Digital & IT Strategy Consultant - Relocate to Saudi Arabia, Permanent Expat Rel

Overview

This position requires full relocation to Saudi Arabia. It is a permanent full-time Expat position with a relocation package. Please note only qualified candidates will be contacted.

Position Description:

We are seeking a Digital & IT Strategy Consultant to join the Strategy and Investment Department. The Strategy and Investment Department is responsible for designing, governing, and evolving Saudi Aramco’s digital and IT strategy, ensuring alignment with long-term business objectives while optimizing investments and partnerships. Your primary role is to act as an IT strategic advisor, identify opportunities to enhance digital/IT capabilities through targeted investments, innovative partnership models, and adaptive operating frameworks that drive operational excellence and competitive advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and refine Saudi Aramco’s Digital & IT strategy, aligning long-term priorities (e.g., operating model transformation, sustainability, operational resilience, innovation) with emerging technologies (e.g., AI, cloud, cybersecurity, quantum) and industry benchmarks.
• Provide strategic advisory to senior leadership by translating market trends, competitor activities, and technological disruptions into actionable insights to shape priorities and capabilities.
• Conduct financial modeling and scenario analysis for digital/IT investments (e.g., cloud migration, automation programs), evaluating risks, costs, and revenue impacts to inform decision-making.
• Design execution frameworks for strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment between technical delivery teams and business goals, and monitoring progress through KPIs and milestone reviews.
• Conduct market intelligence and scenario planning, including competitor analysis, technology adoption curves, and regulatory shifts, to identify risks, opportunities, and innovation pathways.
• Collaborate with technical teams to translate strategic priorities into implementation roadmaps, resolve execution bottlenecks and ensure cross-functional alignment.
• Benchmark global best practices in digital/IT strategy and execution and adapt frameworks to Saudi Aramco’s operational context and regulatory environment.
• Lead capability assessments to evaluate gaps in current digital/IT capabilities and recommend targeted improvements (e.g., skill development, technology adoption, process optimization).
• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Digital & Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Communication Engineering or Software Engineering.
• Hold a Master’s degree in Digital & Information Technology, Engineering-related fields, or Business Administration. PhD is preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in the Digital/IT domain and strategic advisory roles, market intelligence, and technology roadmap implementation in large, complex organizations (preferably energy, industrial, or global sectors).
• Deep technical expertise in at least one of the following Digital and IT domains: Data & AI, Telecom, Computing, or ERP.
• Proven track record advising executive leadership on technology-driven strategy, designing execution frameworks, and leading market intelligence programs to inform decision-making.
• Ability to translate strategic priorities into actionable plans, balancing innovation with operational feasibility and financial rigor.
• Experience with strategic planning frameworks (e.g., SWOT, scenario planning), market intelligence methodologies (e.g., competitor analysis, technology forecasting), and execution governance (e.g., milestone tracking, cross-functional alignment), plus financial modeling tools (e.g., Excel, SAP, Power BI) and investment governance standards (e.g., ROI analysis, NPV).

Working environment:

Our high-performing employees are drawn by challenging and rewarding professional, technical, and industrial opportunities, and are remunerated accordingly. At Aramco, we invest heavily in talent development and provide opportunities to work on world-scale projects with leading capital and technology investments.

Aramco emphasizes workforce development and lifelong learning through broad programs aimed at enhancing sector-specific knowledge and competencies.

Aramco energizes the world economy.

We are one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities of any major producer. We strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world while enhancing Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a long-term view of the future, rooted in decades of experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility drives us to deliver societal and economic benefits to the Kingdom and beyond, while remaining one of the most profitable companies in the world and among the top five by market capitalization.

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