Head of Data Science & Asset Risk Al Futtaim Private Company (LLC)

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.