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Head of Data Science & Asset Risk

Al Futtaim Private Company (LLC)
Dubai, UAE
fulltime
Director
3 months ago
Head of Quantitative RiskPortfolio OptimizationRisk AssessmentHead of AnalyticsAsset RiskPrincipal Data Science
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Overview

  • 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.

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