COMPANY OVERVIEW

NEOM is an accelerator of human progress and a vision of what a new future might look like. A region in northwest Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea, NEOM is being built from the ground up to include hyperconnected, cognitive cities, ports, next-generation infrastructure and industries, enterprise zones, research centers, sports and entertainment venues and tourist destinations.

As a destination, it will be a home for people who dream big and want to be part of building a new model for exceptional livability, creating thriving businesses and reinventing environmental conservation.

As a workplace, it is a place for people who share our core values of care, curiosity, diversity, passion, respect, and becoming a catalyst for change.

Are you ready to help NEOM find solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges? Are you prepared to create a lasting legacy that benefits generations to come? Then we want to hear from you!

Role Overview

The Economics, Data and Statistics Sector is tasked to build a brand-new Statistics Office for NEOM in a greenfield environment in order to produce robust data and statistics about people, the economy and different sectors of interest. Building such a Statistics Office in a fully digitalized context offers unique opportunities to gain deep real-time statistical insights and take the production of official statistics to a level way beyond what is possible in legacy environments. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Manager of Business and Price Statistics for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of economic data. This role is critical in providing accurate and timely statistics that inform decision-making. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in statistical analysis, economic research and command high technical skills in statistical software. She/he will explore new innovative data sources and methodologies for the production of Business and Price Statistics and contribute to turn NEOM’s Statistics Office into a unique information center, making it a role model in the global statistical community.

Key Responsibilities

Statistics Production:

• Project management responsibility for the production of Business and Price Statistics, covering:
  • The structure, economic activities and performance of businesses, as well as tracking the overall business cycle of the economy;
  • The production of price indices according to international standards, including the Consumer Price Index, the Producer Price Index, Construction Price Index etc.
  • Building and maintaining a business register for all businesses active in the territory of NEOM.
  • And any new field of Business and Price Statistics that might emerge as a priority for NEOM in the future.
• Identify new data sources to inform the relevant statistics and automize data flows as much as possible.
• Adhere to international standards, classifications and definitions when producing official statistics for NEOM.
• Implement a rigorous process management of the production of official statistics, following the GSBPM approach.
• Ensure the high quality of statistics produced in compliance with internationally agreed quality criteria of official statistics.
• Make sure that the portfolio of Business and Price Statistics meets the highest standards of best international benchmark statistics offices in terms of topics covered as well as depth of statistical insights, following the priorities in NEOM.

Statistical Design, processing and Analysis:

• Design statistical products in Business and Price Statistics according to international standards and best practices, leveraging on the potential of the high degree of digitalization in NEOM’s smart city approach.
• Collaborate with researchers, analysts, and stakeholders to formulate research questions and hypotheses.
• Apply modern statistical methodologies, techniques and tools when processing the data.
• Conduct statistical analyses in the respective fields of Business and Price Statistics using advanced quantitative methods, including AI/ML.
• Apply appropriate statistical techniques to explore relationships, patterns, and trends in social phenomena.

Statistical Quality and Reporting

• Maintain statistical quality management systems and processes to ensure compliance with relevant standards, regulations, and best practices within the area of Business and Price Statistics.
• Establish data quality standards, protocols, and procedures to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of statistical data.
• Implement data validation, verification, and auditing processes to identify and resolve data quality issues in a timely manner.
• Take responsibility for the quality according to international quality standards of all statistical products produced within the field of Business and Price Statistics.
• Interpret statistical findings and communicate insights to non-technical stakeholders through reports, presentations, and visualizations.
• Produce regularly updated quality reports on all statistical products produced within the field of Business and Price Statistics.

Stakeholder Management 

• Engage with internal and external stakeholders on both the user side of Business and Price Statistics, as well as on the side of respondents and data owners.
• Build a strong professional relationship with all entities in the Base Economy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia relevant to the production of Business and Price Statistics and data.
• Interact with consultants, build, and retain teams, considering diversity, inclusion, organizational changes and transformation.
• Establish excellent relationships with all owners of potential data sources, as well as technical support units and external stakeholders.
• Establish excellent relationship with academia and international experts in data science and official statistics.

Neom Organizational (Values) Strategy Management

• Identifying, initiating, and leading necessary innovations through Business and Price Statistics within NEOM’s Statistics Office, related to the scope of work.
• Sustaining the NEOM organizational strategy to achieve the business unit goal.
• Implementing the Systems Thinker approach, applying the holistic approach to problem solving, understanding needs, and transforming these into vision and strategy, leading (allocated) global functions and teams to deliver exceptional outcomes for NEOM.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Proven experience (minimum 5 years) in Business and Price Statistics within a statistics office or a similar analytical environment.
• High expertise in statistical methodologies, data analysis, and interpretation.
• Excellent knowledge of international standards and governance frameworks of official statistics.
• Strong technical knowledge of statistical software (R, Python etc.) and tools.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex statistical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in project management and the ability to drive multiple projects concurrently.
• Knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements and data protection laws.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Statistics, Economics, Business Administration or a related field.