Head of AI
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Commercial Bank of Dubai is seeking a Head of AI Enablement to define and execute the enterprise-wide AI strategy, driving industrialization at scale. The role requires 12+ years of progressive experience, including senior roles in enterprise transformation, with a proven track record in AI strategy and delivery.
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Responsibilities
- Define and own the enterprise AI vision and strategy, with a clear enablement mandate
- Transform vision and strategy into a practical playbook that provides organizations with a roadmap
- Operate AI as a factory model, utilizing specialized partners to deliver AI solutions at scale
- Oversee the entire AI lifecycle throughout the enterprise—from prioritizing use cases to deployment, scaling, and realizing value
- Shift the organization from centrally driven pilots to federated, business owned AI delivery supported by strong central enablement
- Establish and govern the enterprise AI operating model (e.g., AI CoE, AI Factory, agent squads)
- Build reusable AI platforms, tooling, standards, and accelerators
- Enable senior business leaders to identify, prioritize, and operationalize AI use cases
- Drive enterprise adoption by embedding AI into day to day decision making, operating processes, and customer journeys
- Own the enterprise AI portfolio, prioritization, and investment decisions
- Establish enablement focused performance metrics that track outcomes, adoption, reuse, maturity, and independence
- Build and mature enterprise AI capability by enabling skills development across leadership, business, technology, and data communities
Requirements
- Advanced Master's degree strongly preferred (e.g., MBA, MSC, etc.)
- Minimum 12 years of progressive experience, including senior roles driving enterprise transformation across large, complex organizations
- Proven track record of defining and executing enterprise AI strategy, taking initiatives from pilots to scaled, production grade delivery with measurable value realisation
- Demonstrated experience in both regional and global banking environments
- Experience must be within leading banks and/or top tier consulting firms (e.g., Big 4, Accenture, or equivalent)
- Strong understanding of AI in global and UAE regulated environments
- Demonstrated ability to design and scale AI operating models (e.g., AI CoE / AI Factory / federated squads)
- Executive presence with experience advising and influencing at C suite, ExCo, and Board levels
- Strong partner management capabilities across system integrators, technology providers, and industry bodies
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Description
- Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) has an ambition to redefine how AI is embedded, governed, and scaled within a modern bank.
- CBD is recognized as a regional leader in enterprise AI adoption, having been featured by Microsoft as a global transformation success story.
- The Head of AI Enablement is accountable for defining and executing the enterprise wide AI strategy to drive sustained business value, ROI, competitive differentiation, and industrialization at scale.
- With direct C level reporting, the role owns the establishment and performance of the enterprise AI ecosystem, including platforms, solutions, governance, talent, and strategic partnerships.
Principal Accountabilities
- Define and own the enterprise AI vision and strategy, with a clear enablement mandate.
- Transform vision and strategy into a practical playbook that provides organizations with a roadmap.
- Operates AI as a factory model, utilizing specialized partners to deliver AI solutions at scale.
- Takes responsibility for overseeing the entire AI lifecycle throughout the enterprise.
- Shift the organization from centrally driven pilots to federated, business owned AI delivery.
- Establish and govern the enterprise AI operating model (e.g., AI CoE, AI Factory, agent squads).
- Build reusable AI platforms, tooling, standards, and accelerators.
- Enable senior business leaders to identify, prioritize, and operationalize AI use cases.
- Drive enterprise adoption by embedding AI into day to day decision making, operating processes, and customer journeys.
- Own the enterprise AI portfolio, prioritization, and investment decisions.
- Establish enablement focused performance metrics that track not only outcomes, but adoption, reuse, maturity, and independence.
- Build and mature enterprise AI capability by enabling skills development across leadership, business, technology, and data communities.
Requirements
- Advanced Master's degree strongly preferred (e.g., MBA, MSC, etc.).
- Minimum 12 years of progressive experience, including senior roles driving enterprise transformation across large, complex organizations.
- Proven track record of defining and executing enterprise AI strategy, taking initiatives from pilots to scaled, production grade delivery.
- Demonstrated experience in both regional and global banking environments.
- Experience must be within leading banks and/or top tier consulting firms (e.g., Big 4, Accenture, or equivalent).
- Strong understanding of AI in global and UAE regulated environments.
- Demonstrated ability to design and scale AI operating models (e.g., AI CoE / AI Factory / federated squads).
- Executive presence with experience advising and influencing at C suite, ExCo, and Board levels.
- Strong partner management capabilities across system integrators, technology providers, and industry bodies.
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