Exploration & Mining AI Lead — Strategy, Delivery & Impact

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 highly experienced leader to shape and execute an Exploration & Mining AI portfolio. You will drive AI strategy, coordinate across geoscience, mining operations, and technical services, and deliver production-ready analytics solutions to improve discovery, planning, safety, and productivity.

The role requires 10+ years in AI/advanced analytics within mining or asset-intensive industries, with proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams and a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in AI, data science, computer science, mining engineering, geology or related field.
• 10+ years in AI/advanced analytics; geospatial analytics or mining optimization.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and delivering AI solutions in exploration/mining environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a prioritized Exploration & Mining AI portfolio aligned with business strategy and site priorities.
• Lead design, development, testing, deployment, and improvement of AI/ML solutions for exploration and mining.
• Enable applications: exploration targeting, geological interpretation, resource estimation, mine planning optimization, drilling/blasting optimization and fleet productivity.
• Ensure solutions are production-ready, scalable, maintainable, explainable, and meet operational requirements.

Skills

AI strategy

ML & optimization

Geospatial analytics

Time-series analytics

GenAI & NLP

Exploration & mining domain

Drilling & blasting optimization

Predictive maintenance

MLOps & lifecycle

Data governance & risk

Team leadership & stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor’s degree in AI/DS/CS/mining/geology/geomatics

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Geoscience platforms

Mine planning systems

MLOps platforms

Job description

Maaden Saudi Arabian Mining Company is seeking a highly experienced leader to shape and execute an Exploration & Mining AI portfolio. You will drive AI strategy, coordinate across geoscience, mining operations, and technical services, and deliver production-ready analytics solutions to improve discovery, planning, safety, and productivity.

The role requires 10+ years in AI/advanced analytics within mining or asset-intensive industries, with proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams and a