Head of AI and Data Platform - FinTech/InsurTech (Remote)

- Open to European candidates relocating- 40,000 – 45,000 AED/month***Can be remote until current situation in UAE gets better***Talent Connect Group (TCG) has just partnered with a high-growth FinTech/InsurTech firm building the next generation of AI-powered underwriting technology and they’re hiring a Principal Data & AI Leader to drive it.This is a critical, senior leadership hire where you’ll own the delivery of a next gen AI platform already supporting a live product used in production.The Opportunity...You’ll lead the evolution of an AI-driven underwriting platform owning everything from strategy → execution → stakeholder management.This is not a theory role...They need someone who has built, shipped, and scaled AI systems in production.What You’ll Be Doing- Lead and scale a multidisciplinary team (Data, AI/ML, Full-Stack, Front-End)- Own end-to-end delivery, governance, and reporting to senior leadership- Drive the next phase of AI & LLM integration (automation, chatbots, intelligent workflows)- Partner closely with business stakeholders to translate AI into real commercial impactTech Environment- Data Platforms: Snowflake / Databricks- AI Focus: Production-grade AI + LLM applicationsWhat They’re Looking For- 10+ years in AI / Data with a strong hands-on engineering background- Proven experience leading engineering/data teams (not consultancy-only)- Track record of building and deploying AI/LLM solutions in production- Still close enough to the tech to get hands-on when needed- Not suited to founders / consultants — must be currently embedded in an organisationIf this is the role for you, please get in touch with your CV#J-18808-Ljbffr