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About Qiddiya and the Role

Qiddiya Investment Company is a Saudi holding and development entity leading major investments in entertainment, sports, and culture, including the development of Qiddiya City. As the organization continues to build and operate complex destination environments, strong governance, risk, and control practices are essential to enabling sound decisions, compliant operations, and resilient performance across critical functions. This full-time role for a Director Governance Risk and Control Lead is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Role Purpose and Impact

This role is central to shaping the frameworks and oversight needed to support City Operations (City Ops) in a structured, effective, and forward-looking way. It offers the opportunity to work across a broad operational landscape, partnering with central functions and senior stakeholders to strengthen governance, manage risk proactively, and support business continuity readiness in a high-impact environment. The Director will provide leadership across governance, risk, controls, and business continuity, supporting effective decision-making and alignment with company policies and compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead governance, risk, controls, and business continuity across City Ops to support clear decision-making, compliant operations, effective controls, and proactive risk management.
• Establish and maintain the City Ops governance framework, including governance forums, decision rights, escalation routes, and reporting requirements.
• Develop and oversee standards and controls to ensure City Ops functions operate in line with company policies, delegations, and compliance requirements.
• Manage the City Ops risk management process, including risk identification, assessment, mitigation tracking, reporting, and escalation.
• Support business continuity planning and playbook development, including continuity requirements, recovery plans, coordination protocols, readiness activities, and periodic reviews across City Ops functions.
• Coordinate with central functions on governance, risk, compliance, controls, audit, and business continuity requirements.
• Monitor implementation of controls and support resolution of gaps and audit findings.
• Provide leadership reporting on key risks, gaps, governance actions, and business continuity readiness.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates for this Director-level position are expected to possess over 10 years of relevant experience in governance, risk management, internal controls, or business continuity. The role requires proven leadership in defining and implementing GRC frameworks within complex operational environments, demonstrating a strong understanding of compliance and operational resilience.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement

This position involves working closely with operational and corporate stakeholders to ensure effective decision-making and alignment with company policies and compliance requirements. The Director will also coordinate with central functions on various governance, risk, compliance, controls, audit, and business continuity matters.

Application Information

Qiddiya is seeking a qualified professional to contribute to its mission of building and operating complex destination environments. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply.