Job description

Whiteshield’s AI Economics unit, based in Dubai, combines artificial intelligence with economic expertise to solve real policy challenges by transforming complex data into actionable insights that shape how governments and businesses design policies, manage resources, and plan for growth. As a Data Science Manager, the role leads end-to-end analytical projects across public policy and economic domains, integrating AI, machine learning, geospatial analysis, and economic modelling to drive evidence-based decision-making. The manager designs, automates, and optimizes data pipelines and analytical workflows; applies AI, ML, and geospatial techniques to extract insights from satellite imagery, trade, and macroeconomic data; and develops and maintains interactive dashboards, ranking systems, and predictive models using tools such as Python, SQL, APIs, ETL, Power BI, and Tableau. The position translates technical results into clear, actionable policy recommendations for stakeholders, mentors junior data scientists, and oversees code quality, documentation, and best practices. Nice-to-have capabilities include working with geospatial data and tooling (GIS, satellite imagery, GeoPandas, QGIS), economic or policy-related datasets, consulting or public sector project experience, knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure), familiarity with TensorFlow or PyTorch, and exposure to AI, LLMs, predictive modelling, geospatial analytics, and simulation platforms, all within a hybrid, full-time context in the UAE.