
Alibek Utyubayev
Sr. Director, Data Science | Ex McKinsey, Careem
The move
MoveCareem → Emirates NBD
TitleSenior Data Scientist → Senior Data Scientist | Senior Director Grade
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Years in UAE2.5
Total experience8.6 years
Emirates NBD headcount10,001+ employees
Emirates NBD industryBanking
Emirates NBD HQDubai, United Arab Emirates
Emirates NBD typePublic Company
Career arc
- Senior Data Scientist | Senior Director GradeJan 2025 — Present
Emirates NBD· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Senior Data ScientistNov 2023 — Dec 2024
Careem· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Analytics and AI LeadSep 2021 — Oct 2023
Arbuz.kz· Almaty, Kazakhstan· Full-time
- Analytical ConsultantMar 2018 — Dec 2019
SAS· Astana
- Business AnalystOct 2015 — Sep 2017
McKinsey & Company· Kazakhstan
- Research Assistant in bioinformaticsJul 2015 — Oct 2015
Nazarbayev University· Kazakhstan
- Software Development Engineering InternJun 2014 — Aug 2014
Microsoft· Redmond
Education
- UdacityNanodegree · Data Science2020 — 2020
- Penn State UniversityBachelor of Science (BS) · Mathematics and Computer Science2011 — 2015
- Republic Physics and Mathematics High School2005 — 2009
Languages
- Kazakh
- English
- Russian
Top skills
Business StrategyData MiningOptimization AlgorithmsMicrosoft PowerPointSQLPresales