Professional & Advisory Services
Executive Director - ICT Operations (Technology Lead) Sports BU SPA2
Senior Level
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
in office
Full time
Job description
About the Role
The Executive Director – Technology Lead is a foundational executive role responsible for defining, governing, and delivering end-to-end sports technology strategy across all Sports Business Unit assets, from early planning and concept design through construction, commissioning, and structured transition into operations under the Asset Management organisation. In line with the current SBU TOM, the role does not assume responsibility for day-to-day asset operations once venues are handed over to the Asset Management team. Instead, it ensures that sports venues are designed, delivered, and documented with full lifecycle integrity, and that the technology intent, architectural decisions, and integration logic are effectively transferred, supported, and retained as organizational knowledge.
Key Responsibilities
- Define together with Qiddiya Tech and Asset Management the SBU Technology Strategy aligned with the Sports BU Target Operating Model and the Qiddiya Technology Mandate & Operating Model (QTMOM).
- Represent SBU at executive level within the Qiddiya-wide Technology Board ( as per QTMOM )and related governance forums.
- Establish clear decision rights, standards, and lifecycle ownership for technologies across all assets.
- Act as executive technology authority across Stage Gates for all sports assets (stadiums, arenas, academies, training centres, public sport facilities).
- Ensure technology requirements are embedded early in master planning, concept design, and detailed design, avoiding retrofits and value leakage.
- Oversee complex technology scopes including digital infrastructure, smart venues, broadcast, fan experience, performance tech, data platforms, and cyber security.
- Lead technology delivery for multi-asset sports ecosystems, not standalone venues — including integrated sports districts, mixed-use developments, and city-scale environments.
- Ensure seamless integration with mobility, smart city platforms, digital identity, payments, and city operations.
- Co-create and lead an industry-leading Sports Technology Partnership Program in close collaboration with Qiddiya Strategy and Commercial teams.
- Structure long-term partnerships (OEMs, integrators, telcos, cloud, media, data, performance tech) generating hundreds of millions to potentially billions SAR in:
- Exceptional ability to operate at the intersection of technology, design, and executive governance.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- 15+ years of senior technology leadership, including executive ownership of technology for major sports venues and sports organisations.
- Proven experience delivering large-scale, complex sports and entertainment assets from design through live operations (stadiums, arenas, mixed-use districts).
- Demonstrated success integrating technology across sports districts or metropolitan-scale developments (e.g., stadium + entertainment + commercial + public realm).
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.
Preferred Skills
- Executive leadership credentials strongly preferred.
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