Data Management Officer

Emirates National Investment; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Emirates National Investment is seeking an experienced Data Management Officer to join our IT team in Dubai. The role focuses on establishing and maintaining a comprehensive view of the organisation’s data across entities, including governance, retention, protection and reporting.

Reporting to the Head of IT, you will work with data mapping, lineage, and DPIAs, applying UAE PDPL regulations while supporting AI enablement and data quality initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Data, Computer Science, IT, Law, Business or related field.
• 5–8 years of relevant experience, including 3+ years hands-on data experience.
• Experience with data governance and data protection/privacy requirements.
• Strong SQL skills and ability to interrogate data models.
• Experience creating data inventories, dictionaries, lineage documentation and retention schedules.
• Knowledge of UAE PDPL, GDPR, DIFC or ADGM data protection regulations.
• Strong analytical and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently across multiple business functions.

Responsibilities

• Map and inventory data across entities and systems.
• Document data flows and lineage including APIs and batch processes.
• Develop data governance docs: inventories, dictionaries, ROPA, retention.
• Understand data lifecycle: archival, retention, deletion, backups.
• Use SQL and data models to validate data and understand relations.
• Support Data Protection Officer and DPIAs.
• Apply data protection principles regarding PDPL.
• Provide data advisory and reporting support.
• Support AI enablement by assessing data readiness.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and vendors to resolve data issues.

Skills

Data governance

Data protection

SQL

Data modeling

Stakeholder management

Data quality assessment

Education

Information Management / Data / CS / IT / Law / Business

Tools

Dataverse

Power BI

Azure Data Factory

Microsoft Purview

Dynamics 365

Synapse Link

Data catalogs

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Data Management Officer to join our Information Technology team in Dubai.

Reporting to the Head of IT, the role will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a comprehensive view of the organisation’s data landscape across multiple entities and business systems. This includes data mapping, lineage, governance, retention, data protection and reporting requirements.

The successful candidate will combine strong hands‑on technical data capabilities with an understanding of data governance and privacy regulations, including UAE PDPL. The role will also support the organisation’s AI enablement journey by assessing data maturity, quality, structure, accessibility and readiness for AI use cases.

Key Responsibilities

• Map and maintain an inventory of data across multiple business entities, applications and systems, including where data resides, how it is structured and how it is used.
• Document end-to-end data flows and lineage, including APIs, interfaces, batch processes, exports and integrations.
• Develop and maintain data governance documentation including data inventories, data dictionaries, ROPA, retention schedules and data transfer registers.
• Understand and document the complete data lifecycle, including archival, retention, deletion, backups and replicas.
• Use SQL and data models to independently validate data, understand entities, keys, relationships and data grain, and identify limitations in joining or aggregating datasets.
• Support the organisation's Data Protection Officer (DPO) and assist with Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and other data privacy requirements.
• Apply data protection principles relating to lawful basis, consent, retention and cross‑border transfers, with particular emphasis on UAE PDPL.
• Provide data advisory and reporting support, identifying appropriate data sources, systems, aggregation methods and potential data limitations.
• Support AI and LLM enablement by assessing data quality, maturity, structure, accessibility and governance requirements.
• Work closely with business stakeholders, IT teams and external vendors to resolve data-related issues and meet regulatory and business requirements.

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Data, Computer Science, IT, Law, Business or a related discipline.
• 5–8 years of relevant experience, including at least 3 years of hands‑on enterprise data experience.
• Practical experience with data governance and data protection/privacy requirements.
• Strong working knowledge of SQL and ability to understand and interrogate business application data models.
• Experience creating and maintaining data inventories, dictionaries, lineage documentation and retention schedules.
• Knowledge of comprehensive data protection frameworks such as UAE PDPL, GDPR, DIFC or ADGM data protection regulations.
• Strong analytical, stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently across multiple business functions and manage competing priorities.

Preferred Experience

Experience in some of the following would be advantageous:

• Microsoft data ecosystem including Dataverse, Dynamics 365, Synapse Link, Power BI and Microsoft Purview
• Azure Data Factory, Logic Apps or Power Automate
• Data cataloguing and lineage tools
• Power BI / DAX
• Vendor and Data Processing Agreement (DPA) management
• Project management

If you have a strong combination of hands‑on data expertise, data governance and data protection experience and are interested in helping shape an organisation's evolving data and AI landscape, we would like to hear from you.