The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is responsible for defining and leading the company's technology, platform, data, AI, and digital strategy as a core driver of business transformation, scalability, and long-term institutional value. The role will build the permanent technology, data, and AI capabilities that can be reused across the company's initiatives and future products and programmes, reducing fragmentation and enabling the company to operate more effectively at scale. The CTO owns technology architecture, engineering, core platforms, data, enterprise technology, and the technical foundations supporting digital products, media, and competition. The role requires a strong understanding of the business the technology must enable — including live events, media and production, distribution, audiences, commercial objectives, and international operations — and the ability to translate those needs into scalable technology capabilities.
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Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Work Conditions:
- Team: Technology
- Activity: Full-time
- Role grade: Chief Officer (9)
- Direct reports: 3
- Indirect reports: 6
- Reporting to: COO
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Own the company's strategy & technology-enabled transformation, using technology, data, AI, and automation to redesign how the organisation operates, scales, and creates value.
- Partner with functional leaders to redesign workflows and operating models, with each functional leader accountable for adoption and business outcomes within their function.
- Lead the technology, data, and automation dimension of the shift from project-based delivery toward permanent, reusable capabilities.
- Establish common platforms, APIs, and reusable capabilities across events, products, and programmes.
- Translate strategic priorities into scalable technology capabilities and advise the CEO, Executive Leadership Team and relevant oversight bodies on major technology decisions.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent professional experience.
- 15+ years of experience across technology, digital platforms, enterprise systems, data or engineering, including significant senior/executive leadership experience overseeing complex technology environments and transformation.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Significant executive leadership experience in technology-enabled businesses or complex operational environments.
- Proven ability to use technology, data, and digital capabilities to drive growth, scalability, and business transformation.
- Strong understanding of live events, media, production, content, distribution, audiences, and commercial operations.
- Experience building scalable technology capabilities across multiple products, markets, programmes, or events.
Benefits:
- Relocation support
- Transportation allowance
- Competitive compensation
- Housing allowance
- VIP medical insurance
- Opportunity to work on a new exciting project with a group of passionate professionals. You will get the freedom to excel and make a real impact.
