Senior Manager Operational Readiness

About Qiddiya Investment Company

Qiddiya Investment Company, located in Riyadh, Riyadh Province, is seeking a Senior Manager - Operational Readiness. This full-time role is crucial for ensuring the smooth transition of major assets and programs from project delivery into safe, compliant, and sustainable operations.

Role Overview

The Senior Manager - Operational Readiness provides strategic leadership for operational readiness across various assets and programs. The role involves setting readiness direction, governing assurance and activation decisions, and aligning senior stakeholders on priorities, risks, and outcomes to ensure an integrated and controlled transition.

Key Responsibilities

• Define operational readiness strategy, governance, standards, assurance methodology, and activation decision gates for assigned portfolios.
• Lead integrated readiness planning across people, process, technology, facilities, safety, security, commercial, regulatory, and service workstreams.
• Provide senior oversight of readiness milestones, interdependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and evidence-based completion status.
• Ensure operational requirements are embedded across design, procurement, commissioning, handover, mobilisation, and opening plans.
• Chair senior readiness reviews and direct recovery plans for critical gaps that may affect safety, compliance, customer experience, or activation dates.
• Oversee operating model, workforce, training, SOP, OS&E, technology, facilities, and service mobilisation readiness.
• Provide governance for permits, licenses, and regulatory interfaces, ensuring accountable teams maintain clear ownership and timely delivery.
• Advise executive leadership on readiness status, activation options, residual risks, and required decisions.
• Lead assurance reviews, inspections, rehearsals, and operational trials, and recommend readiness to proceed through key stage gates.
• Oversee consultants, contractors, and operators supporting readiness, ensuring clear scope, quality, schedule, and accountability.
• Build team capability through direction, coaching, performance management, and consistent quality standards.
• Champion continuous improvement, lessons learned, and standardization across the operational readiness function.

Qualifications and Experience

• Candidates should possess 5-10 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic leadership for operational readiness.
• Experience in managing integrated readiness planning across various workstreams.
• Proven track record in governing assurance and activation decisions.

Work Type and Location

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh Province. The role requires a commitment to ensuring operational excellence and strategic alignment within a dynamic environment.

Application Process

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply. Salary details will be disclosed during the interview process.