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Group Director - Data Science, Insight & Analytics
Quotacom
Dubai, UAE
Full Time
Director
Hybrid
3 days ago
PythonRSQLTensorFlowPyTorchXGBoost
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About the Role
Our client, a major multi-brand consumer and hospitality conglomerate, seeks a Group Director to lead data science, advanced analytics, and consumer intelligence. You will drive commercial growth through machine learning, AI, and data monetization, bridging technical modeling with executive strategy.
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Responsibilities
- Own the conversion of enterprise data into commercial advantage, bridging algorithmic modeling and executive strategy
- Embed AI (ML, GenAI, LLMs) into daily business workflows to optimize product, price, promotion, demand forecasting, and personalization
- Lead the economic commercialization of data assets across partner ecosystem and internal Retail Media Network
- Own marketing, digital, CRM, and loyalty analytics across omnichannel ecosystem
- Scale and mentor multi disciplinary data science and insights teams across GCC and international hubs
Requirements
- Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or a deeply technical discipline
- 15+ years of experience across data science, customer analytics, or advanced consumer modeling
- Hands on fluency in Python/R, SQL, ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, XGBoost)
- Experience with recommendation systems, causal inference, and industrialising LLMs or NLP driven automation
- Proven track record operating at an executive level within complex, multi brand B2C environments
- Ability to translate technical data modeling into commercially compelling narratives for C suite
Full Job Posting
Overview
- Our client, a premier multi brand consumer, retail, and hospitality conglomerate, has built a world class enterprise data platform and now needs a leader to drive front end data science, advanced analytics, and consumer intelligence.
- This role operates with a startup/builder mindset backed by massive corporate scale, turning multi market datasets into commercial growth, applied ML, and monetizable data products.
The Remit
- Front End Value Extraction: Own the conversion of enterprise data into commercial advantage, bridging algorithmic modeling and executive strategy.
- Advanced Data Science & AI Implementation: Embed ML, GenAI, LLMs, and predictive analytics into daily business workflows to optimize product, price, promotion, demand forecasting, and personalization.
- True Data Monetization: Lead economic commercialization of data assets across partner ecosystem and internal Retail Media Network with multi million dollar profit generation goals.
- Full Lifecycle Consumer Intelligence: Own marketing, digital, CRM, and loyalty analytics across omnichannel ecosystem spanning thousands of physical stores, apps, and digital platforms.
- Team Scaling & Culture: Champion a community of practice, scaling and mentoring multi disciplinary data science and insights teams across GCC and international technical hubs.
What This Role Is NOT
- Not an Engineering Role: Not responsible for building data pipelines, cloud architecture, BI platform maintenance, or heavy governance infrastructure.
- Not a Reporting Factory: Focus is on value, insight, and decision leadership, not static reports or passive KPIs.
Who You Are
- Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or a deeply technical discipline, backed by 15+ years of experience across data science, customer analytics, or advanced consumer modeling.
- Hands on fluency in Python/R, SQL, ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, XGBoost), recommendation systems, causal inference, and industrialising LLMs or NLP driven automation.
- Proven track record operating at an executive level within complex, multi brand B2C environments (e.g., online tech giants, e commerce marketplaces, digital consumer apps, or omnichannel retail/hospitality groups).
- Ability to translate highly technical data modeling into clear, commercially compelling narratives for C suite stakeholders.
- Builder mindset: excels in navigating ambiguity, setting technical vision from scratch, and fostering high ownership and accountability.
Compensation & Benefits
- Top tier tax free base salary + 50% Target Bonus + Executive Benefits (Schooling, Annual Flights, Relocation, Insurance)
Application Instructions
- Apply directly via LinkedIn with a copy of your up to date CV.
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