Group Governance & Board Development Advisor

About Innovation Consulting Group (ICG)

Innovation Consulting Group (ICG) is a growing consulting, technology, artificial intelligence, innovation, and investment group serving organizations across Saudi Arabia and the GCC. The company's integrated portfolio includes strategy and management consulting, enterprise AI, digital transformation, cybersecurity, cloud and infrastructure, enterprise applications, technology research, managed services, and capability development. ICG is currently in a strategic phase of business expansion, investment, and corporate governance development, with plans for scaling subsidiaries, pursuing investment rounds, strategic investor transactions, acquisitions, and new ventures.

Role Overview: Group Governance & Board Development Advisor

ICG is seeking a highly experienced Group Governance & Board Development Advisor for a part-time, independent strategic advisory appointment based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This senior role involves designing, establishing, and operationalizing effective board structures across ICG and its subsidiaries. The advisor will contribute to investment readiness, strategic expansion, and sustainable enterprise value creation. This mandate focuses on building, implementing, and transferring sustainable board governance capabilities across the Group, rather than solely providing oversight.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and establish subsidiary boards, including structures, composition, mandates, and operating models.
• Identify, evaluate, and recommend qualified independent and non-executive directors.
• Develop board and committee charters, governance policies, delegation-of-authority frameworks, and decision-making protocols.
• Establish appropriate board committees, such as Audit & Risk, Nomination & Remuneration, and Strategy & Investment.
• Define governance relationships and accountability between the Group Board, subsidiary boards, shareholders, and executive management.
• Develop and deliver structured director induction, training, and governance development programs.
• Implement board operating calendars, meeting procedures, reporting standards, and documentation practices.
• Establish board and individual director performance evaluation frameworks and succession plans.
• Advise on Group and subsidiary growth strategies, market expansion, business diversification, and organizational scalability.
• Support investment readiness, potential funding rounds, and strategic investor engagement.
• Facilitate introductions to institutional investors, private equity firms, family offices, and strategic investment partners.
• Guide governance requirements for fundraising, acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic investment transactions.

Expected Deliverables (Initial 12 Months)

• Approved Group and subsidiary board architecture, with priority subsidiary boards established and operationalized.
• Complete governance frameworks implemented across agreed priority entities.
• Approved board competency matrices, recruitment and onboarding for director vacancies, and induction training delivered.
• Board evaluation methodology implemented, initial effectiveness assessments completed, and documented succession plans established.
• Board-approved investment readiness assessment, strategic governance improvement roadmap, and documented support for investor engagement and business expansion initiatives.

Appointment Terms

• Engagement Type: Part-Time / Independent Strategic Advisory.
• Initial Term: 12 months, renewable based on performance and business requirements.
• Meetings: One structured advisory session per month, plus quarterly strategic governance and progress review meetings.
• Remuneration: Professional advisory fee plus a meeting attendance allowance, to be mutually agreed.
• Reporting: Direct coordination with the designated Group Board representative and executive leadership.
• This appointment is advisory and does not confer statutory board membership, voting authority, or executive management responsibilities.

Candidate Profile and Application

Candidates should possess over 10 years of experience in board development, governance advisory, or senior executive roles with a proven track record of establishing effective boards and scaling businesses. We invite experienced board development professionals, governance advisors, former board chairpersons, and senior executives to apply. Candidates should provide an executive profile demonstrating:

• Corporate and subsidiary boards personally established or developed.
• Previous board memberships and governance advisory assignments.
• Director recruitment, training, board evaluation, and succession planning experience.
• Relevant leadership experience in consulting, technology, AI, investment, or professional services.
• Measurable achievements in governance implementation, business expansion, investment readiness, and enterprise value creation.