# Senior Manager - Data Science — Majid Al Futtaim

Canonical: https://jobxdubai.com/jobs/li-4436583649-senior-manager-data-science
Location: Dubai, UAE
Type: full_time · Level: senior
Monthly salary: AED 38,000 to 65,000 per month (estimated, not employer-stated) (UAE salaries are tax-free)
Posted: 2026-07-07
Apply: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-manager-data-science-at-majid-al-futtaim-4436583649?_l=en

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## Description

JOB TITLE

Data Science Senior Manager | MAF LifeStyle | Lifestyle

Role Summary

This role is the primary owner of demand forecasting, demand sensing, demand planning, and advanced customer segmentation capabilities – driving measurable commercial impact across a multi-brand, multi-market retail portfolio spanning UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain.The role partners closely with brand owners, buying and planning teams

ROLE PROFILE

• Own end‑to‑end demand forecasting across SKU, category, and brand levels (short, medium, long term), incorporating seasonality, promotions, sell‑through, and external market factors across GCC markets.

• Lead demand sensing initiatives using real‑time POS, digital, and macro signals to anticipate near‑term demand shifts and enable rapid commercial decisions.

• Partner with Buying & Planning teams to translate forecasts into OTB, replenishment, markdown optimisation, and NPI strategies, presented in clear commercial language.

• Design advanced customer segmentation models (RFM, CLV, behavioural and propensity models) to enable personalised marketing, CRM, and loyalty activation.

• Identify and prioritise high‑impact AI use cases across pricing, assortment, promotions, churn, store clustering, and next‑best‑action with quantified business value.

• Drive adoption of Computer Vision solutions including footfall analytics, shelf compliance, planogram adherence, visual search, and automated product tagging.

• Lead NLP and conversational AI initiatives such as chatbots, sentiment analysis, multilingual (Arabic/English) text analytics, and automated product content generation.

• Build and scale production‑grade ML solutions on Azure/Microsoft Fabric, including automated pipelines, monitoring, drift detection, and executive reporting via Power BI.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics).

• Advanced degree in related topics is a strong plus.

• Background or previous experience in retail, fashion, or lifestyle industry is strongly preferred.

• Experience in GCC/MENA markets is an advantage.

• Strong customer segmentation & CLV modeling experience.

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## Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). Advanced degree in related topics is a strong plus. Background or previous experience in retail, fashion, or lifestyle industry is strongly preferred. Experience in GCC/MENA markets is an advantage. Strong customer segmentation & CLV modeling experience.

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