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Do you want to love what you do at work? Do you want to make a difference, an impact, and transform people's lives? If yes, then this is the job you're looking for. the company is Saudi's #1 event ticketing and experience booking platform, serving some of the largest mega events in the Kingdom.
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Role Overview
Own the company’s data function end-to-end strategy, team, platform, and delivery. You will be responsible for turning our first-party data into trusted decisions and a monetizable asset within two to three years, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations (PDPL / GDPR / NCA ECC). Build and lead the team, enhance platform reliability, and set the company up to sell data and insights, not just tickets.
What You’ll Own
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Data Strategy & Roadmap
- Produce the company’s first documented data strategy and a phased, costed roadmap within 60 days of start, endorsed by the VP Architecture, Platform & AI and the CTO.
- Define the target operating model for the data function across engineering, analytics, and governance.
- Own the data platform direction and present a costed recommendation regarding managed vs. self-hosted within 90 days.
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Team Leadership & Building the Function
- Assess and develop the existing team; establish performance expectations and build the capability to meet them.
- Set quarterly OKRs for each direct report and hold regular meetings to ensure alignment and progress.
- Foster talent development and ensure engagement and retention are key success measures.
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Data Platform & Engineering
- Ensure the reliability and accuracy of client-facing dashboards through tested data pipelines.
- Make informed decisions regarding the data stack and manage the budget for the platform.
- Implement infrastructure-as-code and clear SLAs for data delivery.
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Analytics, Insight & Data Products
- Establish a single source of truth for metrics across the business.
- Enhance analytical quality for both internal decisions and client-facing insights.
- Develop and launch data products in partnership with product and commercial teams.
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Data Governance, Quality & Privacy
- Ensure compliance with data handling regulations (PDPL, GDPR, NCA).
- Create a data catalog and establish quality standards across data domains.
- Collaborate closely with InfoSec and Cybersecurity on data privacy and security.
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Data Monetisation & Commercial Partnership
- Own the path from internal analytics to productized data offerings.
- Collaborate with commercial leadership to define the market approach for data products.
- Build foundations for reliable external monetisation of data.
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Stakeholder Management & Data Culture
- Act as the trusted data partner to executives, translating technical work into commercial insights.
- Promote data literacy and foster a culture of viewing data as a business enabler.
Requirements
Essential
- 10+ years in data, with at least 3–5 years in a senior data leadership role.
- Proven ability to build and lead high-performing data teams in engineering, analytics, and governance.
- Deep understanding of modern data platforms and the technology stack.
- Experience with both open-source and major managed platforms.
- Strong knowledge of data engineering and analytics, including data quality practices.
- Demonstrated ability to convert data into business value.
- Knowledge of data governance in regulated environments.
Preferred
- Experience monetising data or developing data products.
- Familiarity with the KSA and EU regulatory context.
- Experience with making data “AI-ready.”
- FinOps or cloud cost-management experience.
- Relevant qualifications in data, computer science, or related fields.
