Head of Data Governance & Strategy

Confidential Government; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Government is seeking an experienced leader to head the Data Management Office as Director. You will drive the data governance agenda, establish frameworks and operating models to ensure data quality, compliance, and effective data utilization across the organization.

You will lead the Data Strategy, governance policies, and KPI monitoring, while building a high-performing team to deliver strategic data initiatives in a government context.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data governance, data management or data quality initiatives.
• Experience in leadership roles with senior stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of data governance frameworks, standards and best practices.
• Solid understanding of Saudi data regulations and protection requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of Data Strategy and the Data Management Office roadmap.
• Establish and oversee data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and procedures.
• Oversee data quality, classification, protection, metadata and lifecycle initiatives.
• Develop policies governing data management practices across the organization.
• Enable data-driven decision making for executives and performance initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with national data governance and protection requirements.
• Define data ownership, stewardship, and accountability models across functions.
• Oversee data sharing, open data, master/reference data initiatives.
• Define and monitor DMO KPIs, data maturity indicators, and compliance metrics.
• Promote a data-driven culture and raise governance awareness.
• Build and lead the Data Management Office team to deliver strategic priorities.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Executive communication

Change management

Data quality

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Confidential Government is seeking an experienced leader to head the Data Management Office as Director. You will drive the data governance agenda, establish frameworks and operating models to ensure data quality, compliance, and effective data utilization across the organization.

You will lead the Data Strategy, governance policies, and KPI monitoring, while building a high-performing team to deliver strategic data initiatives in a government context.