Senior Governance Manager

Tanmiah | تنمية; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 446,000 - 781,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanmiah is seeking a Governance Lead to oversee the development, implementation, and strengthening of governance frameworks across the organization in Riyadh. The role focuses on ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, promoting transparency, and accountability throughout all operations.

Responsibilities include establishing governance procedures, leading IT governance, developing policies, and delivering annual governance reports.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of governance experience with leadership responsibility.
• Strong knowledge of Saudi regulatory frameworks and corporate governance standards.
• Fluent in Arabic and English with strong report-writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and establish governance procedures and controls to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Lead IT governance across all program departments.
• Develop governance processes, policies, and annual governance reports.
• Lead workshops and awareness sessions on corporate governance policies.
• Monitor corrective and preventive actions and close governance-related non-conformities.
• Provide performance reports on governance policy compliance across Tanmiah.
• Review roles and responsibilities including authority matrix and delegation of limits.

Skills

Leadership

Governance knowledge

Communication (Arabic/English)

Report writing

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Governance, Law, or a related or equivalent major

Job description

This role oversee the development, implementation and continuous strengthening of Tanmiah’s governance frameworks, to ensure full alignment with Saudi regulatory requirements, international best practices. The position is central in promoting transparency, accountability across all operations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the implementation of directives related to defining and establishing governance procedures and controls to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and legal requirements, as well as leading the IT governance process across all program departments.
• Oversee the preparation, review, and development of processes, procedures, and business models in coordination with Tanmiah’s departments.
• Promote a culture of compliance and quality by contributing to the development of appropriate mechanisms for all initiatives to achieve effective integration among Tanmiah’s operations.
• Develop the governance framework and oversee the implementation of governance processes within Tanmiah.
• Supervise the development of governance-related policies.
• Review and assess roles and responsibilities for Tanmiah’s operations, including the authority matrix and delegation of authority limits.
• Review the governance framework, develop related policies, and promote its principles of fairness, transparency, and accountability.
• Oversee the preparation of the annual governance report and periodic governance reports.
• Lead workshops and awareness sessions for employees on corporate governance policies.
• Monitor progress in implementing corrective and preventive actions and close governance-related non-conformities.
• Provide performance reports on compliance with governance policies and procedures within Tanmiah.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Governance, Law, or a related or equivalent major.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in governance, including at least 4 years in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of Saudi regulatory frameworks and corporate governance standards.
• Excellent communication and report-writing skills in both Arabic and English.

Work Conditions

• Full-time (Sunday to Thursday).
• Working hours: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
• Office-based at Tanmiah's headquarters in Riyadh.