Principal Specialist Exploration & Project Development & Engineering Data Domain📣 إعلان

About Ma'aden

Ma'aden - Saudi Arabian Mining Company | معادن, established in 1997, is a multi-commodity mining and metals company in the Middle East. The company is involved in developing the mining industry to support Saudi Arabia’s economy by building an integrated mining value chain. This full-time position is based in Riyadh.

Role Overview

The Principal Specialist, Exploration & Project Development & Engineering Data Domain, is responsible for the strategic management, governance, and value realization of Exploration and Petroleum Development & Evaluation (PDE) data assets. This role ensures that critical subsurface, geological, geophysical, drilling, reservoir, and related technical data are reliable, accessible, secure, and aligned with business priorities. The position contributes to data-driven decision-making, improves data quality and consistency, and supports digital initiatives across the organization. This role is key in establishing data domain capabilities that drive exploration success, enhance resource evaluation, and enable advanced analytics and digital transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Shape and execute the Exploration & PDE data domain strategy in alignment with enterprise data and digital objectives.
• Establish a scalable data domain framework to improve data accessibility, usability, and business value.
• Drive the prioritization of data initiatives that support exploration, evaluation, and resource development objectives.
• Strengthen governance practices to ensure data integrity, consistency, ownership, and regulatory compliance.
• Deliver measurable improvements in data quality through standards, controls, and stewardship processes.
• Govern critical data assets across their lifecycle to enhance reliability and reduce operational risk.
• Lead the development and enhancement of data products that enable operational and strategic decision-making.
• Increase the adoption of trusted data assets across technical and business functions.
• Translate business requirements into scalable data solutions that generate measurable business outcomes.
• Provide expert guidance on exploration, geological, geophysical, drilling, reservoir, and subsurface data management practices.
• Influence enterprise data architecture decisions to improve interoperability and domain integration.
• Promote industry-leading practices, technologies, and methodologies across the data ecosystem.
• Build partnerships between business functions, digital teams, and external partners to align priorities and outcomes.
• Facilitate decision-making through clear data ownership, accountability, and governance structures.
• Strengthen collaboration across domains to improve enterprise-wide data consistency and effectiveness.
• Accelerate the adoption of advanced analytics, automation, AI, and digital capabilities through high-quality domain data.
• Identify opportunities to optimize processes, reduce manual effort, and improve data lifecycle efficiency.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and data-driven performance.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience is required.

Performance Indicators

• Improved data quality, consistency, and trust across Exploration and PDE data assets.
• Increased utilization of data products for operational and strategic decision-making.
• Enhanced compliance with data governance standards, policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Reduced data-related risk and improved data lifecycle management effectiveness.
• Faster delivery of digital, analytics, and AI initiatives enabled by trusted domain data.
• Strong stakeholder satisfaction and clear ownership of critical business data assets.

Work Type and Location

This is a full-time position located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.