Digital Transformation Consultant

About the Role

eSense is seeking a Digital Transformation Consultant to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role focuses on delivering compliance and readiness projects for the Digital Transformation Index - Qiyas. The consultant will support government and public-sector entities in assessing their digital transformation compliance, identifying gaps, and developing improvement plans.

Role Context and Objectives

The successful candidate will coordinate stakeholders and ensure the timely preparation and submission of required evidence for digital transformation initiatives. This position requires a practical understanding of Qiyas requirements, strong project management and coordination capabilities, and the ability to facilitate discussions with executives, business owners, and technical teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end delivery of digital transformation readiness and Qiyas compliance engagements, including assessment, planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting.
• Assess client compliance against DGA digital transformation standards, identifying gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain compliance matrices, gap assessment reports, action plans, evidence trackers, and implementation schedules.
• Coordinate with various business units, IT teams, data management, enterprise architecture, and cybersecurity stakeholders to address compliance requirements.
• Translate Qiyas standards into practical actions, assigned responsibilities, and measurable deliverables.
• Organize and facilitate workshops, working sessions, and executive meetings to validate findings, agree on priorities, and monitor progress.
• Follow up with stakeholders to ensure timely completion of assigned actions and preparation of supporting evidence.
• Review policies, procedures, plans, and reports for alignment with applicable digital government requirements.
• Support the collection, review, organization, and quality assurance of compliance evidence and measurement submissions.
• Prepare project status reports, management dashboards, executive presentations, and meeting materials in both Arabic and English.
• Track project milestones, dependencies, risks, and issues, escalating concerns as necessary.
• Support mock assessments, readiness reviews, and corrective action planning prior to official measurement cycles.
• Maintain effective communication between client leadership, operational teams, consultants, and external stakeholders.
• Promote sustainable compliance practices and support knowledge transfer to client teams.
• Monitor updates to DGA standards, guidance, and measurement requirements, reflecting them in project activities.

Qualifications and Experience

• 2-5 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Hands-on experience delivering compliance and readiness projects for the Digital Transformation Index - Qiyas.
• Practical understanding of Qiyas requirements.
• Strong project management and coordination capabilities.
• Ability to facilitate discussions with executives, business owners, and technical teams.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves working with government and public-sector entities.