Data Management & Governance · GCC
I enable public and private sector organizations across the GCC to forge data into a governed, trusted asset — the foundation every analytics and AI initiative depends on.
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A selection of recent engagements with Saudi public-sector authorities and national operators — client names withheld to respect confidentiality obligations.
Led the team that reached target data management and governance maturity across 14 domains — meeting NDMO requirements and uplifting the NDI score — and contributed to the data strategy refresh.
Delivered and documented evidence of compliance with NDMO specifications across multiple data management domains — evaluating the current implementation, identifying pain points, defining the target architecture, and building an implementation roadmap.
Helped define the National Data Index (NDI / نضيء) — the flagship instrument for measuring data management maturity across government entities.
Led the team implementing Enterprise Data Catalog and driving NDI data management maturity — in the Metadata Management and Data Quality domains — from baseline toward the highest level.
Delivered a data governance training programme — policies and processes — to multiple government entities, building lasting in-house capability. Repeated 20 times for a total of 1,000 government stakeholders.
Developed an enterprise data strategy aligned with the business strategy, and designed the operating model for the data management office to meet NDMO requirements.
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Data Governance
I have set up data governance in many large organisations. I know where it usually fails — and it is almost never the framework. Organisations write a competent policy, convene a council, publish the standards, and…
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