Data Engineering Team Leader

About the Role

Riyad Bank is seeking a Data Engineering Team Leader to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves leading data initiatives at the divisional level and representing the bank's business divisions. The successful candidate will play a key role in data ownership on behalf of the business, ensuring data stewardship aligns with the enterprise data management asset model.

Role Purpose and Context

The Data Engineering Team Leader will act as a liaison between business areas and other data management sections, ensuring effective implementation of policies and standards for data sources related to the assigned division. This position requires understanding business division strategies and participating in bank data-related strategies, such as enterprise data as assets strategy and information management strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and execution of Data Stewardship policies, procedures, and controls for all data sources.
• Manage data stewardship at the divisional level, serving as a single point of contact for the business division regarding their data.
• Liaise with business areas to ensure their interests and requirements related to data are considered.
• Represent assigned business areas for data-related matters, including data requirements and provisions.
• Represent business units in the Enterprise Data Governance Committee.
• Promote standards and a consistent view of business data across the organization.
• Educate Business Units on the importance of data and information in driving business objectives.
• Supervise relationships with data consumers.
• Direct and guide subordinates on their roles as Enterprise Data Stewards at all levels.

Leadership and Management

• Manage the effective achievement of Enterprise Data Steward Unit objectives.
• Lead the Enterprise Data Steward Unit by setting individual objectives, recruiting qualified staff, managing performance, developing and motivating staff.
• Provide formal and informal feedback and appraisals to maximize subordinate and division performance.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of relevant experience is required.
• Demonstrated understanding of enterprise data management asset models.
• Experience in leading data initiatives and representing business divisions.
• Strong understanding of business division strategies and participation in data-related strategies.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, within a dynamic banking environment focused on data governance and strategic information management.