Senior Data Governance & Digital Platform Architect

Brainlake; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Brainlake seeks a Senior Data & Digital Governance Expert to advance data-driven initiatives within a GCC construction ecosystem maturity program. You will refine priority use cases, set governance and quality requirements, and translate initiatives into operating models and roadmaps for government owners.

The role emphasizes GCC experience, data standards, and collaboration with government entities to align with national data frameworks, including SDAIA and NDMO.

Qualifications

• Deep experience in data strategy, governance, and sector-level data frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Refine priority construction-sector data use cases and define the required 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 clear workflows, operating models, and governance structures.
• Specify data platform requirements, integration pathways, and interoperability standards.
• Assess project-level and market-level data requirements for construction ecosystem maturity.
• Prepare detailed implementation roadmaps, handover packages, and documentation for government owners.
• Coordinate with government entities, regulators, and ecosystem stakeholders to ensure alignment with national data frameworks (SDAIA, NDMO).

Skills

Data governance

Data strategy

Sector data standards

Dictionaries & taxonomies

Stakeholder management

GCC experience

Arabic speaking

Job description

Brainlake seeks a Senior Data & Digital Governance Expert to advance data-driven initiatives within a GCC construction ecosystem maturity program. You will refine priority use cases, set governance and quality requirements, and translate initiatives into operating models and roadmaps for government owners.

The role emphasizes GCC experience, data standards, and collaboration with government entities to align with national data frameworks, including SDAIA and NDMO.