Head of Data Strategy & Architecture

• Only candidates from the Oil and Gas industry

Our client is one of the world's top ten oil and energy conglomerates, recognized for delivering safe and reliable energy globally. Established in 1980, the organization unified state-owned oil entities under one corporate structure. Today, it operates as a fully integrated energy group across six continents, managing domestic and international upstream assets and delivering hydrocarbons to global markets through specialized subsidiaries.

We are seeking a Head of Data Strategy & Architecture to define, implement, and govern the enterprise data vision for a leading physical oil trading organization. This role will oversee a secure, scalable, high-quality data ecosystem supporting front, middle, and back-office functions, including trading, risk, operations, finance, compliance, and HR. The ideal candidate combines deep physical oil market knowledge, ERP & ETRM experience, and expertise in cloud‑native data platforms, governance, and workflows.

• Job location:
  
  Dubai
• Only candidates from the Oil and Gas industry

• Data Strategy & Governance: Develop and implement enterprise data strategy, governance frameworks, data quality standards, metadata management, and compliance. Ensure clear ownership, lineage, and documentation.
• Data Architecture & Platform: Lead design, implementation, and evolution of the central data platform; define ingestion, transformation, storage, and analytics blueprints; maintain scalable, reliable, high-performance infrastructure.
• Cloud & Engineering Leadership: Drive cloud strategy, select and optimize technologies, ensure secure, compliant, cost-efficient operations, and oversee data engineering best practices.
• On-Desk Enablement & Coding Frameworks: Establish frameworks for Python, SQL, and analytics tooling; enable teams through POCs, sandbox environments, reusable libraries, and training.
• Cross-Functional Support: Provide high-quality data across trading lifecycle—from front office (pricing, forecasting) to middle office (risk, P&L reporting) and back office (operations, finance, accounting); support HR and compliance in data access and auditability.
• ETRM & ERP Integration: Own data flows into/out of ERP & ETRM systems (e.g., Endur, Eka, Allegro, Aspect, Right Angle); standardize trade, logistics, pricing, and risk models; ensure accurate mapping and reconciliation.
• Leadership & Stakeholder Management: Lead a network of data representatives across departments; bridge business and technology needs; communicate strategy, KPIs, risks, and progress to executive leadership.

• 10+ years in data architecture, engineering, or strategy roles.
• Strong knowledge of physical oil trading, supply chains, market data, pricing, and operations.
• Hands‑on experience with major ETRM systems and ERP integration.
• Practical coding experience (Python, SQL, Git) and workflow orchestration.
• Experience building and scaling cloud‑native data platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Expertise in streaming, APIs, data modeling, and integration frameworks.
• Proven leadership in defining enterprise data strategy and managing diverse technical teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management across trading, risk, finance, IT, and senior leadership.