Job summary
Executive Director, Technology Lead for the Sports Business Unit at Qiddiya Investment Company in Riyadh. Responsible for defining and governing end-to-end sports technology strategy, leading design-through-delivery for sports assets, and ensuring technology intent and integration are preserved for long-term operations.
Key responsibilities
- Define and govern Sports BU technology strategy aligned with Qiddiya technology mandate
- Represent Sports BU in enterprise technology governance forums and boards
- Set decision rights, standards, and lifecycle ownership for asset technologies
- Serve as executive technology authority across stage gates for all sports assets
- Embed technology requirements early in masterplanning and design to avoid retrofits
- Oversee digital infrastructure, broadcast, fan experience, data platforms and cybersecurity
- Lead technology delivery for multi-asset sports districts and city-scale environments
- Develop industry technology partnerships to generate commercial value and efficiencies
Requirements
- 15+ years in senior technology leadership with executive accountability for major sports venues
- Proven delivery of large-scale sports and entertainment assets from design to operations
- Experience integrating technology across sports districts or metropolitan developments
- Former/current CTO/EVP or equivalent for tier-1 stadiums or sports districts
- Hands-on leadership in venue architecture, broadcast, digital fan platforms, networks, cybersecurity
- Ability to operate across technology, design, and executive governance
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent
Skills
Technology strategySystems architectureStadium technologyProject deliveryIntegrationBroadcast systemsCybersecurityWireless & fiber networksPartnership developmentData platforms
Source: Workable. Last checked as open: 13 Nov 2026. You apply directly with the employer.
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