AI Consultant – Public Sector (Middle East)

About the role

As an AI Consultant focused on the public sector across the Middle East, you will partner with government organisations to design and accelerate AI transformation initiatives. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, shaping AI strategies, operating models, governance frameworks, and roadmaps that deliver measurable outcomes for citizens and businesses.

Key responsibilities

• Engage with public‑sector clients to define AI vision, strategy and transformation roadmaps.
• Lead workshops, stakeholder interviews and co‑creation sessions to uncover requirements and build business cases.
• Collaborate with AI architects, engineering teams and ecosystem partners to design practical AI solutions and proof‑of‑concepts.
• Support presales activities, including opportunity qualification, solution shaping, proposal development and ROI modelling.
• Contribute to the growth of NTT DATA’s AI practice by shaping market demand and feeding client insights back into service offerings.

Required profile

• 10+ years of experience in consulting, professional services, business transformation, AI, data or analytics.
• Proven track record delivering AI, machine‑learning or digital‑transformation programmes for public‑sector organisations in the UAE or wider Middle East.
• Strong ability to develop executive‑level AI strategies, operating models and value cases.
• Excellent workshop facilitation, stakeholder management and structured problem‑solving skills.

Required skills

• Azure
• AWS
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• OpenAI
• Anthropic
• Gemini
• Databricks
• Snowflake
• Large language models and generative AI concepts