Data Integration Manager

About the Role

Panda Retail Company – Savola Group is seeking a Data Integration Manager to join their team in Jeddah. This full-time role involves leading the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of data integration services across the organization. The manager will ensure data moves securely, accurately, and efficiently between various platforms, applications, and business systems, working closely with technology and business teams to align solutions with organizational needs and data governance standards. The position requires 5-10 years of relevant experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the data integration strategy, roadmap, and service standards.
• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of integrations, APIs, data pipelines, and middleware solutions.
• Oversee integration services across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Ensure data quality, consistency, security, privacy, and compliance throughout integration processes.
• Monitor service performance, resolve complex integration issues, and drive root-cause analysis.
• Establish best practices for integration architecture, documentation, testing, deployment, and change management.
• Manage vendor relationships, budgets, resources, and delivery timelines for integration initiatives.
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture, data, security, application, and business teams to define requirements and solutions.
• Lead, coach, and develop integration team members.
• Identify opportunities to modernize integration platforms and improve automation, reliability, and scalability.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or a related field. An advanced degree is an advantage.
• Proven experience managing data integration, application integration, or integration services teams.
• Strong knowledge of APIs, ETL/ELT, data pipelines, middleware, and integration patterns.
• Experience with cloud platforms and integration technologies such as Azure Integration, Oracle OIS, or Informatica.
• Understanding of databases, data formats, messaging systems, and data governance practices.
• Experience managing service performance, incident response, and technology projects.

Required Skills

• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and translate business requirements into reliable technical solutions.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, within a dynamic retail company environment. The role involves collaboration with various technical and business teams to achieve data integration objectives.

Application Process

Candidates meeting the specified requirements are encouraged to apply. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.