Consulting - FS Tech - Data Infrastructure - Director (Riyadh)

PwC Middle East Overview

Established in the region for over 40 years, PwC Middle East employs over 6,000 people across 12 countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates. Complementing our depth of industry expertise and breadth of skills is our sound knowledge of local business environments across the Middle East region. Our tailored solutions help our clients meet the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the Middle East market, and beyond.

Business Unit Overview 

The Financial Services Consulting team provides a full range of services to our Banking & Financial Services clients, including Strategy and Revenue Growth (Entry strategy, Product portfolio analysis, Business plan development and Optimization of revenue generation), Operational excellence (Organization restructuring, Corporate governance development, Organisation transformation, Performance Management, Outsourcing & Shared Services strategies and Cost optimisation), Risk consulting (Risk appetite definition, Risk framework development, Risk reviews and alignment), Technology enablement (System selections, Implementation program management) and Analytics.

We are a growing team and looking for dynamic, flexible, proactive and hardworking experienced consultants who have a passion for shaping financial services positively in the GCC over the coming years. We have a strong pipeline of large, transformational opportunities with our clients which will provide great opportunities for all our people to step up and play significant and rewarding roles.

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As a Senior Manager/Director, you will build and manage project teams to deploy innovative end-to-end data solutions for our clients during the implementation and migration of projects. Key technical skills:

• Extensive experience in implementing large scale Data Lakes and Data Marts for FS sector clients 

• Proven track record of leading multiple engagements with a solid understanding of data science and engineering; AI models, data architecture, data cloud migration

• Responsible for sales and delivery of Data Infrastructure proposition in Saudi Arabia and build the team to ensure PwC positions itself as one of the major players in the region

• FS sector experience mandatory

• Bilingual - English and Arabic speakers only 

• In depth MS SQL Server experience (SSIS, SSAS, T-SQL and SSRS), data warehouse, data lakes

• Management Consulting experience mandatory

• Build and enhance team capabilities by always being up to date with trends in the market and understanding the impact on our clients so that you can help shape their thinking and our success in the market.

• Work with colleagues in all Middle Eastern offices on client work and internal initiatives as well as with international teams where appropriate.

• Keep up to date with current trends from the region and from across the world. Demonstrate teamwork and responsibility with the engagement team members; stay abreast of current business and economic developments relevant to the client’s business; and use current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of services provided.