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

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

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

We are seeking a Digital & IT Strategy Consultant to join the Strategy and Investment Department. The 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.

• 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.
• Master’s degree in Digital & Information Technology, Engineering related fields, or Business Administration;
  PhD is preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in Digital/IT domain and strategic advisory role, 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 domains:
  Data & AI, Telecom, Computing, ERP.
• Proven track record of advising executive leadership on technology-driven strategy, designing execution frameworks for strategic initiatives, and leading market intelligence programs.
• Ability to translate strategic priorities into actionable plans, balancing innovation with operational feasibility and financial rigor.
• Experience in strategic planning frameworks, market intelligence methodologies, execution governance, financial modeling tools, and investment governance standards.

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly. At Aramco, employees work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology second to none. We invest heavily in talent development and offer extensive workforce development programs.