Digital Strategy and Performance Professional

LHR Américas; Riyad Al Khabra; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is on the lookout for a Digital Strategy & Performance Professional to lead its Downstream Digital Transformation Division. This role is pivotal in defining and monitoring the digital transformation strategy, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives while leveraging emerging technologies and market insights. You will collaborate with various leaders to create a cohesive digital roadmap, track performance metrics, and drive impactful initiatives. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and offers excellent compensation and benefits, including a housing allowance and annual bonuses. Your expertise will help shape the future of digital transformation in the oil and gas sector.

Benefits

Expatriate Premiums

Housing Allowance

Top-notch Healthcare

High School Allowance

22 Days of Vacation Leave

11 Paid Company Holidays

Annual Bonus

Repatriation Allowance

Qualifications

• 15+ years in strategic planning, management consulting, or digital transformation roles.
• Proven track record in setting and monitoring enterprise-level strategies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leaders to develop a cohesive digital roadmap.
• Define and track KPIs to measure digital initiatives' effectiveness.

Skills

Strategic Planning

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Digital Technologies Understanding

Agile Mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Strategy, Engineering

Advanced degree

Tools

Performance Tracking Tools

KPI Dashboards

Job description

WHO IS OUR CLIENT?

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

WHAT IS YOUR CHALLENGE?

We are seeking a Digital Strategy & Performance Professional to join Downstream Digital Transformation Division (DSDT).
The DSDT supports Downstream Admin Areas within the digital capabilities pillar.
Your primary role is to define, align, and monitor the downstream digital transformation strategy. This individual will work closely with Digital Program Managers, and various Admin Areas to ensure that digital initiatives are strategically focused, properly resourced, and measured for impact. They will also identify new growth opportunities and continuously refine the transformation roadmap based on market insights and performance data.

REQUIREMENTS

• As the successful candidate you will hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Strategy, Engineering, or related field Advance degree preferable.
• 15+ years in strategic planning, management consulting, or digital transformation roles (oil & gas experience preferred).
• Proven track record in setting and monitoring enterprise-level strategies, ideally in large-scale, complex organizations.
• Excellent stakeholder management, analytical, and communication abilities.
• Familiarity with performance tracking tools and metrics (e.g., objectives and key results (OKRs), KPI dashboards).
• Strong understanding of digital technologies (cloud, analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), AI) and their strategic applications in downstream.
• Agile mindset, with the ability to adapt quickly to shifting priorities or market conditions.

RESPONSABILITIES

As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Collaborate with functional leaders to develop a cohesive downstream digital roadmap that aligns with broader corporate objectives.

• Identify emerging technologies, market trends, and best practices to inform strategic priorities.

• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness and return on investment (ROI) of digital initiatives.

• Analyze progress data, generate insights, and recommend course corrections or pivots where needed.

• Serve as the liaison between Downstream digital transformation, Digital Program Managers, and operational teams to ensure cohesive execution of the digital strategy.

• Facilitate regular strategy reviews, steering committee meetings, and stakeholder updates.

• Evaluate potential initiatives by conducting ROI analyses, feasibility assessments, and risk evaluations.

• Provide recommendations on investment priorities and resource allocation for maximum business impact.

• Monitor industry trends, competitor activities, and internal performance to identify new digital opportunities or enhancements.

• Champion an agile, iterative approach to adopting new technologies and methodologies.

REWARDS & BENEFITS OVERVIEW

Our client offers excellent compensation and industry-leading benefits and other programs designed to meet the diverse needs of their employees and their families.

Salary - commensurate with experience and individual qualifications.

Salary packages can include expatriate premiums & supplemental benefits plans

Annual bonus

Housing: housing allowance

Healthcare: Access to top-notch healthcare is an important part of working as an expatriate for our client.

Dependent Education: High School allowance

Annual vacation: 22 days of vacation leave per year. In addition to annual vacations days, employees also receive 11 paid company holidays each year.

Repatriation allowance: Annually round trip to your home country.

THE STAGES OF THIS PROCESS ARE:

1. Resume Evaluation: A member of our recruitment team will evaluate that your resume matches the client's job description requirement.

Use the job description requirements to highlight your relevant experience and skills.

Be specific and describe the significance of your work, keyword alignment is important. Emphasize the impact of the work you've contributed to HR areas and tasks. Use your professional profile/resume to focus on major accomplishments and qualifications that match the job.

If your resume evaluation is suitable for this position, the recruitment team will invite you to a preliminary phone/video interview in 2-3 days.

If your resume evaluation is not suitable, you will be receiving an e-mail notification in 2-3 days.

2. Interviews stage

2.1 LHR Americas preliminary phone/video interview: A member of the Talent Acquisition team from LHR Americas will first schedule a call with you to discuss the details of the position, your interests, and qualifications. Furthermore, your English level will be evaluated at this stage, ONLY native or advanced speakers will approve this evaluation.

If this preliminary phone/video interview is successful your resume will be submitted to our client.

If your preliminary phone/video interview is not successful our Talent Acquisition consultant will inform you.

2.2 Client phone/video interview: This interview will happen only if your resume is approved by our client, we cannot guarantee the time our Client will take to approve your resume, but it should take less than a week.

If your resume is approved a member of the Talent Acquisition Team from our client will schedule a call with you to evaluate your qualifications.

The client interview contains technical questions that help assess your familiarity with problem-solving in your given field and may include a behavioral evaluation. Be prepared to explain how you approach problems and produce solutions.

If your phone interview is successful, the hiring team will further evaluate your resume, and they will invite you to a video interview when hiring managers are available.

If your resume is not approved, LHR Americas will inform you.

2.3 Video interviews with hiring managers: which may also contain technical questions that help us assess your familiarity with problem-solving in your given field.

3. Conditional Offer

A successful interview may result in a conditional offer of employment.

Conditions for employment include but are not limited to: medical examinations, and permission to secure a visa to work and reside in-country.

4. Relocation process

After your offer is accepted and all conditions for employment are met, you will be assigned a relocation advisor from LHR Americas. This advisor is your go-to resource for the transition, providing helpful advice on everything from when to give notice to your current employer to visa services.