About the Role
Create and lead a data management team and practice in collaboration with the business and the Digital team to capture data-driven value, ensuring the highest standards of data quality, integrity, and security across the organization.
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Principal Accountabilities:
- Manage skilled data team composed of senior Data Engineers, Data Architects, and Data platform Administrators to build robust data services.
- Lead the implementation and monitoring of data operations (Cloud based data platform, data pipeline, automation, data models, cataloging, etc.) to enable digital and data analytics.
- Define and develop data strategy, including architecture, engineering, Cloud Data platforms, and talent, ensuring alignment with the business and digital strategies.
- Create a data governance framework and lead its maturity, including data ownership, access controls, data quality standards, and security policies.
- Manage finances related to Data Management, including setting the annual budget, quality of reporting, and spend oversight.
- Champion a data-driven culture where data is valued and utilized for information decision making across the businesses.
- Deliver use cases, with measurable created value, with the right prioritization on resource allocations.
Required Experience and Skills
Note: Candidates without recent experience in the Oil and Gas industry and Azure data foundations will not be considered.
- 15 years’ experience within the Energy industry.
- 8 Years of proven experience in data management, preferably Oil and Gas.
- Strong understanding of Upstream and Downstream Data requirements.
- Strong Knowledge of Database systems, BI Technologies, Applications Architecture, Information Security Principles.
- Experience leading teams in implementing and monitoring data operations (Cloud-based Data platform, data pipeline, automation, data models, cataloging, etc.) to enable digital and data analytics.
- Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing teams.
- Strategic partnership development with top data service providers.
Join us to lead the charge in transforming our data landscape and driving innovation through digital, analytics, AI, and ML.
Educational Qualifications
- A degree in Statistics, Engineering, or a technology-related field, demonstrating strong analytical and quantitative skills.
- Advanced degrees (Master's or PhD) in Data Science, Computer Science, Oil & Gas, Energy Management, or Petroleum Engineering is highly desirable.
