Principal Specialist, BU Data Domain

Maaden Saudi Arabian Mining Company; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Maaden Saudi Arabian Mining Company seeks a Principal Specialist to lead the development, governance, and optimization of data assets across corporate functions, ensuring trusted data for strategic decisions and regulatory compliance.

You will shape the data domain roadmap, establish governance, enable data products and analytics, and partner with business leaders to maximize data value and drive digital transformation across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Management, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 10–12 years of experience in data management, data governance, analytics, or enterprise information management.
• Experience leading data domain, master data, or data product initiatives within large organizations.
• Experience with enterprise data governance frameworks and data quality management practices.

Responsibilities

• Shape and execute the Corporate Functions Data Domain roadmap aligned with enterprise data and digital strategies.
• Prioritize data initiatives that maximize business value, operational efficiency, and decision-making effectiveness.
• Translate business requirements into scalable data capabilities and products.
• Drive adoption of data domain services that increase business confidence in enterprise data.
• Establish and strengthen governance frameworks, ownership models, standards, and controls across corporate function data assets.
• Improve data quality, consistency, accuracy, and traceability across critical datasets.
• Monitor compliance with enterprise data policies, regulatory obligations, and information management standards.
• Resolve data risks and governance gaps to protect business integrity and decision quality.
• Develop and enhance data products that support reporting, analytics, automation, and AI-driven use cases.
• Enable reliable access to business-critical data for stakeholders across corporate functions.
• Improve availability, usability, and lifecycle management of data assets.
• Drive continuous enhancement of data products based on needs and performance insights.
• Build partnerships with corporate function leaders to understand priorities and data needs.
• Align business and technology stakeholders around data value, governance, and product objectives.
• Influence data-driven decision-making through trusted insights and strategic recommendations.
• Foster collaboration across business units, data teams, and technology functions.
• Identify opportunities to improve data processes, controls, and management practices.
• Accelerate adoption of modern data capabilities, analytics, and emerging technologies.
• Advance organizational data maturity through best practices and knowledge sharing.
• Deliver efficiency gains through standardized, scalable, and sustainable data solutions.

Skills

Data Domain Management

Data Governance Frameworks

Data Quality Management

Data Product Development

Master and Reference Data Management

Data Architecture Fundamentals

Business & Delivery

Strategic Planning

Data Value Realization

Business Process Understanding

Project and Portfolio Delivery

Risk and Compliance Management

Performance Measurement and Reporting

Stakeholder Engagement

Influencing and Negotiation

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Communication and Presentation

Change Management

Knowledge Sharing and Capability Build

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Management, Engineering, Business Analytics, or a related discipline

Job description

1. Why This Role Matters

The Principal Specialist, Corporate Functions Data Domain enables enterprise-wide value creation through the development, governance, and optimization of corporate function data assets. The role ensures trusted, high-quality, and accessible data that supports strategic decision-making, operational effectiveness, regulatory compliance, and digital transformation initiatives across corporate functions.

By establishing strong data domain governance, standards, and stewardship practices, the role strengthens data integrity, improves business insight generation, and accelerates the organization's ability to leverage analytics, automation, and emerging technologies. The position acts as a critical bridge between business stakeholders and technology teams, ensuring data products align with business priorities and deliver measurable outcomes.

The role contributes to Ma’aden's data-driven transformation agenda by enhancing data maturity, maximizing the value of enterprise information assets, and enabling scalable and sustainable data management practices across corporate functions.

2. What You Will Deliver

Data Domain Strategy & Value Realization

• Shape and execute the Corporate Functions Data Domain roadmap aligned with enterprise data and digital strategies.
• Prioritize data initiatives that maximize business value, operational efficiency, and decision-making effectiveness.
• Translate business requirements into scalable data capabilities and products.
• Drive adoption of data domain services that increase business confidence in enterprise data.

Data Governance & Quality

• Establish and strengthen governance frameworks, ownership models, standards, and controls across corporate function data assets.
• Improve data quality, consistency, accuracy, and traceability across critical business datasets.
• Monitor compliance with enterprise data policies, regulatory obligations, and information management standards.
• Resolve data risks and governance gaps to protect business integrity and decision quality.

Data Products & Analytics Enablement

• Develop and enhance data products that support reporting, analytics, automation, and AI-driven use cases.
• Enable reliable access to business-critical data for stakeholders across corporate functions.
• Improve the availability, usability, and lifecycle management of data assets.
• Drive continuous enhancement of data products based on business needs and performance insights.

Stakeholder Management & Business Partnership

• Build strong partnerships with corporate function leaders to understand priorities and data requirements.
• Align business and technology stakeholders around data value, governance, and product objectives.
• Influence data-driven decision-making through trusted insights and strategic recommendations.
• Foster collaboration across business units, data teams, and technology functions.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Identify opportunities to improve data processes, controls, and management practices.
• Accelerate adoption of modern data capabilities, analytics, and emerging technologies.
• Advance organizational data maturity through best practices and knowledge sharing.
• Deliver efficiency gains through standardized, scalable, and sustainable data solutions.

3. What Success Looks Like

• Improved data quality, consistency, and availability across corporate function domains.
• Increased adoption and business utilization of approved data products and assets.
• Strong compliance with enterprise data governance standards and regulatory requirements.
• Reduced data-related risks, duplication, and reconciliation effort.
• Faster access to trusted insights supporting strategic and operational decisions.
• Increased business stakeholder satisfaction with data services, products, and reporting capabilities.

4. Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Management, Engineering, Business Analytics, or a related discipline.

5. Experience

• 10-12 years of experience in data management, data governance, analytics, or enterprise information management.
• Experience leading data domain, master data, or data product initiatives within large and complex organizations.
• Experience working with enterprise data governance frameworks and data quality management practices.
• Experience collaborating with business and technology stakeholders to deliver data-driven transformation initiatives.

6. Skills That Matter

Functional Expertise

• Data Domain Management
• Data Governance Frameworks
• Data Quality Management
• Data Product Development
• Master and Reference Data Management
• Data Architecture Fundamentals
• Business & Delivery

Strategic Planning

• Strategic Planning
• Data Value Realization
• Business Process Understanding
• Project and Portfolio Delivery
• Risk and Compliance Management
• Performance Measurement and Reporting

People & Collaboration

• Stakeholder Engagement
• Influencing and Negotiation
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Communication and Presentation
• Change Management
• Knowledge Sharing and Capability Building