience with SAS Viya, SAS EG, SAS RTDM, Python, R, and Jupyter Notebooks.
- Practical knowledge in deploying AI/ML models using OpenAI, DeepSeek, TensorFlow, etc.
- Experience using cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) for AI applications.
- Expertise in model governance and open analytics.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and project leadership skills.