Arjun Sharma

AI Manager — Research & Empowerment
Synergy Capital · Dubai

I build AI that ships inside a regulated financial firm — and do the research it serves.

AI Manager at Synergy Capital (DFSA-regulated, Dubai). Self-hosted LLM infrastructure, agentic workflows, and the investment research they power. Eleven years across AI, engineering, and finance.

What I'm working on

Selected work

On-Premises AI Inference Platform

AI

Self-hosted open-weight LLM stack for a regulated investment firm: streaming inference, model routing across self-hosted and hosted APIs, RAG over research and market documentation. Owned architecture, GPU sizing, procurement, and rollout end-to-end.

  • vLLM
  • LiteLLM
  • Qdrant
  • Open WebUI
  • NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000

Agentic Research Workflows

AI

Internal copilots and multi-step agent workflows that extract, structure, and QC financial data — built on Claude Code with MCP server integrations, multi-agent coordination, and session management.

  • Claude Code
  • MCP
  • Python
  • Multi-agent orchestration

Public Equities Dashboard

Research

Interactive value screen scoring ~3,500 large-cap liquid equities from S&P Capital IQ on a six-criteria model, plus weekly momentum and drawdown screening that drives the firm's idea pipeline.

  • S&P Capital IQ
  • Python
  • Next.js
  • TradingView

Deal Flow Manager & Portfolio Manager

Platform

Production platforms and client portals the firm runs on — from user needs through interface design to deployment — with infrastructure managed across four group entities.

  • Next.js
  • Vercel
  • Neon Postgres
  • Firebase

Market Intelligence Briefings

Research

Visual briefings and infographics across sectors — ASEAN steel, DRC mining, lithium and DLE, space & defence equities, semiconductor supply chains — designed for instant executive consumption.

  • Research
  • Data storytelling
  • Infographic design

ESG Monitor

Research

Produced and fact-checked the firm's inaugural ESG Monitor publication, alongside FX and macro analysis spanning NDF market structure, rate expectations, and prediction markets.

  • ESG analysis
  • Bloomberg
  • Capital IQ

Experience

  1. Jan 2026 – Present

    AI Manager — Research & Empowerment

    Synergy Capital · Dubai, UAE

    • Own AI infrastructure, adoption, and research tooling for a DFSA-regulated investment firm within a multi-entity family office structure.
    • Production on-premises LLM platform, agentic workflows, firm-wide AI rollout, and incident response for the firm's hosting footprint.
  2. Nov 2021 – Jan 2026

    Financial Analyst

    Synergy Capital · Dubai, UAE

    • Analysed 100+ equity, debt, and structured deals with targets from $5mm to $1.1bn turnover, specialising in distressed assets pre-insolvency.
    • Equity research across metals & mining, semiconductors, and infrastructure; accuracy/QC reviewer and author of the firm's standardised research format.
  3. Oct 2020 – May 2021

    Digital Innovation, MBA Intern

    DFS Group (LVMH) · Hong Kong

    • Growth strategy for travel-retail e-commerce across Hong Kong, Singapore, and Okinawa during COVID-19; UX/UAT testing and analytics in Google & Adobe Analytics.
  4. Aug 2018 – Jun 2019

    Business Consultant

    ATI Limited · Bangkok, Thailand

    • Led the pre-sales team to a $4.8mm Ministry of Health programme across 1,300 public hospitals; digital-transformation engagements at 500+ hospitals in six Asian markets.
  5. Jul 2016 – Aug 2018

    Educator, Computer Science

    LWIS Group — Philadelphia Private School · Dubai, UAE

    • Taught and mentored grades K6–K12 in Python, app, web, and game development; launched the i-Campus e-learning platform.
  6. Nov 2014 – Aug 2016

    Network Consultant

    Ericsson · Bangalore, India

    • Supported AT&T's 300,000+ site 4G LTE upgrade; lead engineer on 5,000+ Telefonica network incidents; automated KPI reporting in Python and Excel.

Education

Skills

AI & Engineering
  • Python
  • SQL
  • vLLM
  • LiteLLM
  • Qdrant
  • RAG
  • Claude Code
  • MCP
  • Next.js
  • React
  • Vercel
  • Firebase
  • GCP
Research & Finance
  • Bloomberg Terminal
  • S&P Capital IQ Pro
  • TradingView
  • Financial modelling
  • Comps & valuation
  • ESG analysis

Writing

More on LinkedIn — AI, markets, and the occasional chess game.

Contact

Open to conversations about AI infrastructure, agentic systems in regulated environments, and research tooling — in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, or remote.