IT Director Digital Solutions & Transformation

Client of Aroma City Group; Medina; On-site; SAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of Aroma City Group seeks an experienced technology executive to lead digital transformation, IT strategy, and enterprise architecture across a dynamic real estate and facilities ecosystem in Saudi Arabia.

You will drive secure, scalable IT infrastructure, integrate core ERP/CRM/HRS/CAFMs, and oversee governance, budgets and vendor relationships while ensuring PDPL compliance and business continuity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Master's degree or MBA; certifications such as CISSP, CISM, TOGAF, ITIL, PMP, or Cloud/Data certifications.
• 12+ years of progressive IT experience with proven executive leadership.
• Strongly Preferred Industry Experience: Real Estate, Property Management, Hospitality, Facilities Management, Residential Communities, Smart Buildings, or IoT.
• GCC / Saudi Arabia experience is highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Digital Transformation amp Roadmap: Formulate and execute the IT roadmap aligning digital investments with business priorities.
• IT Infrastructure amp Architecture: Build secure scalable modern networks, cloud/hybrid architecture and disaster recovery systems.
• Enterprise Systems amp Integration: Evaluate, implement, and integrate ERP, CRM, HR, Finance, CAFM, CMMS, BMS into a unified environment.
• Cybersecurity amp Data Privacy: Define and maintain cybersecurity frameworks, policies, access controls and PDPL compliance.
• Data BI amp Analytics: Establish data governance, dashboards and analytics models for data-driven decisions.
• Smart Assets amp Connected Facilities: Integrate IoT sensors, BMS and CAFM for predictive asset management.
• Resident Digital Experience: Launch resident apps, digital payments and smart access systems.
• Vendor amp Budget Governance: Oversee IT budgets, vendor SLAs, and IT governance.

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Master's degree or MBA

CISSP, CISM, TOGAF, ITIL, PMP or Cloud/Data certifications

12+ years of progressive IT experience with executive leadership

Strong industry experience in Real Estate, Property Management, Hospitality, Facilities Management, Residential Communities, Smart Buildings, or IoT

GCC / Saudi Arabia experience

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Digital Transformation amp Roadmap: Formulate and execute the IT roadmap aligning digital investments directly with business priorities and organizational readiness
• IT Infrastructure amp Architecture: Build secure reliable and scalable modern networks cloud hybrid architecture and robust disaster recovery business continuity systems
• Enterprise Systems amp Integration: Evaluate implement and integrate core applications ERP CRM HR Finance CAFM CMMS BMS into a unified silo-free environment
• Cybersecurity amp Data Privacy: Define and maintain cybersecurity frameworks policies access controls incident response plans and compliance with KSA Personal Data Protection Law PDPL
• Data BI amp Analytics: Establish reliable data governance executive dashboards and analytics models to enable data-driven decision-making and business automation
• Smart Assets amp Connected Facilities: Collaborate with Operations to integrate IoT sensors BMS and CAFM systems for predictive data-driven asset management
• Resident Digital Experience: Partner with Resident Experience teams to launch resident apps online service portals digital payments and smart access systems
• Vendor amp Budget Governance: Oversee IT CAPEX OPEX budgets maximize ROI manage vendor SLAs and establish pragmatic IT governance and service standards

Qualifications amp Experience

• Education amp Credentials: Bachelor s degree in IT Computer Science Engineering or related field
• Essential: Bachelor s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Preferred: Master s / MBA; certifications such as CISSP, CISM, TOGAF, ITIL, PMP, or Cloud/Data certifications.
• 12+ years of progressive IT experience with proven executive leadership. Demonstrated track record building IT functions, leading digital transformations, and managing cross-functional enterprise architectures.
• Strongly Preferred Industry Experience: Real Estate, Property Management, Hospitality, Facilities Management, Residential Communities, Smart Buildings, or IoT.
• GCC / Saudi Arabia experience is highly advantageous.
• Essential: Bachelor s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Preferred: Master s / MBA; certifications such as CISSP, CISM, TOGAF, ITIL, PMP, or Cloud/Data certifications.
• 12+ years of progressive IT experience with proven executive leadership. Demonstrated track record building IT functions, leading digital transformations, and managing cross-functional enterprise architectures.
• Strongly Preferred Industry Experience: Real Estate, Property Management, Hospitality, Facilities Management, Residential Communities, Smart Buildings, or IoT.
• GCC / Saudi Arabia experience is highly advantageous.