Abhinav Gourav
Head of AI Operation
The move
MoveFinance House → Mashreq
TitleHead of Architecture → Head of AI Operation
LocationUnited Arab Emirates → Dubai
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageHindi, English
Years in UAE9.9
Total experience18 years
Mashreq headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Mashreq industryBanking
Mashreq HQDubai, UAE
Mashreq founded1967
Mashreq typePublic Company
Career arc
- Head of AI OperationApr 2026 — Present
Mashreq· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Contract - Head of ArchitectureDec 2025 — Apr 2026
Finance House· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Associate Director of TechnologyApr 2020 — Dec 2025
Synechron· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Technology ManagerApr 2019 — Apr 2020Synechron· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Technology SpecialistJul 2017 — Apr 2019Synechron· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Digital SpecialistJul 2016 — Jul 2017Synechron· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Lead Software EngineerJul 2012 — Jul 2016Synechron· Pune, Maharashtra, India· Full-time
- SAP Product ConsultantJul 2010 — Jul 2012
KAAR Technologies Pvt Ltd.· Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India· Full-time
- Software EngineerJul 2008 — Jul 2010
A-1 Technology Inc· Gurgaon, India· Full-time
Education
- Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityPost Graduate Diploma · Computer ApplicationPresent
- Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityMaster's degree · Computer ApplicationPresent
- Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityBachelor's degree · Computer ApplicationPresent
Languages
- Hindi · Native or bilingual
- English · Native or bilingual
Top skills
Digital TransformationEnterprise ArchitectureArtificial Intelligence, Agentic AI, MCPDevOpsIntegration Architecture Technology Enabled Business Transformation