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In this role, you will lead, coach, and develop a team of senior engineers and AI practitioners, fostering a high-performance culture grounded in accountability, collaboration, and continuous growth. You will own team performance, including goal setting, feedback cycles, career development, and talent planning. Additionally, you will drive delivery excellence across multiple forward-deployed customer engagements, ensuring outcomes align with agreed success.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a team of senior engineers, data scientists, and AI practitioners within the company's most strategic customer environments.
- Set technical direction and architectural guardrails for the team, in partnership with Chief Experts and technical leads.
- Act as a senior escalation point for delivery risks, team challenges, and customer concerns, resolving issues with clarity and decisiveness.
- Build strong relationships with senior customer stakeholders and the company's leadership, representing the team's work and advocating for the resources needed to succeed.
- Attract, hire, and onboard top engineering talent across AI, data, and software engineering disciplines.
- Partner with product, go-to-market, and regional leadership to align team capabilities with strategic priorities and customer demand.
- Champion engineering best practices, responsible AI principles, and a culture of learning and innovation within the team.
Requirements
- Proven experience leading and managing senior engineering teams, with a track record of building high-performing, inclusive, and motivated engineering organizations.
- Strong technical background in AI, machine learning, data engineering, or software engineering.
- Deep understanding of forward-deployed delivery models and experience managing complex, high-stakes customer engagements.
- Strong problem-solving skills and design thinking approach, able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery accountability.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, able to engage effectively with engineers, executives, and customers alike.
- Familiarity with the company's AI technologies and enterprise AI deployment realities is a strong advantage.
Work Conditions
- Expected Travel: 0 - 10%
- Employment Type: Regular Full Time
- Career Status: Management
- Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid
Location
Dubai, Dubai, AE
