BU Data Domain Leader & Governance Architect

Maaden Saudi Arabian Mining Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Maaden Saudi Arabian Mining Company is seeking a Principal Specialist for the BU Data Domain to own domain data, ensure trust and governance, and drive analytics readiness across reporting, operations, and AI initiatives.

You will bridge business operations with enterprise data capabilities, defining KPIs, data definitions, and governance standards to enable scalable data products and decision support. Strong stakeholder leadership is essential to align data priorities with enterprise strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Management, or a related discipline.
• Master's degree or equivalent domain expertise is advantageous.
• 10+ years of experience within a Business Unit domain, data management, analytics, or enterprise information management environments.
• Experience owning domain definitions, KPI frameworks, and data quality outcomes.
• Proven experience working across business and technology functions to establish governance and data management practices.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Establish clear ownership and accountability for domain data, business definitions, and performance metrics.
• Strengthen the quality, consistency, and fitness-for-purpose of domain data across business processes and systems.
• Ensure domain data accurately reflects operational realities, business requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Enable the development of trusted and reusable data products that support operational excellence, analytics, and AI use cases.
• Translate Business Unit requirements into scalable data solutions that deliver measurable business value.
• Improve access to reliable data that supports decision-making, performance management, and business planning.
• Drive adoption of enterprise data governance standards while ensuring relevance to Business Unit needs.
• Align domain practices with enterprise architecture, data policies, and cross-domain governance requirements.
• Strengthen consistency of data definitions, KPIs, and reporting frameworks across the organization.
• Serve as the primary data representative for the Business Unit on strategic data matters.
• Influence business and technical stakeholders to achieve alignment on data priorities, standards, and outcomes.
• Facilitate data-driven decision-making through clear communication and governance leadership.
• Improve data quality performance through proactive monitoring, issue resolution, and stewardship practices.
• Lead initiatives that enhance data reliability, usability, and business confidence.
• Drive continuous improvement of domain governance, data management practices, and value realization.

Skills

Data Domain Management

KPI Definition

Data Governance

Data Quality Management

Enterprise Information Management

Data Product Ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering/Information Systems/Data Management

Master's degree advantageous

Job description

Maaden Saudi Arabian Mining Company is seeking a Principal Specialist for the BU Data Domain to own domain data, ensure trust and governance, and drive analytics readiness across reporting, operations, and AI initiatives.

You will bridge business operations with enterprise data capabilities, defining KPIs, data definitions, and governance standards to enable scalable data products and decision support. Strong stakeholder leadership is essential to align data priorities with enterprise strategy.