Head of Data Science & Asset Risk Al Futtaim Private Company (LLC)

Posted on 5 Mar

Experience

10 - 12 Years

Job Location

Dubai - United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Education

Bachelor of Science(Statistics)

Nationality

Any Nationality

Gender

Any

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

  • The role is responsible for the full lifecycle of assets and market intelligence, from data to financial decision-making.
    This includes:

    • Owning all Residual Value, used-car pricing and market forecasting used across the business

    • Maintaining authoritative market indices, price curves and forward-looking scenarios for all brands, powertrains and segments

    • Defining and enforcing the Asset Risk Framework covering market risk, EV transition risk, concentration risk and volatility

    • Providing risk-driven inputs to IFRS9, provisions, ECL and capital planning

    • Ensuring all models are auditable, explainable and regulator-ready


    The Head of Data Science & Asset Risk acts as the single source of truth for:

    • Portfolio value

    • Forward price risk

    • Stress scenarios

    • Financial impact of market movements

    This role chairs the Residual Value & Risk Committees, translating complex analytics into clear financial actions for the CFO, CRO and Executive Management.


    Strategic & Commercial Impact


    The role directly influences:

    • Vehicle pricing and lease structures

    • Portfolio profitability and risk appetite

    • Provisioning and capital allocation

    • OEM negotiations and product launches

    • Remarketing and stock strategy

    Decisions supported by this function materially impact P&L, balance sheet and return on assets.


    Technology, Data & AI Ownership


    The role owns the group’s AI-driven asset intelligence platform, including:

    • Data pipelines across Brands, dealers, auctions, web and internal systems

    • Forecasting, valuation and risk models

    • Executive dashboards and real-time reporting
      The mandate is to continuously replace external vendors and manual processes with in-house, scalable AI, delivering higher accuracy, faster decisions and material cost savings.


    Leadership & Governance


    The Head of Data Science & Asset Risk:

    • Leads a senior team of Data Scientists and Analytics specialists

    • Defines modelling standards, governance and validation

    • Ensures outputs are trusted by Finance, Risk and Commercial tems

    • Acts as the group’s technical authority on asset valuation and risk.

Desired Candidate Profile

  • Deep hands-on technical and analytical expertise, including Python, SQL, large-scale data extraction, and building advanced statistical and machine-learning models.

  • Ability to turn data into actionable insight, translating complex analysis into clear decisions with measurable business impact.

  • Strong data governance and risk discipline, ensuring models are explainable, controlled, and suitable for regulated environments.

  • Proven leadership and executive influence, able to build scalable teams and drive adoption at the senior-management level.


About the Team:

  • You will be reporting to Chief Risk Officer


What equips you for the role:

  • 10+ years in Statistics, Data Science, Risk, Pricing, Forecasting or Financial Modelling

  • Experience in automotive, asset finance, banking, insurance or large portfolios

  • Proven ownership of P&L-critical models

  • Strong background in IFRS9, ECL, stress testing or portfolio risk

  • Comfortable operating at CFO, CRO and Board level

Employment Type

    Full Time

Company Industry

Department / Functional Area

Keywords

  • Head Of Quantitative Risk
  • Portfolio Optimization
  • Risk Assessment
  • Head Of Analytics
  • Asset Risk
  • Principal Data Science
  • Lead Data Scientist
  • Portfolio Risk
  • Senior Data Scientist
  • Risk Management
  • Financial Modeling

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Al Futtaim Private Company (LLC)

Al Futtaim Private Company (LLC)

Jessica Misal - NA

Festival Tower, Crescent Drive, Dubai Festival City, Dubai Al Hasan Al Basri St, Dammam, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

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