UAE National_ Senior Data Scientist

Job Description

UAE National_ Senior Data Scientist | Hamad & Mohd AlFuttaim DX | Automotive

Date: 11 Sept 2025
Location: Dubai, AE
Company: Al Futtaim Private Company LLC
Job Requisition ID: 171746

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Groups entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.

Overview Of The Role:

The Senior Data Scientist at Al Futtaim is responsible for the development and management of predictive and forecasting models to support both regional and international Risk monitoring. The role involves conducting robust statistical analyses, generating actionable insights, and implementing data-driven strategies to maintain and enhance market competitiveness. A key aspect of the role is building relationships with stakeholders and mentoring the data science team, ensuring high standards of analytics practices and effective data storytelling. Success in this role requires a deep understanding of data science methodologies, strong communication skills, and the ability to operate independently across a range of projects.

What You Will Do: Model Development and Management

• Develop and manage in-house predictive and forecasting models such as RV, Equity Mining, SMR, etc.
• Oversee the full model cycle from experimentation to deployment using tools like ML-Flow, and perform model calibrations to address any drifts.
• Define post modeling adjustments (PMA) to enhance model performance.
• Calculate RV Provisions, identify hand-backs and their rates, and quantify the impact of features.

Data Analysis and Risk Management

• Conduct statistical and quantitative analyses to identify and quantify potential risks.
• Prepare RV Risk recommendations by highlighting risks and proposing mitigations.
• Design and develop risk measures, methodologies, and models such as RV & SMR Risk.
• Define strategies to optimize the trade cycle.
• Quantify feature importance in Time-to-fail and Mileage-to-fail analyses.

Stakeholder Engagement and Mentoring

• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across Al Futtaim, including IT, Finance, Remarketing, and Sales.
• Coordinate with various stakeholders to implement recommended actions.
• Guide and mentor other data scientists and analysts on best practices for analysis and data storytelling.

Data Communication

• Recommend actions based on insights by effectively telling data-driven stories through presentations, data visualizations, and clear communication.

Required Skills To Be Successful:

• Excellent programming skills in Python, R, and SQL.
• Proficiency in data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Qlik.
• Strong communication and presentation skills for stakeholder engagement.
• Advanced planning, organizing, and time management skills.

What Qualifies You For The Role:

• 5 years of experience in financial services, preferably in the Automotive or Captive Finance industries.
• 5 years of hands-on experience in Data Science, including machine learning, NLP, neural networks, and time-series forecasting.
• Strong statistical knowledge and quantitative problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with open-source ML frameworks like scikit-learn, tensorflow, RF, xgboost, and MLFlow.

About Al-Futtaim Automotive

A major division of the UAE-based Al-Futtaim Group of companies, Al-Futtaim Automotive is an industry leader with presence in 10 countries across the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Our core business activities at Al-Futtaim Automotive include distribution, manufacturing, leasing and aftersales, and we are firmly established as the regional representative of some of the worlds most iconic automotive brands: Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Volvo and RAM. We are driven by a customer-centric approach, constantly pushing the boundaries on innovation, quality standards, and value-added service across our vast universe of customers - right from motoring enthusiasts to fleet operators to contractors. Our mission is to become the leader in custom-made mobility solutions by delivering nothing less than world-class omni-channel experiences. We channel our local expertise and global trust to deliver one of the most comprehensive portfolios of mobility products and solutions, from passenger cars to SUVs, electric vehicles to high-performance motorbikes, commercial vehicles to industrial & construction equipment. What keeps the company moving forward is a 9000-member strong team, with inspiring possibilities for growth, throughout the career path. This is Al-Futtaim Automotive and we empower talent to move forward.

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