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We are leading the development of the mining industry to become the third pillar of Saudi Arabia’s economy by building a world-class, unique, and fully integrated mining value chain.We are pleased to share an exciting opportunity for the below mentioned position. This role offers a chance to contribute to our ambitious growth and play a key part in shaping the future of mining in the Kingdom.\n1. Why This Role Matters\nThe Principal Specialist, Exploration & PDE Data Domain shapes the strategic management, governance, and value realization of Exploration and Petroleum Development & Evaluation (PDE) data assets across the organization. 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What You Will Deliver\nData Domain Strategy & Enablement\nShape and execute the Exploration & PDE data domain strategy aligned with enterprise data and digital objectives.\nEstablish a scalable data domain framework that improves data accessibility, usability, and business value.\nDrive prioritization of data initiatives that support exploration, evaluation, and resource development objectives.\nData Governance & Quality\nStrengthen governance practices that ensure data integrity, consistency, ownership, and regulatory compliance.\nDeliver measurable improvements in data quality through standards, controls, and stewardship processes.\nGovern critical data assets across their lifecycle to improve reliability and reduce operational risk.\nData Products & Value Realization\nLead the development and enhancement of data products that enable operational and strategic decision making.\nIncrease adoption of trusted data assets across technical and business functions.\nTranslate business requirements into scalable data solutions that generate measurable business outcomes.\nTechnical Leadership\nProvide expert guidance on exploration, geological, geophysical, drilling, reservoir, and subsurface data management practices.\nInfluence enterprise data architecture decisions to improve interoperability and domain integration.\nPromote industry-leading practices, technologies, and methodologies across the data ecosystem.\nStakeholder Management & Collaboration\nBuild strong partnerships between business functions, digital teams, and external partners to align priorities and outcomes.\nFacilitate effective decision making through clear data ownership, accountability, and governance structures.\nStrengthen collaboration across domains to improve enterprise-wide data consistency and effectiveness.\nInnovation & Continuous Improvement\nAccelerate the adoption of advanced analytics, automation, AI, and digital capabilities through high-quality domain data.\nIdentify opportunities to optimize processes, reduce manual effort, and improve data lifecycle efficiency.\nFoster a culture of continuous improvement and data-driven performance.\n3. What Success Looks Like\nImproved data quality, consistency, and trust across Exploration and PDE data assets.\nIncreased utilization of data products for operational and strategic decision making.\nEnhanced compliance with data governance standards, policies, and regulatory requirements.\nReduced data-related risk and improved data lifecycle management effectiveness.\nFaster delivery of digital, analytics, and AI initiatives enabled by trusted domain data.\nStrong stakeholder satisfaction and clear ownership of critical business data assets.\n4. Minimum Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Geoscience, Petroleum Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, or a related discipline.\n5. 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