Regional Data Owner

Job Description

Regional Data Owner (Middle East)

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

About us:

Fragomen is the world’s leading exclusive provider of immigration services. We are a firm of more than 6,200 immigration-focused professionals and staff spanning more than 60 offices worldwide. Immigration has been our sole focus for 70 years, and today we offer support in more than 170 countries. We are problem-solvers, innovators and established thought leaders in immigration, providing strategic immigration advice to a diverse range of clients from individuals to the world’s leading multinational corporations.

Fragomen’s professionals are respected thought leaders in the immigration field providing expertise to governments across the world including the US Congress, the UK Parliament, the European Union and the United Nations.

A career at Fragomen will provide you with the opportunity to work in an exciting environment for a broad range of clients, where no two days will be the same. You will face interesting challenges and you will work with dedicated, friendly and ambitious people, where providing exceptional client service is at the core of what we do. We are extremely proud of our diverse workforce at Fragomen and we are fully committed to providing equal opportunities.  We believe that our differences make us stronger.

About the role:

Fragomen, an AMLaw 100 Firm and the leading global immigration services provider, is seeking a Regional Data Owner based in Dubai as part of the Data Management Team.

• Ensure that all data activities related to data you own within your region align with the firm’s global data standards and policies. This includes managing data quality for cases and services supported by your region.
• Establish data standards and monitor regional data gaps through structured assessments and quality reviews.
• Document and catalog regional data using appropriate tools, ensuring accessibility and compliance.
• Implement risk and compliance measures with the support of data stewards to monitor data usage and escalating any issues or dependencies​.
• Work with data governance teams to leverage tools like Informatica CDGC for data discovery and cataloging.
• Collaborate with data stewards and business process owners to support regional data activities, including data remediation tasks when standards are not met​.
• Engage in regional and cross-regional working groups to share insights, align on best practices, and support continuous improvement of initiatives.​
• Function as the central point of contact for the onboarding of data stewards in your region to strengthen data management capabilities.
• Lead efforts in collating and managing regional data requests, supporting the development of regional insights and analytics​.
• Develop and execute regional data products that align with client needs and business objectives, ensuring data standards are reviewed and adhered to regularly.
• Support AI/ML and automation initiatives by providing regional use cases and collaborating with product teams to enhance data capabilities.

About you:

• A deep understanding of how data is used across business processes and analytics within your region.
• Ability to influence multiple stakeholders within the region to drive decision making on data activities.
• Ability to grow and lead a team to enhance the data maturity within the region.
• A general interest in learning how to use data platforms and tools such as Informatica; any prior experience will be highly valuable.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across business, technology, and data teams with a client service mindset.
• Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and manage data-related risks and escalations efficiently.

Fragomen in Middle East: 

Within the Middle East region we have offices in United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia with an overall headcount of 200 employees. Across all the offices, there is a positive and collaborative working environment, with our immigration professionals partnering with our clients to help them manage their regional or global immigration programmes. Based in Dubai, you will work closely with the Managing Partner for MEA, who is also located there.

Whether in the office or working remotely, we are proud of our team spirit and we like to reflect this in the way that we work and everything we do. Our Responsible Business Strategy (RBS) priorities Fragomen’s social responsibility through one cross-cutting theme and five focus areas. These focus areas include: Wellbeing, Diversity and Inclusion, Charity & Pro bono work, Social and Environmental & Sustainability. The RBS initiative offers great opportunities for everyone at Fragomen to get involved and help steer a variety of initiatives and activities at the Firm. These range from social events and activities, to regular wellbeing newsletters and diversity discussions.

Fragomen is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity for all employees and applicants, regardless of race, ethnicity, heritage, gender, age, religion and disability.