Lead Specialist,Technical Solutions

Role Overview

Lead Specialist, Technical Solutions at Ma'aden. This role captures the Statement of Requirements for initiatives, troubleshoots current and future states, and drives packages of work demonstrating value through quarters.

Role Purpose

Define solution plans aligned with Platform and Solution Architects, assist business unit delivery with site-based deployments and management, and lead the technical direction of initiative delivery across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Delivery Management

• Translate business challenges and troubleshoot site-based evidence for specific solutions being identified.
• Translate priority elements of solutioning required to meet Business Unit objectives for the technology domain(s).
• Resolve technical and integration issues impacting initiative outcomes.
• Ensure solution designs are scalable, integrated, and aligned with enterprise standards.

Delivery Team Guidance

• Guide delivery teams including data scientists, engineers, and digital specialists to ensure correct implementation of the solution design.
• Provide technical direction, design clarification, and quality oversight throughout delivery.
• Ensure implementation meets agreed functional, performance, and quality expectations.

Domain and Technology Operations Support

• Work with Domain Integrators and Business Partners to shape initiative scope, success measures, and value hypotheses.
• Ensure initiatives remain aligned with agreed KPIs, value outcomes, and priorities.
• Surface technical trade-offs, risks, and dependencies early.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mining or Minerals Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial also applicable), Computer Science, or Data Science.
• 4–8 years' experience in technical, analytics, or technology delivery roles.
• Proven experience owning solution design and guiding delivery teams.
• Strong ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.

Skills & Competencies

• Technical solution architecture and design ownership.
• Quality-focused delivery guidance.
• Systems thinking and cross-domain integration.
• Strong problem structuring and communication.
• Ability to operate across multiple initiatives concurrently.