D&C - Digital Strategy and Realization - Smart Cities and Digital Strategy - Senior Manager 1

OverviewPwC Middle East | Posted Mar 6 | Full-time | Riyadh Region | NegotiableRole: D&C - Digital Strategy and Realization - Smart Cities and Digital Strategy - Senior Manager 1Roles & ResponsibilitiesSmart City and Digital Strategy Development: Lead the development of smart city technology masterplans and digital transformation strategies for city authorities, governments and developers.Develop multi-year digital transformation roadmaps with phased technology, data and organizational initiatives, including milestones and measurable impact on city performance and citizen experience.Conduct in-depth competitive benchmarking and ecosystem analyses to evaluate leading global smart city destinations, governance models, and international frameworks; translate insights into actionable best practices for the regional context.Define a cohesive digital vision and strategic direction for next-generation, sustainable, human-centric urban environments aligning urban design, infrastructure, data and digital service delivery.Develop city-wide digital and data frameworks/guidelines that foster interoperability, open data exchange, platform integration and innovation across all city domains.Advise clients on designing and delivering citizen-centric, digitally-enabled services leveraging emerging technologies to improve quality of life, operational efficiency and inclusivity across sectors.Define, monitor and communicate measurable outcomes and success indicators for digital programmes ensuring alignment with national strategies, KPIs and global benchmarks.Digital Platform and Ecosystem Design: Lead the design of integrated smart city digital architectures ensuring scalability, interoperability and resilience across city domains.Ensure alignment with local and global cybersecurity, data governance and privacy standards, embedding trust in digital initiatives.Collaborate with infrastructure, technology, and system integration partners to achieve seamless digital integration and operational interoperability across city domains.Manage vendor selection and procurement strategy, including preparation of procurement documents, assessing proposals, defining SLAs and establishing vendor KPIs and performance frameworks.Ensure data governance, interoperability, open-data framework and privacy/compliance frameworks promoting cross-entity data sharing, transparency and regulatory compliance.Drive innovation and scalability by supervising pilot programs, proof-of-concepts and phased roll-outs of smart city digital services, ensuring transition from concept to full-scale implementation and measurable impact.Emerging Technology and Innovation: Leverage AI, digital twins, IoT, advanced analytics and other technologies to optimise city operations, enhance decision-making and drive data-informed governance across urban ecosystems.Conceptualise and deliver high-impact innovation use cases that improve urban capabilities across multiple city domains.Foster partnerships with technology providers and startups to advise on accelerated adoption of next-generation smart solutions.Continuously track global smart city trends and benchmark against leading cities/destinations to ensure strategies remain cutting-edge, scalable and future-ready.Educational Qualifications & CertificationsEducational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Urban Planning, Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline.A postgraduate degree focused on Information systems, digital transformation, urban innovation, Smart cities or related discipline is desirable.Professional certifications (preferred): PMP, Prince 2, TOGAF, ITIL or credentials in Digital Strategy, Innovation or Emerging Technologies are an advantage.Fluency in English is essential; Arabic proficiency is an advantage.Work ExperienceMinimum of 9-12 years of experience in management consulting or related strategic advisory roles, with at least 5 years focused on smart cities, digital transformation or innovation strategy.Proven track record of advising city authorities, governments, and large developers on the formulation and execution of smart city strategies, digital masterplans and technology-driven transformation programs.Demonstrated leadership in delivering large-scale, complex smart city initiatives such as design and implementation of digital/smart city platforms, data ecosystems and integrated urban solutions.Demonstrated experience with data strategy, urban platforms or emerging technologies.Strong understanding of international smart city frameworks and benchmarks.#J-18808-Ljbffr