Data Analytics Senior Specialist
Date: 7 Sept 2026
Location: Riyadh, SA
Company: Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority
Job Details
Advanced Analytics Management
• Grow the adoption of advanced analytics across ZATCA by proactively thinking of use cases and tools that could enhance operational effectiveness
• Review and enhance of the current advanced analytics portfolio
• Assess the utilization and effectiveness of advanced analytics solutions across other business units and potentially improve the effectiveness of these solutions
• Review current infrastructure used to develop and host analytical products and propose new collaboration platforms (Alteryx, SAS, Data Robot, etc.), to ensure efficient collaboration and archiving/utilization of products
• Increase awareness of advanced analytics across ZATCA by running educational session about analytical topics incentivizing various departments to think of ways to improve their operations through AA
• Explore and prioritize advanced analytics use cases to support in achieving ZATCA’s strategic objectives
• Develop Proof-of-Concept analytical solutions to validate the effectiveness and impact of ideated use cases
• Develop complex and impactful analytical models and solutions, leveraging machine learning and/or deep-learning techniques for internal or external stakeholders
• Define and scope the requirements to develop AA enabled products
• Perform complex reactive data analysis or develop analytical models to support external and/or internal stakeholders in answering strategic questions
• Define the BRDs and SLAs for a variety of AA products in collaboration with other departments and stakeholders
• Translate BRDs and SLAs into a set of actions and tasks to deliver products within the required timeframe and quality standards
• Manage external requests and optimize the workload allocation
• Manage communication with other departments and stakeholders to ensure alignment and efficient delivery of requests and AA products
• Align with stakeholders on delivery plan, objectives, and desired outcomes
• Monitor the satisfaction of external stakeholders and implement corrective measures to improve the delivery
Organization and Operations
• Follow all relevant policies, processes and standard operating procedures so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner
• Help in solving escalated problems and provide needed support for junior team to ensure work is carried out in an efficient manner
• Escalate complex problems to the relevant person to ensure cases/issues are closed properly
• Perform other duties as requested
People Management
• Train junior staff on the different job activities to ensure transfer of know-how, when applicable
• Provide clear direction, prioritize tasks, assign and delegate responsibility, and monitor the workflow of subordinates/ junior staff
• Support junior staff or direct reports in order to execute their duties according to set policies and processes
Education
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or equivalent is required
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Business Administration, or equivalent is preferred
Experience
A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
Competencies