Principal Specialist, Innovation Portfolio Ma'aden Aluminium Company (MAC)

Posted on 5 Mar

Experience

8 - 13 Years

Job Location

Riyadh - Saudi Arabia

Education

Bachelor of Science

Nationality

Any Nationality

Gender

Not Mentioned

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage assigned opportunities through the portfolio stage-gate (qualification concept business case pilot scale recommendation).
  • Translate scouting insights into structured use cases: define problem statements, hypotheses, stakeholders, and value drivers.
  • Conduct market and technology research, benchmarking, and vendor/startup engagement in coordination with the Senior Specialist (Scouting & Open Innovation).
  • Develop business cases including ROI, risks, dependencies, resourcing, and implementation roadmap.
  • Design and manage PoCs/pilots: scope, success criteria, KPIs, data plan, and governance.
  • Coordinate cross-functional execution with BUs, Technology Enablement, Finance, Procurement, Legal, and HSSE.
  • Prepare executive-ready materials (portfolio updates, decision memos, and presentations) for the Innovation Portfolio Director and governance forums.
  • Track benefits realization, capture lessons learned, and support change management and adoption post-implementation.
  • Partner with technology and business units (Aluminum, Phosphate, Gold) to embed validated innovations into Maaden s technology and operational landscape
  • Develop mechanisms for tracking performance, adoption, and realized business value across the innovation portfolio

Desired Candidate Profile

Role Summary

The role supports the innovation portfolio by progressing prioritized opportunities from concept to pilot readiness and scale-up. Reporting to the Innovation Portfolio Director, the role partners closely with the Senior Specialist for Scouting & Open Innovation to translate external ecosystem insights into qualified use cases and works in parallel with the Senior Specialist for Opportunities & Market Competitiveness to ensure alignment with business priorities, value drivers, and competitive positioning.

Company Industry

  • Mining
  • Forestry
  • Fishing

Department / Functional Area

  • Corporate Planning
  • Consulting
  • Strategy
  • M&A

Keywords

  • Principal Specialist
  • Innovation Portfolio

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Ma'aden Aluminium Company (MAC)

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