QPFS Senior Manager Corporate Services Film Studios

About the Role

Qiddiya is seeking a QPFS Senior Manager Corporate Services Film Studios to lead and oversee corporate enablement services for the Film Studio asset. This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and requires over 10 years of experience. The role focuses on ensuring effective coordination across various corporate functions within a lean OpCo structure, including HR, procurement, IT, legal coordination, administration, and communications.

Role Purpose and Context

The Senior Manager will be responsible for establishing scalable governance, delegated authority discipline, activation readiness, and business continuity. This is crucial for supporting the phased mobilization and steady-state operations of the Film Studio. The role involves a mix of asset-level ownership and leveraging centralized/group support functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee all corporate enablement activities for the Film Studio asset during setup, activation, and operational phases.
• Act as the asset-level integrator for HR, procurement, IT, legal coordination, administration, and communications support within a lean OpCo model.
• Serve as the primary interface between the Film Studio and centralized/group support functions, ensuring timely service delivery and issue resolution.
• Establish and maintain governance processes, operating procedures, service standards, and approval workflows across support functions.
• Drive delegated authority compliance, documentation discipline, and escalation protocols across operational and support activities.
• Coordinate activation readiness plans, mobilization checklists, and service cutover requirements ahead of key operational milestones.
• Support development-to-operator handover of corporate services dependencies, including systems, vendors, records, access, and operating procedures.
• Oversee workforce activation, onboarding readiness, and cross-functional mobilization activities.
• Develop service delivery tracking mechanisms, dashboards, and performance reporting for leadership.
• Monitor operational risks, escalations, audit readiness, and business continuity requirements.
• Support annual budgeting, staff cost planning, and operational expenditure coordination across support functions.
• Oversee third-party support vendors and service providers to ensure compliance, responsiveness, and operational continuity.
• Coordinate implementation of policies, procedures, controls, and governance requirements across the asset.
• Support setup and stabilization of internal administrative and operational systems required for launch and early operations.
• Drive cross-functional coordination to ensure support services remain aligned with the Film Studio operating model and evolving business needs.

Experience Required

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience is required for this position.

Work Environment and Location

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, within a lean OpCo structure that emphasizes efficient coordination and strategic oversight of corporate services for the Film Studio asset.