Senior Construction Data Governance Lead

Brainlake; Dammam; On-site; SAR 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Brainlake is seeking a Senior Data & Digital Governance Expert to lead the refinement of data use cases within a GCC construction ecosystem program. You will define governance, quality, and metadata standards and translate initiatives into operating models and roadmaps for government owners.

The role requires strong experience in data strategy, sector data standards, and stakeholder coordination with government bodies.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in data strategy, governance, and sector-level data frameworks.
• Deep knowledge of construction-sector data needs, project data flows, and market intelligence.
• Proven ability to design data standards, dictionaries, and taxonomies for complex ecosystems.
• Experience building governance, quality, and ownership frameworks.
• Ability to translate high-level initiatives into practical implementation models and roadmaps.
• Familiarity with SDAIA/NDMO policies and national data governance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Refine priority construction-sector data use cases and define datasets, KPIs, and decision-intelligence needs.
• Develop sector-wide data standards, dictionaries, taxonomies, and metadata requirements.
• Define governance models including roles, ownership, stewardship, quality controls, and compliance mechanisms.
• Translate initiatives into implementation-ready models with workflows, operating models, and governance structures.
• Specify data platform requirements, integration pathways, and interoperability standards.
• Assess data requirements for construction ecosystem maturity and prepare implementation roadmaps.
• Coordinate with government entities and regulators to align with national data frameworks.

Skills

Construction-sector expertise

Data strategy

Data standards & taxonomies

Data governance & stewardship

Data platforms & interoperability

Operating models & roadmaps

Government engagement

SDAIA/NDMO familiarity

Arabic speaking

Job description

Brainlake is seeking a Senior Data & Digital Governance Expert to lead the refinement of data use cases within a GCC construction ecosystem program. You will define governance, quality, and metadata standards and translate initiatives into operating models and roadmaps for government owners.

The role requires strong experience in data strategy, sector data standards, and stakeholder coordination with government bodies.