Manager Data & AI Portfolio & Project Management

About Ma'aden

Ma'aden, established in 1997, is a rapidly growing multi-commodity mining and metals company in the Middle East. The company is focused on developing the mining industry to become a key pillar of Saudi Arabia’s economy by building an integrated mining value chain. This role contributes to the company's growth in Riyadh.

Role Overview

The Manager, Data & AI Portfolio & Project Management, is responsible for the strategic management, governance, and value realization of Exploration and Petroleum Development & Evaluation (PDE) data assets across Ma'aden. This position ensures that critical subsurface, geological, geophysical, drilling, reservoir, and related technical data are reliable, accessible, secure, and aligned with business objectives. The role aims to enhance data-driven decision-making, improve data quality, accelerate digital initiatives, and maximize the return on data investments, thereby strengthening operational performance and supporting innovation.

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 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 improve reliability and reduce operational risk.
• Lead the development and enhancement of data products that enable operational and strategic decision-making.
• Increase 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 effective 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.

Required Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience is required for this full-time position.

Indicators of Success

• 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 Environment

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