Lead the development and integration of generative AI across software products. This role defines the AI Strategy and Roadmap, ensuring AI initiatives (e.g. LLMs, Chatbot, Vision) are aligned with business goals and drive measurable impact. Heads cross-functional engineering teams, including mobile app developers and AI specialists to deliver AI-enhanced solutions that improve efficiency and competitiveness.
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Key Accountabilities
- AI Strategy & Roadmap: Set the vision and roadmap for generative AI use-cases and platform capabilities, aligning them with product and business objectives.
- Innovation & Solution Design: Lead ideation, prototyping, and scaling of AI-driven features to push innovation boundaries.
- Team Leadership: Oversee software development teams (Scrum Teams), managing day-to-day activities and ensuring on-time delivery of high-quality AI-enabled products.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product Management, UIUX, and Business Stakeholders such as Regulatory Function to ensure AI features meet customer needs and compliance.
- Performance & Quality: Monitor engineering and operational metrics, driving continuous improvement in delivery efficiency and performance.
- Governance & Ethics: Ensure AI solutions comply with company policies and industry regulations, promoting ethical use of data and models.
- AI Domain Expertise: Promote AI within the organization by conducting trainings, brown-bag sessions, and representing the organization in AI events & governance of AI tools.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
Experience
- 10+ years in software development in a large enterprise organization with 5+ years in leading engineering teams in the Telecommunication sector.
- Proven track record in delivering AI and software products.
Skills
- Strong grasp of AI/ML concepts (especially LLM) and full-stack software development (cloud platforms, APIs, mobile apps).
- Able to articulate core concepts in relation to LLM such as Context Engineering, Prompt Engineering, Guardrails, Tool use, and MCP.
- Experience with Agile Methodologies, CI/CD, and modern DevOps tools.
- Skilled at translating business strategy into technical roadmaps and evaluating emerging AI technologies to incorporate them into products.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to influence stakeholders and report to senior management, with the ability to explain complex AI ideas to non-technical audiences.
Competencies
- Think strategically (Level 4 of 5)
- Achieve tangible results (Level 4 of 5)
- Lead breakthrough change (Level 4 of 5)
- Exceed customer expectations (Level 4 of 5)
- Nurture, Inspire, and Motivate (Level 4 of 5)
- Target win-win outcomes (Level 4 of 5)
Location
United Arab Emirates
