Senior Data Specialist

Job description / Role

Develop and ensure all Upstream technical data strategy, governance, data models & architecture initiatives/activities. And the development and utilizing the fit-for-purpose frameworks / concepts / best practices / industry standards / latest technologies to ensure data / information / knowledge accessibility, integrity and quality and empower upstream technical data user communities and enhance business value, and continuously align with the company strategy.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

- Ensure and heavily participate in the development of the upstream technical data strategy, governance initiatives/activities (policies, procedures, structure, roles & responsibilities, etc.) to serve the Upstream data user communities across ADNOC Onshore assets & functions, shareholders, Upstream Data Governance Steering Committee and ADNOC Group Companies, and to maximize the upstream technical data full potential.
- Develop the data Architecture Roadmap based on business requirements and priorities to derive enterprise data architecture requirements based on latest market trends and best practice.
- Ensure and heavily participate in the development and implementation the upstream technical data operating model/ data frameworks (e.g. governance, quality, etc.) / guidelines/ roadmaps / Data standards/ best practices maintaining the highest standards of data quality, accessibility, extraction and connectivity to the Upstream Petro-Technical Applications.
- Define and govern the data stewardship for the company Upstream Technical data to ensure compliance with data governance, enhance data quality and ensure clear accountability for stewardship of the company's data assets.
- Participate in the data management maturity assessment program (measures/ gaps/ roadmaps), benchmarking, implementing, and maintaining data management business procedures/ processes/ workflows/ Service level agreements and measures through performance indicators, trending reports and balanced scorecards required to monitor progress toward the strategic goals of data management, alignment with the corporate mandate, and benchmarking with Group companies and shareholders.
- Establishes document, maintains, communicates and enforces an effective Data architecture/governance /standards and policies and change control process.
- Provide guidance and expertise for all data governance's related issues to Data management communities within AON and across AGCs and ensure alignment with Group Upstream Information Management, Technical data strategy, data management guiding principles, set of controls.
- Promotes across the organization, awareness of general data management principles and the corporate strategy, through knowledge sharing channels like awareness sessions, training, interact, email, etc.

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/ Information Technology/ IS or Engineering preferably in subsurface discipline, postgraduate degree is preferable
- 10 - 12 years of experience in Information Technology and relevant business Disciplines, including at least 4 in Data management discipline
- 3- 5 years experience in oil & gas industry.
- Understanding of industry best practice for Data Management discipline
- Understanding of key business processes in the Upstream Oil and Gas industry

About the Company

We are one of the world's leading energy producers, and a primary catalyst for Abu Dhabi’s growth and diversification.

We operate across the entire hydrocarbon value chain, through a network of fully-integrated businesses, with interests that range from exploration, production, storage, refining and distribution, to the development of a wide-range of petrochemical products.

Since 1971, we have created thousands of jobs, driven the growth of a diverse knowledge-based economy, and played a key role in Abu Dhabi’s global emergence.

Today, we continue to look for new and innovative ways to maximize the value of our resources, pioneering those approaches and technologies that will ensure we are able to meet the demands of an ever-changing energy market, and continue to have a positive impact on the Abu Dhabi economy for generations to come.