Head of AI Platforms | Al- Futtaim Automotive (Dubai, AE)

Al Futtaim Group
Dubai
Full timeFunction: SalesEducation: mastersSkills: ["Leadership","Hands-on execution","Strategic vision","Team ownership","Continuous learning","Cross-functional collaboration","Stakeholder management","Problem-solving"]

Build and scale a unified AI Platform that becomes the intelligent operating layer across Al-Futtaim Automotive’s brands. Lead enterprise workflow orchestration, agentic and generative AI automation, API-first and event-driven architectures, and MLOps/LLMOps capabilities. Drive experimentation as a core business capability and turn models into production-grade services. Partner across engineering, data, customer experience, product, and business teams to deliver measurable impact across sales, aftersales, mobility, leasing, and corporate functions.

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Head of AI Platforms | Al- Futtaim Automotive (Dubai, AE)

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Job Summary

Build and scale a unified AI Platform that becomes the intelligent operating layer across Al-Futtaim Automotive’s brands. Lead enterprise workflow orchestration, agentic and generative AI automation, API-first and event-driven architectures, and MLOps/LLMOps capabilities. Drive experimentation as a core business capability and turn models into production-grade services. Partner across engineering, data, customer experience, product, and business teams to deliver measurable impact across sales, aftersales, mobility, leasing, and corporate functions.
Location: Dubai
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Sales
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead creation of an AI Platform orchestration layer powering agentic AI/business automation, enterprise workflow orchestration, and large-scale experimentation.
  • •Build and operate a unified AI operating layer across the organization, embedding AI into critical customer and operational journeys.
  • •Develop reusable AI and automation capabilities that scale across automotive brands and functions.
  • •Turn machine learning models into enterprise-grade services and enable AI-powered decision-making in production.
  • •Partner across technology, customer experience, product, data, and business teams to deliver measurable value across sales, aftersales, mobility, leasing, and corporate functions.

Key Requirements

  • •12+ years in software/platform engineering, enterprise architecture, systems integration, or technology leadership, with at least 5 years leading engineering/architecture/platform/AI teams.
  • •Demonstrated experience building and scaling enterprise-grade platforms for mission-critical operations and large transformation initiatives.
  • •Production experience deploying AI, machine learning, generative AI, agentic AI, or intelligent automation, translating technology investment into measurable business outcomes.
  • •Strong foundation in distributed systems, enterprise integration, software architecture, AI platforms, experimentation frameworks, and intelligent automation.
  • •Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, software/computer engineering, AI, data science, or a related technical discipline (relevant professional certifications are a plus).
Experience:AutomotiveMulti-brandEnterprise technologyAI/MLMLOpsLLMOps
Education:Master's
Skills:LeadershipHands-on executionStrategic visionTeam ownershipContinuous learningCross-functional collaborationStakeholder managementProblem-solving
Tech Stack:Agentic AIGenerative AILarge Language Model (LLM)LLMOpsMLOpsWorkflow orchestrationIntelligent business process automationAPI-firstEvent-driven architectureEnterprise integrationCloud-native platformsExperimentation frameworksAI-enabled customer experiencesAI-enabled employee experiencesPlatform reliabilitySecurity governanceScalability

Company Brief

Al Futtaim Group
Al-Futtaim Group is a diversified UAE conglomerate operating across automotive, retail, real estate, finance and services, representing 200+ global brands and serving customers across 20+ countries with over 40,000 employees.
Industry: Conglomerates & Holding Companies
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Bootstrapped
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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