Transformation Office Lead (CTO Lead)
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About the Role
A leading drilling services company in Saudi Arabia seeks a hands-on Transformation Lead for a short-term (3-6 months) project.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and implement transformation initiatives, converting business plan into actionable initiative register with KPIs, owners, and timelines
- Lead execution of 50+ operational initiatives (logistics, hiring, HSE, ERP, finance, rig deployment)
- Set up and manage a Transformation Office, including initiative tracking and KPI dashboards
- Establish governance, reporting mechanisms, and weekly progress reviews with board level visibility
- Work closely with CEO, reporting directly and actively managing delivery
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in leading transformations within industrial sectors (e.g. mining, energy, manufacturing, logistics)
- Strong track record in transformation office setup, performance management, and operational execution
- Experience in post investment or post acquisition transformation is highly preferred
- Ability to work cross functionally and lead in fast paced, evolving environments
- Available for on site work in Jeddah, 4 days/week during the project period
- Arabic speaker preferred
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Role Overview
- A leading drilling services company in Saudi Arabia is seeking a hands on Transformation Lead (CTO) for a short term, high impact transformation project 3–6 months with potential extension
- Drive a high impact operational transformation and scale the transformation model across other industrial subsidiaries under their holding company
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and implement transformation initiatives, converting the business plan into an actionable initiative register with KPIs, owners, and timelines
- Lead execution of 50+ operational initiatives (logistics, hiring, HSE, ERP, finance, rig deployment)
- Set up and manage a Transformation Office, including initiative tracking and KPI dashboards
- Establish governance, reporting mechanisms, and weekly progress reviews with board level visibility
- Work closely with CEO of the company, reporting directly and actively managing delivery
- Work in a lean model, but with deep hands on involvement and leadership accountability
Qualification
- 10+ years of experience in leading transformations within industrial sectors (e.g. mining, energy, manufacturing, logistics)
- Strong track record in transformation office setup, performance management, and operational execution
- Experience in post investment or post acquisition transformation is highly preferred
- Ability to work cross functionally and lead in fast paced, evolving environments
- Available for on site work in Jeddah, 4 days/week during the project period
- Arabic speaker and relevant sector experience preferred; however, execution ability is key
- Previous experience in Saudi Arabia or the GCC region is a plus
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