Deem Finance
Digital Data Scientist
Deem FinanceUnited Arab Emirates9 hours ago
Full-timeInformation Technology, Strategy/Planning +1

Key Performance Indicators

Advanced Analytics & AI Enablement

  • Lead the development of predictive, prescriptive, and ML models for growth, risk, customer experience, and efficiency.
  • Build reusable data products, dashboards, and analytical APIs for business self-service.
  • Deploy AI/ML use cases across domains such as Cards, PL, ML, SME, Deposits, Digital Channels, Collections, and Marketing.
  • Ensure measurable business impact (revenue uplift, cost reduction, risk mitigation).


Business Partnering & Value Realisation

  • Partner with senior business stakeholders to identify high-value data opportunities.
  • Translate business problems into analytical solutions with clear ROI and success metrics.
  • Challenge assumptions with data-driven insights and influence strategic decisions.


Data Products & Platform Adoption

  • Promote scalable analytics using cloud, big data, and modern ML platforms.
  • Improve analytics maturity across teams through enablement and best practices.


Data Strategy & Digital Data Journey

  • Define and execute the enterprise data & analytics roadmap aligned with business strategy.
  • Establish data as a single source of truth through governed, scalable, and reusable data assets.
  • Drive adoption of advanced analytics, AI, and automation across business units.




Job Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, development, and deployment of advanced analytics and AI solutions.
  • Own the end-to-end analytics lifecycle: problem framing, data preparation, modelling, validation, deployment, and monitoring.
  • Guide teams on feature engineering, model selection, performance tuning, and interpretability.
  • Drive data storytelling and executive-level insights through compelling narratives and visuals.
  • Mentor and develop data scientists and analysts; set technical and delivery standards.
  • Collaborate with IT, Data Engineering, Risk, Finance, and Product teams to embed analytics into workflows.
  • Prioritise initiatives using value vs effort and ensure timely execution.



Core Skills & Competencies

  • Strong hands-on expertise in Python/R / SQL and modern data science frameworks.
  • Proven experience in machine learning, statistical modelling, and AI techniques.
  • Strong understanding of data architecture, data pipelines, and cloud analytics platforms.
  • Ability to convert complex analytical outputs into clear business recommendations.
  • Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
  • Strategic mindset with execution focus.
  • Ability to manage multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment.



Educational & Other Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, or related field.
  • 7–10 years of experience in data science, advanced analytics, or AI roles, preferably within banking or financial services.
  • Strong exposure to banking/NBFC domains (Cards, Loans, SME, Digital Channels, Risk, Marketing).
  • Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and big-data ecosystems.
  • Exposure to data & risk models, and regulatory environments is a strong advantage.

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