Transformation Office Governance Lead

About CodeNinja Inc.

CodeNinja Inc. is a global software and AI infrastructure company that delivers full-stack technology solutions across AI, software engineering, data, and digital transformation. With operations in Saudi Arabia and global technology hubs, CodeNinja Inc. collaborates with organizations across various industries to provide technology solutions that support business transformation and innovation. Our teams specialize in areas including AI, software engineering, data and analytics, cloud, enterprise technology, and digital transformation.

The Role of Transformation Office Governance Lead

CodeNinja Inc. is seeking a Transformation Office Governance Lead for a contract position in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role is responsible for embedding the Transformation Office within the domain's delivery model. The Governance Lead will oversee the domain's governance cadence, prioritization, and quarterly commitments, providing the Transformation Office with a direct and unfiltered view of delivery progress. This position reports to the Transformation Office and is a member of the domain leadership team.

Key Responsibilities

• Chair the domain scrum of scrums and represent the domain in the cross-domain forum, ensuring blockers and actions are resolved.
• Oversee domain prioritization, including challenging new demand, arbitrating trade-offs, and maintaining a value and capacity-ranked backlog.
• Provide comprehensive Quarterly Business Review (QBR) support, including data packs, narratives, prioritization cases, capacity plans, and dependency maps.
• Ensure adherence to QBR outcomes by translating decisions into roadmaps, OKRs, and squad backlogs, and tracking progress throughout the quarter.
• Track the delivery of the domain's strategic projects against the committed roadmap, monitoring milestones, dependencies, spend, and benefits.
• Report delivery drift promptly, providing root cause analysis, impact on QBR commitments, and a recovery plan.
• Orchestrate cross-domain collaboration on shared platforms, data, sequencing, and shared squads.
• Enforce Transformation Office governance and reporting standards as the single source of truth.
• Escalate unresolved conflicts, capacity shortfalls, and slippage to relevant stakeholders.

Candidate Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in governance, project management, or transformation office roles.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex prioritization processes and drive strategic initiatives.
• Strong understanding of governance frameworks and reporting standards.
• Experience in orchestrating cross-functional collaboration and resolving conflicts.

Work Type and Location

This is a contract position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires active participation within the domain leadership team and close collaboration with the Transformation Office.