Data Manager at West African Exploration and Production (WAEP)

Role Purpose

The Data Manager is responsible for the governance, quality, integrity, security, accessibility and lifecycle management of technical subsurface and petroleum engineering data, ensuring that reliable information is available to support upstream studies, regulatory obligations and business decisions.

Core Competencies

• Technical data governance Subsurface data management
• Metadata and master-data quality Database/repository administration
• Data security and access control 
• Data migration and integration Records retention and auditability
• Technical application support
• Quality assurance
• Stakeholder and user support

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Technical data accuracy and completeness
• Data retrieval and availability performance
• Data-quality issue resolution time
• Compliance with governance and security controls
• Timeliness of partner/regulatory data deliverables Repository/system availability
• Audit readiness and traceability

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement technical data-management standards, procedures, workflows and governance controls.
• Manage subsurface data including seismic, well, log, core, production, reservoir, interpretation and related technical datasets.
• Ensure accurate loading, indexing, classification, versioning, storage, retrieval and archiving of technical data.
• Maintain data quality through validation, reconciliation, metadata management and periodic quality-control reviews.
• Administer or support technical data repositories, databases and applications used by subsurface teams.
• Control data access and support compliance with information-security, confidentiality and data- retention requirements.
• Coordinate receipt, transfer and delivery of technical data to/from partners, regulators, contractors and service companies.
• Support data migration, system upgrades, application integration and digital-transformation initiatives.
• Maintain audit trails and ensure technical data is traceable, recoverable and available for regulatory and assurance reviews.
• Provide user support, training and guidance on technical data-management processes and systems.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Management, Geoscience, Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Relevant data-management, information- governance or technical application certification is an added advantage.
• Minimum 8-12 years' relevant experience in technical data management, preferably within upstream oil and gas.