Senior Manager Data and AI Platforms

About This Role

Riyadh Air (RX), headquartered in the Saudi Capital, is the new national airline that’s shaping the future of flying. It seeks to lead the aviation industry by transforming Saudi Arabia into a global aviation and trade hub – a digitally native airline that will connect the kingdom to more than 100 destinations.

About The Role Are you a strategic leader with a passion for leading engineering, evolution, and optimisation of cloud‑native data and AI ecosystems?

This dynamic role is to ensure our platforms are secure, scalable, and high‑performing, empowering teams with the tools and capabilities needed to unlock value and accelerate innovation.

Importantly, you will drive optimisation through automation, modern architecture, and engineering best practice to improve performance, lower operational overheads, and enhance cost‑efficiency.

Beyond data, you will lead a high‑performing engineering team by spanning platform, data, and MLOps engineers and creating an environment where innovation thrives and excellence is the standard.

You’ll champion a culture of ownership, curiosity, and continuous learning, ensuring the team has the skills, support, and motivation to deliver high‑quality solutions at pace.

As a hands-on leader, you’ll provide technical mentorship and guidance, helping engineers elevate their craft, adopt modern practices, and progress confidently in their careers.

Join us and help build the next generation of data and AI platforms—because the future of aviation won’t just fly, it will think. About You Degree qualified, you will demonstrate a minimum of 7 years' experience in data platform engineering, cloud architecture, or AI infrastructure roles.

You are expected to possess expertise in cloud-native Data and AI platforms (e.g., Azure, Microsoft Fabric, IBM Watsonx).

We’d love to hear from you even more if have strong knowledge of data architecture, MLOps, and platform scalability.

This is your opportunity to shape the future of air travel. Bring your best and show us why you can own this position within Riyadh Air.

Please submit your application by clicking on the Apply button. Our Talent Acquisition team will be reviewing applications shortly.