Strategic Leader, Operational Readiness & Activation

Qiddiya Investment Company 1; Riyadh; In loco; SAR 360.000 - 600.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Qiddiya Investment Company seeks a senior leader to own and drive operational readiness across major assets and programmes in the Riyadh region. You will set readiness direction, govern assurance, and align senior stakeholders on priorities, risks and outcomes.

You will lead cross-functional readiness planning, oversee milestones, and chair reviews to ensure safe, compliant and timely activation. A strong background in project delivery and asset activation is required.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, engineering, operations management, project management or related discipline.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• PMP/PRINCE2 or similar certifications encouraged.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in operational readiness, mobilisation, project delivery or asset activation.

Mansioni

• Define operational readiness strategy, governance, standards, assurance methodology and activation decision gates for assigned portfolios.
• Lead integrated readiness planning across people, process, technology, facilities, safety, security, commercial, regulatory and service workstreams.
• Provide senior oversight of readiness milestones, interdependencies, risks, issues, decisions and evidence-based completion status.
• Ensure operational requirements are embedded across design, procurement, commissioning, handover, mobilisation and opening plans.
• Chair senior readiness reviews and direct recovery plans for critical gaps that may affect safety, compliance, customer experience or activation dates.
• Oversee operating model, workforce, training, SOP, OS&E, technology, facilities and service mobilisation readiness.
• Provide governance for permits, licenses and regulatory interfaces, ensuring accountable teams maintain clear ownership and timely delivery.
• Advise executive leadership on readiness status, activation options, residual risks and required decisions.
• Lead assurance reviews, inspections, rehearsals and operational trials, and recommend readiness to proceed through key stage gates.
• Oversee consultants, contractors and operators supporting readiness, ensuring clear scope, quality, schedule and accountability.
• Build team capability through direction, coaching, performance management and consistent quality standards.
• Champion continuous improvement, lessons learned and standardization across the operational readiness function.

Conoscenze

Strategic leadership

Operational readiness

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Formazione

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Descrizione del lavoro

Qiddiya Investment Company seeks a senior leader to own and drive operational readiness across major assets and programmes in the Riyadh region. You will set readiness direction, govern assurance, and align senior stakeholders on priorities, risks and outcomes.

You will lead cross-functional readiness planning, oversee milestones, and chair reviews to ensure safe, compliant and timely activation. A strong background in project delivery and asset activation is required.