Data Product Lead – Palantir Foundry (Investment Portfolio)

We are looking for a Data Product Lead for our client, a leading a large investment organization to work with its portfolio operations and intelligence team. You will turn data from across a diverse investment portfolio into products that drive decisions. You will build pipelines and dashboards in Palantir Foundry, and you will redesign the processes and governance behind them. This is 6 month contract role and will be onsite in Dubai, UAE. Key Responsibilities: • Map current processes and design better ones, including RACI matrices and operating models, to cut cost and improve efficiency across the portfolio • Find value opportunities in data, analytics, automation and AI, then build the business cases, success metrics and roadmaps for them • Own data and analytics products from concept to adoption: vision, requirements, backlog and delivery priorities • Design, build and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines, data models, dashboards and KPI frameworks • Write and optimise production-grade SQL, Python and PySpark • Build prototypes, POCs and MVPs for automation, machine learning and GenAI use cases • Run workshops and discovery sessions with senior executives, and present insights, risks and realised value • Set standards for data quality, documentation, testing, security and AI governance Knowledge, skills & experience: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics or a related quantitative field • 6–8 years' experience in data engineering, data product development, applied AI, or strategy and technology consulting • Hands-on Palantir Foundry experience (Pipeline Builder, Ontology, Workshop, Code Repositories); strong Databricks / Spark / Azure backgrounds will also be considered • Strong Python, SQL, PL/SQL and Spark, plus data modelling and scalable solution design • Business analysis skills: process mapping, RACI, operating model design and business case development • An understanding of how investment funds work; exposure to sovereign wealth funds, private equity or asset owners is a strong advantage • A track record of personally taking a problem through to a production-grade product • Working knowledge of APIs, orchestration, data governance, lineage, master data and responsible AI • Confident with senior business stakeholders and cross-functional technical teams Availability: Preference will be given to candidates available to join immediately. We are looking for a candidate who will be able to work in the United Arab Emirates. Please apply with your resume and remember to provide us with your contact details. We will review your job application within 7 working days. Should your profile fit the requirements of the role, a consultant from Edari will be in touch with you to get a deeper understanding of your profile, discuss the role in more detail and potential next steps. Show more Show less