Chief Data Officer

Client of Salt; Medina; On-site; SAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of Salt seeks a Chief Data Officer to lead the organisation's data strategy, governance and management as a strategic business asset. The role drives enterprise-wide governance, data quality and analytics, leveraging AI/ML to boost performance and innovation.

The leader will shape the data management roadmap, oversee governance, infrastructure, and analytics, and partner with executive stakeholders to enable data-driven transformation across the business.

Qualifications

• 13+ years of experience in Data Management, Data Governance, Data Strategy or Enterprise Data Leadership.
• At least 7 years in senior management or leadership positions.
• Proven experience developing and implementing enterprise-wide data strategies.
• Strong expertise in Master Data Management (MDM), data governance, data quality and data architecture.

Responsibilities

• Data Strategy: Define and execute the enterprise-wide data strategy aligning data initiatives with corporate objectives and long-term business priorities.
• Data Governance: Establish data governance frameworks policies standards and controls ensuring data quality integrity security privacy and regulatory compliance.
• Data Management: Oversee the full data lifecycle including acquisition integration storage management and analytics.
• Data Infrastructure: Develop and optimize enterprise data architecture platforms and infrastructure.
• Analytics & AI: Drive adoption of advanced analytics AI and machine learning to generate business insights and improve operational efficiency.
• Business Transformation: Promote data-driven decision-making and develop a data-literate culture across the organisation.
• Leadership: Build and lead the Data Management function managing teams budgets performance and organisational development.
• Executive Reporting: Advise the CTO and senior leadership on data strategy performance opportunities risks and transformation initiatives.

Skills

Data governance

Data strategy

Enterprise data leadership

MDM

Data architecture

Analytics & AI

Executive stakeholder management

Leadership

Job description

Location AI Khobar Saudi Arabia Reporting to CTO Seniority Executive leadership Experience 13 years including 7 years in senior management leadership

Role Overview strong The Chief Data Officer will lead the organisation s overall data strategy governance and management function ensuring that data is treated as a strategic business asset The role is responsible for building and executing the data management roadmap improving data quality establishing enterprise-wide governance frameworks and leveraging data analytics AI and ML to drive business performance operational efficiency and innovation This is a strategic leadership position requiring someone who can combine strong technical data expertise with business transformation governance and executive stakeholder management

Key Responsibilities

• Data Strategy Define and execute the enterprise-wide data strategy aligning data initiatives with corporate objectives and long-term business priorities
• Data Governance Establish data governance frameworks policies standards and controls ensuring data quality integrity security privacy and regulatory compliance
• Data Management Oversee the full data lifecycle including acquisition integration storage management and analytics
• Data Infrastructure Work closely with IT and technology teams to develop and optimise enterprise data architecture platforms and infrastructure
• Analytics amp AI Drive adoption of advanced analytics AI and machine learning to generate business insights develop innovative solutions and improve operational efficiency
• Business Transformation Promote data-driven decision-making and develop a data-literate culture across the organisation
• Leadership Build and lead the Data Management function managing teams budgets performance and organisational development
• Executive Reporting Advise the CTO and senior leadership on data strategy performance opportunities risks and transformation initiatives

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 13+ years of experience in Data Management, Data Governance, Data Strategy or Enterprise Data Leadership.
• At least 7 years in senior management or leadership positions.
• Proven experience developing and implementing enterprise-wide data strategies.
• Strong expertise in Master Data Management (MDM), data governance, data quality and data architecture.
• Experience overseeing enterprise data platforms, integration, analytics and data operations.
• Understanding of AI/ML and how to leverage these technologies for business innovation.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams, budgets and large-scale transformation programmes.
• Strong executive stakeholder management and ability to influence business and technology leadership.
• Experience with regulatory and data protection frameworks, ideally within Saudi Arabia.