Data Management Office Director
Role Overview
Lead a government entity’s data management and governance agenda.
Establish frameworks, policies, and operating models to support data quality, compliance, and effective data use.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Lead a government entity’s data management and governance agenda.
Establish frameworks, policies, and operating models to support data quality, compliance, and effective data use.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the data strategy and Data Management Office roadmap, aligned with organizational goals and national regulations and standards.
- Establish governance frameworks, policies, standards, procedures, and continuous improvement practices.
- Lead data quality, classification, protection, metadata, and lifecycle-management initiatives.
- Enable data use for executive decisions, organizational performance, and strategic initiatives; ensure compliance with national requirements.
- Set data ownership, stewardship, and accountability models across business functions.
- Oversee data sharing, open data, master and reference data, and related domains.
- Monitor office KPIs, data maturity, compliance, and data quality performance.
- Promote a data-driven culture and build, lead, and develop the office team.
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, data science, information technology, or a related field; a master’s degree is preferred.
- Strong professional experience in data governance, data management, data quality, or a related discipline, including leadership or managerial experience.
- Strong knowledge of data governance and management frameworks, standards, and best practices.
- Solid understanding of Saudi national requirements for data management, governance, and protection.
- Proven experience leading strategic data initiatives and engaging senior stakeholders.
- Strong leadership, strategic planning, stakeholder management, change management, and executive communication capabilities.
Organization
The role is with a government entity in Saudi Arabia.
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