
Brainlake
Senior Data & Digital Governance Expert
- Contract
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
Job expiry date: 15/10/2026
Job overview
Date posted
31/08/2026
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Salary
SAR 20,000 - 30,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
15/10/2026
Job description
Five cities across Saudi Arabia and the UAE are in play for this position, reflecting the GCC-wide reach of the construction-sector maturity program it supports. You will refine priority construction-sector data use cases and define the datasets, KPIs, and decision-intelligence needs behind them. Sector-wide data standards, dictionaries, taxonomies, and metadata requirements fall within scope, built to apply consistently across a fragmented construction sector. Governance models need defining too, covering roles, ownership, stewardship, quality controls, and compliance mechanisms that government owners can actually run. Workflows, operating models, and governance structures get translated from initiatives into implementation-ready form, then packaged into detailed roadmaps and handover documentation. Data platform requirements, integration pathways, and interoperability standards are specified alongside project-level and market-level data assessments. Coordination extends to government entities, regulators, and sector stakeholders, keeping the work aligned with national data frameworks such as SDAIA and NDMO. Arabic speaking ability is preferred given the volume of government and regulatory engagement involved.
Required skills
Key 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 to support construction-sector maturity
- Prepare detailed implementation roadmaps, handover packages, and documentation for government owners
- Coordinate with government entities, regulators, and sector stakeholders to ensure alignment with national data frameworks including SDAIA and NDMO
- Monitor adoption of governance controls and data standards across priority use cases
- Support capacity building for government teams on data governance practices
Experience & skills
- Bring construction-sector expertise relevant to data-driven initiatives
- Show experience with data strategy, sector data standards, dictionaries, and taxonomies
- Demonstrate experience in data governance, quality, ownership frameworks, and stewardship models
- Design construction use cases, KPIs, and decision-intelligence outputs
- Work with data platforms, integration approaches, and interoperability standards
- Lead initiative design, operating model development, and implementation roadmap creation
- Engage government entities and coordinate across multiple stakeholder groups
- Hold GCC experience with familiarity in SDAIA and NDMO frameworks
- Translate high-level initiatives into practical implementation models and roadmaps
- Apply strong stakeholder management skills, particularly with government and regulatory bodies
- Commit to on-site work as needed across multi-stakeholder settings, with Arabic language proficiency preferred