12 Digital Transformation jobs in Jeddah

Our client is one of the leading Pharmaceutical companies in Saudi Arabia, and are based in Jeddah.

The Digital Transformation Director will be responsible for:

• Developing and executing a comprehensive digital strategy, ensuring alignment with the company's business objectives
• Acting as the bridge between business and technology - engaging stakeholders, analysing business processes, and implementing digital solutions that enhance organisational performance
• Ensuring successful roll-out and adoption of SAP solutions
• Introducing AI-driven automation
• Using technology to increase efficiency when it comes to regulatory procedures
• Driving data analytics and introducing real-time dashboards to support date-driven decision-making across the organisation
• Staying up-to-date with latest trends in Technology within the Pharmaceuticals industry, and continuously seeking opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement within the organisation
• Effective leadership and development of staff within the Technology division

The Digital Transformation Director will be/have:

• At least a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field of study (Master's is preferable)
• 15+ years of experience in digital transformation, preferably in pharmaceuticals manufacturing
• Track record in successfully leading large-scale digital transformation projects
• Broad understanding of SAP functionalities and their operation
• Strong knowledge in emerging digital transformation and AI trends
• Analytical and innovative mindset; ability to spot opportunities for improvement, and find technology solutions for business problems
• Skilled in leading organisational change management to drive digital adoption
• Excellent stakeholder management and presentation skills
• Based in/willing to relocate to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Our client is one of the leading Pharmaceutical companies in Saudi Arabia, and are based in Jeddah.

The Digital Transformation Director will be responsible for:

• Developing and executing a comprehensive digital strategy, ensuring alignment with the company's business objectives
• Acting as the bridge between business and technology - engaging stakeholders, analysing business processes, and implementing digital solutions that enhance organisational performance
• Ensuring successful roll-out and adoption of SAP solutions
• Introducing AI-driven automation
• Using technology to increase efficiency when it comes to regulatory procedures
• Driving data analytics and introducing real-time dashboards to support date-driven decision-making across the organisation
• Staying up-to-date with latest trends in Technology within the Pharmaceuticals industry, and continuously seeking opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement within the organisation
• Effective leadership and development of staff within the Technology division

The Digital Transformation Director will be/have:

• At least a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field of study (Master's is preferable)
• 15+ years of experience in digital transformation, preferably in pharmaceuticals manufacturing
• Track record in successfully leading large-scale digital transformation projects
• Broad understanding of SAP functionalities and their operation
• Strong knowledge in emerging digital transformation and AI trends
• Analytical and innovative mindset; ability to spot opportunities for improvement, and find technology solutions for business problems
• Skilled in leading organisational change management to drive digital adoption
• Excellent stakeholder management and presentation skills
• Based in/willing to relocate to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Our client is one of the leading Pharmaceutical companies in Saudi Arabia, and are based in Jeddah.

The Digital Transformation Director will be responsible for:

• Developing and executing a comprehensive digital strategy, ensuring alignment with the company's business objectives
• Acting as the bridge between business and technology - engaging stakeholders, analysing business processes, and implementing digital solutions that enhance organisational performance
• Ensuring successful roll-out and adoption of SAP solutions
• Introducing AI-driven automation
• Using technology to increase efficiency when it comes to regulatory procedures
• Driving data analytics and introducing real-time dashboards to support date-driven decision-making across the organisation
• Staying up-to-date with latest trends in Technology within the Pharmaceuticals industry, and continuously seeking opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement within the organisation
• Effective leadership and development of staff within the Technology division

The Digital Transformation Director will be/have:

• At least a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field of study (Master's is preferable)
• 15+ years of experience in digital transformation, preferably in pharmaceuticals manufacturing
• Track record in successfully leading large-scale digital transformation projects
• Broad understanding of SAP functionalities and their operation
• Strong knowledge in emerging digital transformation and AI trends
• Analytical and innovative mindset; ability to spot opportunities for improvement, and find technology solutions for business problems
• Skilled in leading organisational change management to drive digital adoption
• Excellent stakeholder management and presentation skills
• Based in/willing to relocate to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Role Purpose

The Business Manager serves as a trusted partner to the Chief Digital Transformation Officer, ensuring smooth execution of the CDTO’s day-to-day priorities and the broader TIDES function. This role drives discipline in planning, execution, and follow-up by managing the CDTO’s calendar, orchestrating the Rhythm of Business (ROB), capturing meeting decisions, and coordinating cross-functional initiatives such as Learning Days and leadership forums.

This role requires both strategic insight and operational rigor - combining the ability to translate vision into execution with the capacity to anticipate needs, manage complexity, and enable the CDTO and leadership team to perform at their best.

1. Rhythm of Business (ROB)
   • Design, coordinate, and lead ROB cycles (MBRs, QBRs, townhalls, AMAs, leadership forums).
   • Ensure a disciplined cadence that drives alignment, accountability, and effective decision-making across the organization and leadership team.
2. Strategic Initiative Leadership
   • Partner with the CDTO to incubate, scope, and deliver high-impact cross-functional initiatives (e.g., transformation programs, offsites, cultural initiatives).
   • Ensure initiatives are structured, resourced, and delivered with measurable business outcomes.
3. Calendar & Meeting Management
   • Manage and prioritize the CDTO’s calendar with a strategic lens — ensuring focus on the highest-impact engagements.
   • Prepare agendas, briefing notes, and pre-reads; capture and track actions to closure.
4. Content Creation & Reporting
   • Develop executive-ready communications including presentations, board packs, memos, and strategic reports.
   • Act as the communication bridge between the CDTO, leadership team, and business units.
5. Execution & Operations
   • Track strategic commitments, risks, and interdependencies to ensure seamless delivery of the CDTO’s priorities.
   • Drive end-to-end accountability for special projects and critical initiatives.

Role Purpose

The Business Manager serves as a trusted partner to the Chief Digital Transformation Officer, ensuring smooth execution of the CDTO’s day-to-day priorities and the broader TIDES function. This role drives discipline in planning, execution, and follow-up by managing the CDTO’s calendar, orchestrating the Rhythm of Business (ROB), capturing meeting decisions, and coordinating cross-functional initiatives such as Learning Days and leadership forums.

This role requires both strategic insight and operational rigor - combining the ability to translate vision into execution with the capacity to anticipate needs, manage complexity, and enable the CDTO and leadership team to perform at their best.

1. Rhythm of Business (ROB)
   • Design, coordinate, and lead ROB cycles (MBRs, QBRs, townhalls, AMAs, leadership forums).
   • Ensure a disciplined cadence that drives alignment, accountability, and effective decision-making across the organization and leadership team.
2. Strategic Initiative Leadership
   • Partner with the CDTO to incubate, scope, and deliver high-impact cross-functional initiatives (e.g., transformation programs, offsites, cultural initiatives).
   • Ensure initiatives are structured, resourced, and delivered with measurable business outcomes.
3. Calendar & Meeting Management
   • Manage and prioritize the CDTO’s calendar with a strategic lens — ensuring focus on the highest-impact engagements.
   • Prepare agendas, briefing notes, and pre-reads; capture and track actions to closure.
4. Content Creation & Reporting
   • Develop executive-ready communications including presentations, board packs, memos, and strategic reports.
   • Act as the communication bridge between the CDTO, leadership team, and business units.
5. Execution & Operations
   • Track strategic commitments, risks, and interdependencies to ensure seamless delivery of the CDTO’s priorities.
   • Drive end-to-end accountability for special projects and critical initiatives.

Foreground is partnering with a large-scale Saudi conglomerate undergoing enterprise-wide modernization to appoint a visionary and execution-driven Director of Digital Transformation , based in Jeddah. With diversified operations across manufacturing, retail, and logistics, the company is now aligning technology, process, and people to enable data-driven growth and long-term operational agility.

Role Purpose

To design and implement the groups digital transformation roadmap, ensuring integration of systems, process redesign, data architecture, and workforce enablement across business units in line with growth priorities and global best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of a group-wide digital transformation strategy, aligned with the boards vision for operational scalability and market responsiveness.
• Oversee major technology change programs including ERP modernization, automation of core business processes, and the rollout of customer-facing platforms.
• Drive digital maturity assessments across departments and define transformation priorities based on value impact and readiness.
• Collaborate with IT, operations, finance, HR, and commercial teams to embed digital capabilities into day-to-day processes.
• Introduce digital governance frameworks to ensure change ownership, stakeholder alignment, and disciplined project delivery.
• Manage relationships with digital consultants, system integrators, and key technology vendors, ensuring on-time and on-budget implementation.
• Build digital fluency within the organization through change management programs, digital academy initiatives, and upskilling interventions.
• Track transformation KPIs, report progress to executive leadership, and course-correct as needed to ensure business value is realized.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 12+ years of experience in digital transformation, technology change, or enterprise modernization, with at least 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Proven success leading end-to-end transformation initiatives in complex organizations, ideally across retail, industrial, or logistics sectors in Saudi Arabia.
• Strong experience managing ERP migrations, automation programs, and customer platform integrations.
• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Business, or IT, Masters degree or certifications in Agile, Lean Six Sigma, or Change Management preferred.
• Deep understanding of local business culture and the operational landscape in Saudi Arabia.

Preferred Skills & Traits

• Strategic thinker with strong project delivery discipline.
• Highly collaborative and capable of influencing cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders.
• Fluent in English, Arabic is strongly preferred.

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Description

You should be able to facilitate and drive organizational change initiatives while ensuring smooth transition and adoption across teams. You should be prepared to coordinate between various stakeholders, develop and implement change management strategies, and work alongside project managers to identify and address resistance to change while maintaining productivity and meeting organizational objectives.

• Support the development and implementation of change management strategies and plans.
• Coordinate and facilitate change-related communications across all levels of the organization.
• Track and monitor change implementation progress and create regular status reports.
• Conduct change impact assessments and readiness evaluations.
• Design and deliver change management training programs and workshops.
• Create and maintain change management documentation and templates.
• Support stakeholder engagement and manage resistance through proactive communication.
• Analyze change metrics and KPIs to measure adoption and success rates.
• Collaborate with project teams to integrate change management activities into project plans.
• Identify and address potential risks and barriers to change implementation.
• Develop and maintain feedback channels to gather insights from affected employees.
• Support the creation and updating of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) during transitions.
• Coordinate with department leaders to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Monitor and evaluate post-implementation results and recommend adjustments as needed.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to ensure buy-in and support.

• 1+ years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience
• Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays
• Work 40 hours/week, and overtime as required
• +1 years in AMZL operations

• Engineering Background or equivalent

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Foreground is partnering with a leading diversified holding group headquartered in Saudi Arabia operating across multiple sectors with a strong focus on Hajj Umrah and hospitality services in Makkah and Madinah. Our client is renowned for driving strategic growth and transformation across its portfolio of subsidiaries playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of the regions service landscape.

The Director of Business Development & Strategy will serve as a key member of the executive leadership team reporting directly to the Group CEO. This role is responsible for defining executing and monitoring the overall strategic direction of the group and its subsidiaries. The successful candidate will combine a sharp strategic mindset with hands-on business development expertise leading corporate transformation initiatives to ensure sustainable growth and operational alignment with the group vision.

• Lead the development implementation and monitoring of the groups corporate strategy in alignment with CEO and board directives.
• Translate the CEOs vision into actionable strategies and operational roadmaps for the holding group and subsidiaries.
• Oversee Balanced Scorecard (BSC) and KPI frameworks to track strategy execution and performance across the group.
• Identify strategic priorities emerging market trends and business risks providing actionable insights and recommendations to the CEO.
• Identify evaluate and execute new business opportunities partnerships and investments to diversify revenue streams and enhance the groups portfolio.
• Lead market research feasibility studies and competitor analysis to support expansion initiatives across Saudi Arabia and the region.
• Drive negotiations for strategic partnerships mergers and acquisitions to strengthen the groups market position.
• Collaborate closely with subsidiary CEOs and leadership teams to align strategies and operational goals with the groups overarching objectives.
• Ensure subsidiaries have clear business plans measurable KPIs and strong governance frameworks.
• Act as the bridge between the CEO executive leadership and subsidiary boards ensuring strategic alignment and transparent communication.
• Lead digital transformation initiatives across subsidiaries to improve efficiency and customer experience.
• Promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement ensuring the group remains competitive and future ready.
• Develop strategic dashboards and automated reporting systems to provide real-time performance tracking for the CEO and board.

• Bachelors degree in business administration Economics Finance or Strategy.
• Masters degree (MBA or related field) highly preferred.
• Minimum 10 years experience in strategy business development or corporate planning with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Proven success in managing multi-subsidiary portfolios and driving large-scale strategic initiatives.
• Strong background in market expansion partnerships and investment analysis.
• Prior experience in a holding company or diversified conglomerate within Saudi Arabia or the GCC is an advantage.
• Experience in Hajj / Umrah and hospitality sectors is a strong plus.
• Advanced proficiency in strategic thinking business acumen decision-making and change management.
• Expert-level capabilities in stakeholder management M&A financial modeling BSC & KPI management and market intelligence.
• Excellent communication negotiation and leadership skills.
• Cultural agility and the ability to operate effectively in a complex multi-stakeholder environment.

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Overview

Foreground is partnering with a leading, diversified holding group headquartered in Saudi Arabia, operating across multiple sectors with a strong focus on Hajj, Umrah, and hospitality services in Makkah and Madinah. Our client is renowned for driving strategic growth and transformation across its portfolio of subsidiaries, playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of the region's service landscape.

The Director of Business Development & Strategy will serve as a key member of the executive leadership team, reporting directly to the Group CEO. This role is responsible for defining, executing, and monitoring the overall strategic direction of the group and its subsidiaries. The successful candidate will combine a sharp strategic mindset with hands-on business development expertise, leading corporate transformation initiatives to ensure sustainable growth and operational alignment with the group vision.

• Lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of the groups corporate strategy, in alignment with CEO and board directives.
• Translate the CEOs vision into actionable strategies and operational roadmaps for the holding group and subsidiaries.
• Oversee Balanced Scorecard (BSC) and KPI frameworks to track strategy execution and performance across the group.
• Identify strategic priorities, emerging market trends, and business risks, providing actionable insights and recommendations to the CEO.
• Identify, evaluate, and execute new business opportunities, partnerships, and investments to diversify revenue streams and enhance the groups portfolio.
• Lead market research, feasibility studies, and competitor analysis to support expansion initiatives across Saudi Arabia and the region.
• Drive negotiations for strategic partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions to strengthen the groups market position.
• Collaborate closely with subsidiary CEOs and leadership teams to align strategies and operational goals with the groups overarching objectives.
• Ensure subsidiaries have clear business plans, measurable KPIs, and strong governance frameworks.
• Act as the bridge between the CEO, executive leadership, and subsidiary boards, ensuring strategic alignment and transparent communication.
• Lead digital transformation initiatives across subsidiaries to improve efficiency and customer experience.
• Promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, ensuring the group remains competitive and future ready.
• Develop strategic dashboards and automated reporting systems to provide real-time performance tracking for the CEO and board.

• Bachelors degree in business administration, Economics, Finance, or Strategy.
• Masters degree (MBA or related field) highly preferred.
• Minimum 10+ years experience in strategy, business development, or corporate planning, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Proven success in managing multi-subsidiary portfolios and driving large-scale strategic initiatives.
• Strong background in market expansion, partnerships, and investment analysis.
• Prior experience in a holding company or diversified conglomerate within Saudi Arabia or the GCC is an advantage.
• Experience in Hajj / Umrah and hospitality sectors is a strong plus.
• Advanced proficiency in strategic thinking, business acumen, decision-making, and change management.
• Expert-level capabilities in stakeholder management, M&A, financial modeling, BSC & KPI management, and market intelligence.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills.
• Cultural agility and the ability to operate effectively in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.