Director of Quality Compliance & Certification

Qiddiya; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) seeks a seasoned Quality Compliance lead to drive governance, align with ISO and Saudi building requirements, and ensure evidence-based readiness within the Development program. The role involves coordinating with Risk, Compliance, Legal, and business units to close gaps and implement robust controls across QMS.

Responsibilities include reviewing regulatory inputs, managing compliance tracking, and guiding certification readiness efforts to maintain audit-ready

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in engineering, construction management, quality management, project management, or related field.
• Professional certifications in quality, audit, certification, or project management preferred.
• Minimum 14 years of experience in quality compliance, quality management, certification readiness or related fields, including managerial roles.
• Fluent written and verbal English; Arabic proficiency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage quality compliance activities by reviewing regulatory requirements, QMS expectations and internal governance.
• Review compliance matrices, obligation trackers and regulatory inputs to identify gaps and clarify ownership.
• Coordinate with Enterprise Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Development stakeholders to align requirements with enterprise frameworks.
• Ensure tracking provides visibility of obligations, controls and gaps for timely corrective action.
• Manage compliance evidence reviews and monitor action status, gaps and escalation points.
• Oversee certification readiness activities and ensure readiness against ISO or equivalent standards.
• Consolidate compliance findings, evidence, and action trackers to support reporting and audit readiness.

Skills

Quality compliance

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Data analysis

Regulatory knowledge

Process improvement

English fluency

Arabic (preferred)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality Management, Project Management, or related field

Master’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality Management, Project Management, or related field (preferred)

Job description

Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) seeks a seasoned Quality Compliance lead to drive governance, align with ISO and Saudi building requirements, and ensure evidence-based readiness within the Development program. The role involves coordinating with Risk, Compliance, Legal, and business units to close gaps and implement robust controls across QMS.

Responsibilities include reviewing regulatory inputs, managing compliance tracking, and guiding certification readiness efforts to maintain audit-ready