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EXO ARNVIND is exclusively scouting for a high-impact Head of AI Engineering for a major retail powerhouses in the UAE.Our clients is undergoing an ambitious, board-sponsored digital transformation to become "AI-first" enterprises. This is not a maintenance role; it is a mandate to build the organization’s "digital nervous system" from the ground up, with significant investment and executive-level backing.The RoleAs the Head of AI Engineering, you will own the long-term AI roadmap for the next decade. You are the bridge between visionary strategy and deep technical execution across retail, supply chain, and digital commerce.Strategic Leadership: Set and execute the enterprise-wide Data & AI strategy, identifying high-value use cases that drive measurable ROI.Full-Stack Build: Architect and scale the entire AI environment—from GPUs and Lakehouses to MLOps, Vector Databases, and SLMs.Innovation Engine: Lead cross-functional teams to build prototypes and move breakthrough solutions from concept to enterprise-wide adoption.Responsible AI: Establish governance frameworks for responsible AI usage and lead enterprise-wide upskilling initiatives.Operational Excellence: Deploy automation and advanced analytics across finance, customer experience, and physical logistics.Profile RequirementsWe are looking for a heavyweight leader with a "builder" mindset and a track record of scaling AI in complex environments.Experience: Minimum 12+ years in Data, AI, and Machine Learning, with proven success leading enterprise-scale programs.Deep Tech Stack: End-to-end expertise in AI lifecycle management, GenAI, retrieval systems, and domain-specific LLMs/SLMs.Innovation Background: Experience with AI product development, patents, or startup environments is highly valued.Physical AI: Demonstrated work in Robotics or Physical AI integration is a significant advantage given the retail/supply chain focus.Leadership: Ability to partner with C-suite executives to drive cultural and technological transformation.What’s in it for you?This is a high-visibility role in one of the world's fastest-growing tech hubs.

SummaryThe Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is responsible for defining and executing Finance House Group’s technology vision, driving the transition to a cloud native, API driven, and AI powered banking ecosystem. The role enables digital products, scalable platforms, and data driven decision making, positioning technology as a key driver of growth, efficiency, and customer experience.Key ResponsibilitiesTechnology Strategy & ArchitectureDefine and execute FHG’s enterprise technology strategy aligned with business and product priorities. Establish scalable, secure, and modern architecture leveraging microservices, APIs, and cloud native platforms. Ensure technology capabilities support innovation, agility, and long term growth. AI, Data & Enterprise InnovationDrive the implementation of AI across IT systems, platforms, and processes, embedding intelligence wherever feasible. Enable enterprise-wide AI adoption by building robust technology architecture and infrastructure to support AI solutions teams. Establish scalable data platforms to support AI/ML, analytics, and real time decision making. Define and implement MLOps, data governance, and model lifecycle management frameworks. Partner with business and AI teams to industrialize AI use cases across customer, risk, fraud, and operations. Engineering & Digital PlatformsOversee development and evolution of digital platforms (mobile, web, lending, payments). Implement Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD practices to improve speed, quality, and reliability of delivery. Ensure systems are resilient, high performing, and scalable. Core Systems & Cloud TransformationLead modernization of legacy systems using modular, API led approaches. Drive adoption of hybrid/multi cloud infrastructure and platform engineering practices. Optimize technology stack for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency. Cybersecurity & ComplianceEstablish and enforce enterprise cybersecurity frameworks, including Zero Trust and data protection. Ensure compliance with UAE regulatory requirements and international standards. Strengthen resilience, risk management, and incident response capabilities. Ecosystem & Open BankingBuild API platforms to enable fintech partnerships and embedded finance capabilities. Support platform based models, including Banking as a Service (BaaS). Leadership & GovernanceLead and develop high performing technology, engineering, and data teams. Manage budgets, vendor ecosystem, and technology investments. Establish governance across architecture, delivery, security, and data. Strategic Technology PrioritiesEstablish a cloud native, API first technology foundation. Build enterprise data platforms enabling real time insights and decision-making. Scale AI adoption across the organization through strong IT architecture and infrastructure enablement. Enable intelligent automation and AI driven productivity tools. Advance digital platforms with embedded personalization and real-time decisioning. Expand ecosystem integrations and open banking capabilities. Strengthen cybersecurity, data protection, and regulatory alignment. Explore and implement emerging technologies such as blockchain, embedded finance, and digital identity. RequirementsProven experience in a CTO or senior technology leadership role. Strong expertise in enterprise architecture, cloud, AI/ML, and digital platforms. Experience in banking or financial services transformation. Strong business and strategic acumen with the ability to align technology with growth objectives. Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills. Qualifications & ExperienceBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred. 15+ years of experience, including 8+ years in senior leadership roles.

About Market SecuritiesMarket Securities is a fast-growing, multi-office financial brokerage regulated by the DFSA, with offices across Dubai, London, Paris, Geneva, Madrid, New York and Hong Kong. We are expanding our AI capabilities and looking for a hands-on profile to help us move fast.The RoleAs an AI Solutions Analyst, you will be the bridge between our business teams and our technology department. You will go directly to the floor — brokers, middle office, compliance, operations — identify pain points and inefficiencies, and turn them into working AI-powered prototypes using no-code and low-code tools. You will then hand off these prototypes to our development team for full integration into our systems.This is not a theoretical role. We want someone who builds.What You Will DoEngage directly with business teams across the firm to understand their workflows and identify high-impact AI use casesDesign and assemble AI-powered prototypes using tools such as Claude, Cursor, Make, Zapier or equivalent no-code/low-code platformsDocument requirements clearly and hand off validated prototypes to the development team for integrationStay current on AI tools and identify new opportunities to automate and improve business processesContribute to the firm's broader AI roadmap under the direction of the Head of TechnologyWhat We Are Looking ForHands-on experience building with AI tools - Claude Code, Cursor, Make, Zapier, ChatGPT or equivalent. We want to see what you have built.Foundational AI/ML knowledge: understanding of supervised and unsupervised learning, large language models (LLMs) and AI agentic workflowsUnderstanding of the AI project lifecycle (ASDLC): ability to initiate, scope, design and deploy AI projects from end to endEssential SQL and Python skills - able to query data and support prototype development independentlyStrong ability to translate business needs into practical solutions - comfortable talking to a broker and a developer on the same dayKnowledge of capital markets and trade lifecycle is a strong advantageCurious, autonomous, and delivery-focused - you move fast and take ownership

Welcome to MultiBank Group, a global financial pioneer established in 2005 in California and now proudly headquartered in Dubai, UAE. We specialize in delivering cutting-edge trading technology, unparalleled liquidity, and exceptional customer service. Our extensive range of financial products includes Forex, Metals, Shares, Indices, Commodities, and Cryptocurrency CFDs.Join our thriving community of over 2 million clients across 100 countries, contributing to a daily trading volume exceeding US$ 35 billion. As a heavily regulated institution with oversight from 18+ financial regulators across 5 continents, and recipient of over 80 financial awards, MultiBank Group is devoted to innovation, excellence, and empowering our clients to achieve their financial goals.Role OverviewWe are seeking an experienced AI Data Engineer to design, develop, and deploy innovative data and machine learning solutions that drive customer engagement, retention, and lifetime value (LTV). This role will focus on building scalable data pipelines, predictive models, and GenAI-powered applications that enable more personalised trading experiences and support data-driven decision-making across the business.Key ResponsibilitiesCollaborate with the wider marketing department to build meaningful datasets and a centralised data warehouse that will be used for reporting across numerous teams, focused on customer retention and LTV. Develop and own machine learning solutions that specialise in customer personalisation to increase engagement and coordinate with marketing teams towards their strategy and execution across multiple channels, especially around predictive modelling, churn prediction and customer segmentation. Explore the capabilities of Gen AI to develop new apps for our traders that make trading easier and more personalised based on their preferences. Maintain a commercial acumen and find opportunities where technology can be used to increase customer engagement or automate internal tasks. Qualifications & RequirementsStrong expertise in SQL, comfortable with raw data and multiple high-volume datasets such as customer journey, marketing performance or product behaviour. Comfortable creating pipelines and automations with Python to connect multiple endpoints and APIs such as first party databases, marketing platforms or other data collection platforms. Expertise in using Python todeploy machine learning solutions end to end, especially around predictive modelling and customer segmentation. Previous experience in finding customer insights through data analysis, communicating it to different stakeholders and strategizing on how to increase customer engagement and LTV. Capable of creating applications using LLMs that summarise high volumes of data and knowledge of the latest Gen AI use cases. Previous exposure to ETL tools (e.g., dbt, AWS Glue) and cloud environments (preferably AWS, SageMaker). Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex data insights to non-technical stakeholders and support business strategy. Why Join Us?Work with an industry-leading global financial institution. Competitive salary and comprehensive employee benefits. Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement. Collaborative, inclusive, and dynamic work environment. Commitment to innovation and professional excellence. Become part of our international community at MultiBank Group, dedicated to excellence, innovation, and shaping the future of finance.MultiBank Group combines prime liquidity, cutting-edge technology, and first-class service to deliver advanced trading platforms to clients worldwide.Our mission is to provide exceptional products and services to our clients — and we continue to invest heavily in technology and regulation to benefit our customers and the financial industry as a whole.As the most heavily regulated financial derivatives group, MultiBank Group maintains an unblemished regulatory record with all its regulators.Positions available across our 25+ global offices — Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, London, Sydney, and more. 🌐 Learn more: www.multibankgroup.comMultiBank Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. By submitting your application, you agree that your personal data will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Location: Remote (Work from Anywhere)Job Type: Contract / FreelanceJob OverviewWe are looking for Image Reinforcement Learning (RL) Experts to work on a cutting-edge AI project focused on improving image-based machine learning systems. The role involves designing tasks, datasets, and evaluation frameworks to enhance AI model reasoning and performance in image-related applications.This is a remote, project-based opportunity ideal for professionals with strong experience in computer vision, reinforcement learning, and AI model evaluation.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop and implement reinforcement learning approaches for image-based tasksDesign training datasets and evaluation benchmarks for image AI modelsAnalyze and improve model performance in image recognition and visual reasoningWork with machine learning pipelines for image classification, detection, and segmentationCollaborate with AI researchers to improve model accuracy and decision-makingCreate clear documentation of workflows, datasets, and evaluation methodsRequired QualificationsBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or related fieldStrong experience with Reinforcement Learning (RL)Hands-on experience with Computer Vision / Image ProcessingExperience With Python And ML Frameworks Such AsPyTorchTensorFlowOpenCVKnowledge of deep learning models for image analysis

DescriptionMohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is looking for passionate and highly motivated Faculty. The successful candidates will be responsible for delivering high-quality instruction, mentoring students, contributing to curriculum development, and actively engaging in interdisciplinary research. Faculty members will also have the opportunity to collaborate with leading AI researchers, work on cutting-edge projects, and contribute to the university's growth as a hub for AI excellence.The Department of Machine Learning is expanding and we invite candidates at all levels (Assistant, Associate and Full Professor) to apply.The Department of Machine Learning undertakes rigorous, high-impact, and original research. Research topics include, but are not limited to; machine learning for large models, trustworthy AI, explainable AI, deep learning, reinforcement learning, optimization, collaborative learning, representation learning, theoretical machine learning, and causality.About MBZUAI – A Global Leader in AI Research and EducationMBZUAI is the world’s first university dedicated exclusively to AI and is rapidly emerging as a global leader in the field. Since its establishment in 2020, MBZUAI has grown into a top-ranked AI institution, currently hosting 80+ world-class faculty and 330+ graduate students and ranking among the top 10 AI universities worldwide.With ambitious plans to expand from 8 to over 20 AI departments and grow its faculty from 84 to 300 by 2030, MBZUAI is on a fast-track growth trajectory. By integrating academia, industry, and government collaboration, we are driving AI innovation to address real-world challenges in healthcare, sustainability, and beyond.Why Join MBZUAI? Top-Tier Compensation: Competitive salaries aligned with leading global academic institutionsFunding: MBZUAI empowers researchers with resources and academic freedom, fostering groundbreaking AI advancements in an environment of innovation and independent inquiry.Exceptional Benefits:Comprehensive health & life insuranceRelocation support for international facultyState-of-the-Art Research Facilities: Cutting-edge AI labs and high-performance computingLive in Abu Dhabi: World’s safest city, year-round sunshine, rich culture, and modern amenitiesIndustry & Government Collaborations: Work with top AI researchers, leading tech firms, and policymakersQualificationsThis position requires a PhD in Computer Science or a closely related field. Candidates should have demonstrated excellence in conducting innovative and impactful research, and an interest in mentoring students.Application InstructionsTo Apply For This Position, Please Submit The FollowingCover letterCurriculum VitaeStatement of research vision and interestsStatement of teaching philosophy and experienceList of publicationsReference letters or the names and contact details for three referees (where referee details are provided, each referee will be contact to upload their reference letters via Interfolio)MBZUAI's mission includes fostering a diverse academic community. MBZUAI is an equal opportunity employer. The university actively recruits faculty from around the world, aiming to create an international and inclusive environment that reflects a wide range of cultures and perspectives.Be a part of AI’s future – apply today at MBZUAI!#MBZUAI #careeropportunities #AIEqual Employment Opportunity StatementMohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.