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About Ma'aden

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

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 full-time 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 supports digital initiatives across the enterprise.

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 enhance data accessibility, usability, and business value.
• Drive the prioritization of data initiatives that support exploration, evaluation, and resource development.
• 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 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.
• Demonstrated ability to improve data quality, consistency, and trust across Exploration and PDE data assets.
• Proven track record of increasing utilization of data products for operational and strategic decision-making.
• Experience in enhancing compliance with data governance standards, policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Capability to reduce data-related risk and improve data lifecycle management effectiveness.
• A record of enabling faster delivery of digital, analytics, and AI initiatives through 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.