Senior AI Automation Specialist

Greetings,Synechron is currently hiring for an immediate opening for the position of Senior AI Automation Specialist in Abu Dhabi Role: Senior AI Automation SpecialistLocation: Abu Dhabi Experience: 4-10 YearsEmployment Type: Full-timeDomain: Banking / Financial Services About Company:Synechron is a global technology consulting firm that helps leading organizations accelerate digital transformation through innovation, expertise, and agility. With more than 16,700 professionals across around 60 offices in over 22 countries, we combine deep industry knowledge with advanced capabilities in AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and data engineering.Our regional teams, supported by strategic delivery centers, provide scalable, cost-efficient solutions tailored to local markets. Through our award-winning Synechron FinLabs accelerators and strategic partnerships with AWS, Microsoft, Databricks, Salesforce, and ServiceNow, we enable clients to innovate fast and lead with confidence. For more information on the company, please visit our website or LinkedIn community.Synechron: Technology and AI Consulting for BusinessSynechron is an innovative global consulting firm delivering industry-leading digital solutions to transform and empower businesses.Diversity, Equity, and InclusionSynechron’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) program, Same Difference, was developed because we believe in a culture of listening, respect, and opportunity.We each bring unique backgrounds, thoughts, talents, and experiences with us to work every day, and we know that by embracing them, we are creating an even greater Synechron. The best way to build a strong team is to value individual differences. So, it doesn’t matter where you’re from or what you’ve had to do to get here – if you have the skills, enthusiasm, and drive to make your mark, we’ll support you like we support each other. Choose a career with us and let’s pursue innovation, together.Job Descriptions: Role Purpose:The Senior AI Automation Specialist leads the discovery, design, and delivery of AI-powered automation solutions across the bank.The role combines strong business analysis capabilities, banking domain knowledge, and hands-on solution delivery experience. The successful candidate will work directly with business leaders to identify transformation opportunities, define solution approaches, and build scalable AI-enabled workflows that deliver measurable business value.Key Responsibilities:Strategic Business Engagement:Partner with business stakeholders to understand operational challenges and strategic priorities.Lead workshops, process discovery sessions, and solution design discussions.Challenge existing processes and identify opportunities for simplification, optimization, and automation.Translate business requirements into AI and automation solutions.AI & Automation Solution Delivery:Design and build AI agents, automation workflows, and orchestration solutions.Lead proof-of-concept and pilot initiatives.Define solution architecture leveraging approved internal platforms and frameworks.Ensure solutions align with governance, risk, compliance, and security requirements.Drive adoption and value realization across business functions.Leadership & Capability Building:Mentor junior automation specialists.Establish best practices for process discovery, solution design, and AI delivery.Contribute reusable components, templates, and standards.Stay informed on emerging AI and automation capabilities and evaluate their applicability to business challenges.Required Experience & Skills:Essential:7+ years of experience in business analysis, process improvement, automation, digital transformation, or technology delivery.Strong financial services or banking industry experience.Proven ability to engage senior stakeholders and translate business requirements into solutions.Strong process mapping, requirements gathering, and solution design skills.Experience delivering automation, workflow, or AI-enabled initiatives.Strong builder mindset with the ability to independently take an idea from concept to production.Preferred:Experience in operations, payments, trade finance, compliance, AML, client servicing, onboarding, or risk functions.Exposure to Generative AI, AI Agents, workflow orchestration, or intelligent automation platforms.Experience mentoring team members and leading initiatives.What We Are Looking For:The ideal candidate is:30% Business Analyst: Able to understand business processes, ask the right questions, and identify improvement opportunities.40% Builder: Enjoys creating, experimenting, prototyping, and turning ideas into working solutions.30% Banking Professional: Understands how banking operations, controls, risk, and compliance environments work.