Apparel Group

Head - Innovation & AI

Apparel Group  •  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Onsite)  •  3 months ago
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Job Description

key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement enterprise-wide AI strategy

  • Lead AI/ML, data science, and MLOps teams

  • Oversee end-to-end AI model development and deployment

  • Partner with business leaders to identify AI opportunities

  • Establish AI governance, ethics, and compliance frameworks

  • Manage AI budget, tools, and vendor partnerships

  • Report AI impact and KPIs to executive leadership

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in AI/ML or advanced analytics roles

  • 5+ years leading technical teams

  • Strong experience with ML, deep learning, NLP, or computer vision

  • Experience deploying AI solutions at scale

  • MSc or PhD in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, or related field

Preferred

  • Experience in [industry]

  • Knowledge of cloud AI services (AWS, Azure, GCP)

  • Experience building AI strategy from scratch


“Apparel Group is a global fashion and lifestyle retail conglomerate residing at the crossroads of the modern economy – Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Today, the Apparel Group caters to thousands of eager shoppers through its more than 1750+ stores and 75+ brands across all platforms employing 17,000 multicultural staff covering four continents.

Apparel group has carved its strong presence not only in the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, and Saudi Arabia but opened thriving gateways to market in India, South Africa, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Additionally, clear strategies are in place to enter emerging markets such as Hungary, Pakistan, Egypt and Philippines. Also, Apparel Group provides customers the experience of shopping from the comfort of their own home with ease and convenience via our E-Commerce site 6thStreet.com

Apparel Group Operates Brands from around the world, originating from USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia and include leading names in Fashion, Footwear & Lifestyle such as Tommy Hilfiger, Charles & Keith, Skechers, Aldo, Nine West, Aeropostale, Jamie’s Italian to name a few and other key brands include Tim Hortons, Cold Stone Creamery, Inglot, Rituals etc..

The Apparel Group owes its amazing growth to the vision and guidance of its dynamic Chairman, Nilesh Ved, who has taken the company from strength to strength since its inception in the last two decades.”

Apparel Group

About Apparel Group

Apparel Group is a multi-award-winning global fashion and lifestyle retail conglomerate based in Dubai, UAE, with operations across the GCC. Today, Apparel Group caters to millions of eager shoppers through its 2,300+ retail stores and 85+ brands on all platforms while employing over 27,000 multicultural staff.

Apparel Group is set to cross new barriers and create fresh benchmarks in the retail industry to become the topmost global retailer. The company has achieved mercurial growth in the last 26 years by introducing world-class labels from around the globe, including Nine West, Tommy Hilfiger, ALDO, Charles & Keith, Jamie’s Italian and Tim Hortons, to name a few.

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Dubai, AE
Year Founded
1996
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