Director Governance

About Red Sea Global

Red Sea Global (RSG) is committed to positively shaping the places people live, work, and travel. The company is purpose-driven, dedicated to people and planet, with transformative programs driving Vision 2030 and leading the world towards regenerative tourism. Join RSG and contribute to positive change for Saudi Arabia and the world.

Role Overview

Red Sea Global is seeking a Director Governance to lead governance arrangements across the company's corporate portfolios. This full-time position, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, involves ensuring that governance structures, policies, and delegation of authority operate consistently. The role requires over 11 years of experience and includes people management responsibilities for the Group Governance team.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct the formulation of the Department's annual and medium-term business plans, aligning them with divisional strategy and functional priorities.
• Plan the Department's portfolio of projects, initiatives, and services, sequencing activities to achieve agreed targets and service levels.
• Design and refine departmental processes, standards, and performance indicators to enable effective and compliant operations.
• Develop and manage the Department's budget and operating plans, aligning expenditure with strategic initiatives and monitoring variances.
• Coordinate with peer Departments and corporate functions to integrate plans, share information, and address cross-functional issues.
• Optimize departmental structures, systems, and workflows to enhance efficiency, quality, and responsiveness to stakeholders.
• Develop the governance framework for corporate portfolios, covering structures, decision rights, and committee arrangements to reinforce transparent decision-making and accountability.
• Develop the policy lifecycle for the Group, including development standards, approval routing, publication, and periodic review.
• Design delegation of authority schedules for corporate portfolios, ensuring authority levels remain proportionate and current.
• Develop the governance calendar for Group-level committees, ensuring meetings, papers, and decisions are properly convened and recorded.
• Develop governance assessments across corporate portfolios, identifying gaps against the approved framework.
• Develop conflict of interest and disclosure processes for Group-level stakeholders.
• Guide governance guidance, templates, and training to support consistent application across portfolios.
• Coordinate governance compliance monitoring across corporate portfolios, escalating deviations.
• Collaborate with the Legal Division on statutory and constitutional matters affecting Group governance.
• Own governance records, registers, and decision logs to ensure completeness and auditability.
• Design the section's annual work program, resourcing, and delivery priorities.
• Develop teams and external providers on standards, priorities, and quality expectations, resolving escalated delivery issues.

People Management Responsibilities

• Direct workforce planning for the Department, identifying staffing needs, key roles, and capability gaps in line with business plans.
• Plan and coordinate recruitment, onboarding, and internal mobility activities, ensuring selection decisions support long-term capability.
• Design and refine departmental approaches to performance management, coaching, and feedback, in line with corporate frameworks.
• Develop targeted learning and development plans for functional teams, prioritizing critical skills and career pathways.
• Coordinate talent review and succession discussions, providing insight on potentials, risks, and development actions.
• Guide managers in applying people policies and practices fairly and consistently, escalating complex cases where required.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 11 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to direct governance arrangements across corporate portfolios.
• Experience in developing and implementing governance frameworks, policies, and delegation of authority.
• Proven leadership skills with experience in people management.

Work Environment

This role is based in Riyadh and operates primarily as an office-based position. Regular travel to Red Sea Global destinations and operating sites will be required. The Director Governance will manage the Group Governance team.