Head of Exploration Tech & AI Innovation

Maaden; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Ma’aden seeks a Chief Specialist to lead automation, AI, and advanced sensing across the mineral exploration lifecycle, accelerating discovery to development. This role designs scalable field-to-lab workflows, evaluates technologies, and translates cross-industry innovations into practical exploration capabilities with validated methods.

Reporting to the VP of Technology Enablement, you will shape the enterprise tech roadmap and influence portfolio decisions through scientific rigor and expert

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Geoscience or related field.
• 20+ years in mineral exploration or subsurface science.
• Experience with Data & AI, automation, advanced sensing.
• Experience with analytical laboratories and QA/QC methods.
• Ability to translate technology into practical exploration applications.

Responsibilities

• Shape enterprise exploration technology roadmap to accelerate discovery and validation through automation, AI-enabled targeting and intelligent drilling.
• Translate emerging technologies into deployable exploration capabilities, selecting solutions based on scientific validity, TRL, field applicability and business value.
• Build Ma’adens technical advantage by adopting cross-industry practices from oil & gas, space, OEMs and academia.
• Design scalable field-lab-digital workflows connecting field, lab, and AI interpretation.
• Establish metrics with uncertainty and reproducibility for decision-making.

Skills

Mineral exploration tech

Advanced sensing

Data & AI

Laboratory analytics

QA/QC

Uncertainty quantification

Tech transfer

Workflow optimization

Cross-industry collaboration

Executive advisory

Education

Advanced geoscience degree

MSc or PhD preferred

Job description

Ma’aden seeks a Chief Specialist to lead automation, AI, and advanced sensing across the mineral exploration lifecycle, accelerating discovery to development. This role designs scalable field-to-lab workflows, evaluates technologies, and translates cross-industry innovations into practical exploration capabilities with validated methods.

Reporting to the VP of Technology Enablement, you will shape the enterprise tech roadmap and influence portfolio decisions through scientific rigor and expert