119 Global Compliance jobs in Saudi Arabia
Legal Compliance Specialist
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DR SULTAN Professional Consultation Co., headquartered in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is dedicated to empowering businesses to meet their financial and compliance obligations with confidence and precision. Our expert team provides tailored solutions across various domains, including Zakat and tax compliance, financial advisory, management consulting, internal audit, anti-money laundering, risk management, and economic advisory. With deep expertise in local and global regulations, we are a trusted partner in achieving financial transparency and compliance for our clients.
Role Description
This is a full-time on-site role for a Legal Compliance Specialist based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Legal Compliance Specialist will be responsible for ensuring adherence to regulatory and legal standards, conducting compliance assessments, developing and implementing compliance programs, and providing legal guidance on compliance matters. Daily tasks include monitoring and reporting on compliance issues, conducting risk assessments, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, and staying updated on relevant laws and regulations.
Qualifications
- Expertise in Law and Legal Compliance
- Experience in Compliance Management and Regulatory Compliance
- Strong Analytical Skills
- Excellent understanding of local and global regulations
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks efficiently
- Bachelor's degree in Law, Compliance, or related field
- Professional certifications in compliance or legal fields are a plus
Quality Management Officer – Global Certifications Compliance
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Job Description: Quality Management Officer – Global Certifications Compliance
Location: (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Quality Management Officer to ensure compliance with international certification standards such as BRCGS, GLOBALG.A.P., ISO 22000, and HACCP across our agricultural and food processing operations. The ideal candidate will play a critical role in implementing, auditing, and continuously improving quality and food safety management systems.
Key Responsibilities
• Implement and maintain compliance with food safety and quality standards such as BRCGS, GLOBALG.A.P., ISO 22000, and HACCP
• Coordinate internal and external audits; ensure timely corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), quality manuals, and records in line with certification requirements
• Lead quality training sessions for staff to build awareness and compliance culture
• Work closely with production, procurement, and farm teams to ensure quality from field to final product
• Monitor critical control points (CCPs) and quality assurance checkpoints during production and packaging
• Ensure traceability systems are maintained and up to standard
• Coordinate with third-party certifying bodies and regulatory authorities
• Track and report on key quality metrics; recommend improvements based on data analysis
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Agriculture, Quality Management, or a related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in quality assurance or compliance in agriculture or food production
• Strong knowledge of BRCGS, GLOBALG.A.P., ISO 22000, and HACCP standards
• Experience in preparing and managing audits from international certifying bodies
• Excellent organizational and documentation skills
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and quality management systems
• Languages: (Arabic preferred), English required
Head Legal & Compliance Kingdom of Saudi and Gulf
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Head Legal & Compliance Kingdom of Saudi and Gulf
Join to apply for the Head Legal & Compliance Kingdom of Saudi and Gulf role at Sandoz.
The Head Legal & Compliance Kingdom of Saudi and Gulf will drive legal and compliance excellence at country level, through directly leading and supervising legal and compliance work and guidance in alignment with the strategy of the local business and the functional Legal & Compliance priorities.
Major Accountabilities- Adopt a pro-active, business focused approach by:
- Serving as single point of contact for all Legal & Compliance tasks in Gulf and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia including coordinating data privacy, antitrust, intellectual property topics with Global Leads and Teams.
- Providing Legal & Compliance advice and determining appropriate actions/ processes in line with local strategy, local legal trends and legislation changes.
- Managing matters and litigation (legislative matters, antibribery, unfair competition and anti-trust, labour etc.).
- Negotiating, drafting and management of commercial agreements (focusing on sell side).
- Managing Legal & Compliance reporting, monitoring & training, incl. transparency reporting, dawn-raid training.
- Supporting enterprise risk management, third party risk management, contract management, risk assessment management, contract management and CORE etc.
- Ensuring timely and high-quality analysis of legislation, legislation drafts and their potential impact on the Sandoz META Export business processes.
- As a member of the Country Leadership Team, pro-actively contribute to strategy and business discussions, decisions, and outcomes.
- Consistently explore opportunities to improve and strengthen the culture of compliance, looking for ways of addressing risks in an efficient and agile manner.
- Support investigations conducted by authorities, Corporate Security and Speak-Up on legal and compliance issues.
- Responsible for anticipating, identifying and analysing legal issues and the development of legal strategies and solutions. Continuously monitor developments in the business, local market and legal/regulatory regime to adequately assess legal risks and opportunities for Sandoz and propose concrete actions to mitigate risks and exploit opportunities.
- Ensure local management team is made aware of Group-wide norms, including policies, and are taking action to implement the same in their businesses. Oversee adjustment of all such norms, where required, to reflect local law and regulation.
- Ensure training is provided to management and associates in the areas of the law presenting the greatest risk locally.
- Act as a business partner in all actions relating to Sandoz's contractual negotiations, compliance and statutory obligations; relating to the ownership, control and protection of inventions and confidential business information, reviewing, drafting and negotiating all legal business issues regarding Sandoz's research collaborations, licensing activities and other significant transactions.
- Handle legal issues related to business development, labour law and corporate governance. Negotiate and draft distribution agreements, licensing agreements, promotion agreements, services agreements, acquisition and/or divestment agreements.
- Internal stakeholder satisfaction with amount, appropriateness, and timeliness of legal support provided (pragmatic and principled, reliable, fast, customer oriented).
- Strong, collaborative leadership displayed, influencing outside area of direct responsibility with business acumen and excellent communication.
- Successful enforcement/defence of contracts within Gulf and KSA.
- Full integration into the respective leadership teams and strong collaboration with key stakeholders.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration.
- No major compliance/regulatory issue.
- Successful outcomes to significant investigations & litigations.
- Legal team talent acquisition & development (mentoring, coaching, delegating).
- Law school graduate & bar qualification (admitted to practice law in a jurisdiction).
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic essential.
- 10 years post qualification experience required: ideally gained within a healthcare / pharmaceutical environment, and/or with a top-tier law firm representing healthcare.
- Experience in Saudi Arabia and Gulf is preferable.
- Experience in managing Legal & Compliance teams, work and projects.
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
- Ability to analyse complex legal and compliance issues.
- Strong verbal & written communication skills; together with a high ability to influence and negotiate.
- Proven ability to deal positively when working within tight time pressures & demanding clients.
- Financial/business acumen and business partnering skills.
- Demonstrate professional & culturally sensitive work ethics.
- Change agility and resilience.
- Strong analytical and organisational skills.
- Proven ability to proactively provide insightful and timely legal support to stakeholders across a functionally and geographically dispersed organisation.
- Results oriented mentality i.e. "ability to get things done" avoiding legal "over engineering" while safeguarding Sandoz rights.
- Ability to question and improve the status quo.
- Ability to set priorities and manage a wide ranging workload.
Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024. With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.
Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!
Join us!
Details- Seniority level: Executive
- Employment type: Full-time
- Job function: Legal
- Industries: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Head Legal & Compliance Kingdom of Saudi and Gulf
Posted 24 days ago
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Head Legal & Compliance Kingdom of Saudi and Gulf
The Head Legal & Compliance Kingdom of Saudi and Gulf will drive legal and compliance excellence at country level, through directly leading and supervising legal and compliance work and guidance in alignment with the strategy of the local business and the functional Legal & Compliance priorities.
Major Accountabilities
- Adopt a pro-active, business focused approach by:
- Serving as single point of contact for all Legal & Compliance tasks in Gulf and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia including coordinating data privacy, antitrust, intellectual property topics with Global Leads and Teams.
- Providing Legal & Compliance advice and determining appropriate actions/ processes in line with local strategy, local legal trends and legislation changes.
- Managing matters and litigation (legislative matters, antibribery, unfair competition and anti-trust, labour etc.)
- Negotiating, drafting and management of commercial agreements (focusing on sell side)
- Managing Legal & Compliance reporting, monitoring & training, incl. transparency reporting, dawn-raid training.
- Supporting enterprise risk management, third party risk management, contract management, risk assessment management, contract management and CORE etc.
- Ensuring timely and high-quality analysis of legislation, legislation drafts and their potential impact on the Sandoz META Export business processes
- As a member of the Country Leadership Team, pro-actively contribute to strategy and business discussions, decisions, and outcomes.
- Consistently explore opportunities to improve and strengthen the culture of compliance, looking for ways of addressing risks in an efficient and agile manner.
- Support investigations conducted by authorities, Corporate Security and Speak-Up on legal and compliance issues.
- Responsible for anticipating, identifying and analysing legal issues and the development of legal strategies and solutions. Continuously monitor developments in the business, local market and legal/regulatory regime to adequately assess legal risks and opportunities for Sandoz and propose concrete actions to mitigate risks and exploit opportunities.
- Ensure local management team is made aware of Group-wide norms, including policies, and are taking action to implement the same in their businesses. Oversee adjustment of all such norms, where required, to reflect local law and regulation.
- Ensure training is provided to management and associates in the areas of the law presenting the greatest risk locally.
- Act as a business partner in all actions relating to Sandoz’s contractual negotiations, compliance and statutory obligations; relating to the ownership, control and protection of inventions and confidential business information, reviewing, drafting and negotiating all legal business issues regarding Sandoz’s research collaborations, licensing activities and other significant transactions.
- Handle legal issues related to business development, labour law and corporate governance. Negotiate and draft distribution agreements, licensing agreements, promotion agreements, services agreements, acquisition and/or divestment agreements.
Key Performance Indicators
- Internal stakeholder satisfaction with amount, appropriateness, and timeliness of legal support provided (i.e pragmatic and principled, reliable, fast, customer oriented)
- Strong, collaborative leadership displayed, influencing outside area of direct responsibility with business acumen and excellent communication
- Successful enforcement/defence of contracts within Gulf and KSA
- Full integration into the respective leadership teams and strong collaboration with key stakeholders
- Strong cross-functional collaboration
- No major compliance/regulatory issue
- Successful outcomes to significant investigations & litigations
- Law school graduate & bar qualification (admitted to practice law in a jurisdiction)
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic essential.
- 10 years post qualification experience required: ideally gained within a healthcare / pharmaceutical environment, and/or, with a top-tier law firm representing healthcare.
- Experience in Saudi Arabia and Gulf is preferable
- Experience in managing Legal & Compliance teams, work and projects
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
- Ability to analyse complex legal and compliance issues.
- Strong verbal & written communication skills; together with a high ability to influence and negotiate.
- Proven ability to deal positively when working within tight time pressures & demanding clients.
- Financial/business acumen and business partnering skills
- Demonstrate professional & culturally sensitive work ethics
- Change agility and resilience
- Strong analytical and organisational skills.
- Proven ability to proactively provide insightful and timely legal support to stakeholders across a functionally and geographically dispersed organisation.
- Results oriented mentality i.e. “ability to get things done” avoiding legal “over engineering” while safeguarding Sandoz rights.
- Ability to question and improve the status quo.
- Ability to set priorities and manage a wide ranging workload.
Why Sandoz?
Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!
With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.
Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!
This site is intended for a global audience
#J-18808-LjbffrHead Legal & Compliance Kingdom of Saudi and Gulf
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Join to apply for the Head Legal & Compliance Kingdom of Saudi and Gulf role at Sandoz.
The Head Legal & Compliance Kingdom of Saudi and Gulf will drive legal and compliance excellence at country level, through directly leading and supervising legal and compliance work and guidance in alignment with the strategy of the local business and the functional Legal & Compliance priorities.
Major Accountabilities- Adopt a pro-active, business focused approach by:
- Serving as single point of contact for all Legal & Compliance tasks in Gulf and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia including coordinating data privacy, antitrust, intellectual property topics with Global Leads and Teams.
- Providing Legal & Compliance advice and determining appropriate actions/ processes in line with local strategy, local legal trends and legislation changes.
- Managing matters and litigation (legislative matters, antibribery, unfair competition and anti-trust, labour etc.).
- Negotiating, drafting and management of commercial agreements (focusing on sell side).
- Managing Legal & Compliance reporting, monitoring & training, incl. transparency reporting, dawn-raid training.
- Supporting enterprise risk management, third party risk management, contract management, risk assessment management, contract management and CORE etc.
- Ensuring timely and high-quality analysis of legislation, legislation drafts and their potential impact on the Sandoz META Export business processes.
- As a member of the Country Leadership Team, pro-actively contribute to strategy and business discussions, decisions, and outcomes.
- Consistently explore opportunities to improve and strengthen the culture of compliance, looking for ways of addressing risks in an efficient and agile manner.
- Support investigations conducted by authorities, Corporate Security and Speak-Up on legal and compliance issues.
- Responsible for anticipating, identifying and analysing legal issues and the development of legal strategies and solutions. Continuously monitor developments in the business, local market and legal/regulatory regime to adequately assess legal risks and opportunities for Sandoz and propose concrete actions to mitigate risks and exploit opportunities.
- Ensure local management team is made aware of Group-wide norms, including policies, and are taking action to implement the same in their businesses. Oversee adjustment of all such norms, where required, to reflect local law and regulation.
- Ensure training is provided to management and associates in the areas of the law presenting the greatest risk locally.
- Act as a business partner in all actions relating to Sandoz's contractual negotiations, compliance and statutory obligations; relating to the ownership, control and protection of inventions and confidential business information, reviewing, drafting and negotiating all legal business issues regarding Sandoz's research collaborations, licensing activities and other significant transactions.
- Handle legal issues related to business development, labour law and corporate governance. Negotiate and draft distribution agreements, licensing agreements, promotion agreements, services agreements, acquisition and/or divestment agreements.
- Internal stakeholder satisfaction with amount, appropriateness, and timeliness of legal support provided (pragmatic and principled, reliable, fast, customer oriented).
- Strong, collaborative leadership displayed, influencing outside area of direct responsibility with business acumen and excellent communication.
- Successful enforcement/defence of contracts within Gulf and KSA.
- Full integration into the respective leadership teams and strong collaboration with key stakeholders.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration.
- No major compliance/regulatory issue.
- Successful outcomes to significant investigations & litigations.
- Legal team talent acquisition & development (mentoring, coaching, delegating).
- Law school graduate & bar qualification (admitted to practice law in a jurisdiction).
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic essential.
- 10 years post qualification experience required: ideally gained within a healthcare / pharmaceutical environment, and/or with a top-tier law firm representing healthcare.
- Experience in Saudi Arabia and Gulf is preferable.
- Experience in managing Legal & Compliance teams, work and projects.
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
- Ability to analyse complex legal and compliance issues.
- Strong verbal & written communication skills; together with a high ability to influence and negotiate.
- Proven ability to deal positively when working within tight time pressures & demanding clients.
- Financial/business acumen and business partnering skills.
- Demonstrate professional & culturally sensitive work ethics.
- Change agility and resilience.
- Strong analytical and organisational skills.
- Proven ability to proactively provide insightful and timely legal support to stakeholders across a functionally and geographically dispersed organisation.
- Results oriented mentality i.e. "ability to get things done" avoiding legal "over engineering" while safeguarding Sandoz rights.
- Ability to question and improve the status quo.
- Ability to set priorities and manage a wide ranging workload.
Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024. With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.
Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!
Join us!
Details- Seniority level: Executive
- Employment type: Full-time
- Job function: Legal
- Industries: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Head Legal & Compliance Kingdom of Saudi and Gulf
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Head Legal & Compliance Kingdom of Saudi and Gulf
The Head Legal & Compliance Kingdom of Saudi and Gulf will drive legal and compliance excellence at country level, through directly leading and supervising legal and compliance work and guidance in alignment with the strategy of the local business and the functional Legal & Compliance priorities.
Major Accountabilities
- Adopt a pro-active, business focused approach by:
- Serving as single point of contact for all Legal & Compliance tasks in Gulf and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia including coordinating data privacy, antitrust, intellectual property topics with Global Leads and Teams.
- Providing Legal & Compliance advice and determining appropriate actions/ processes in line with local strategy, local legal trends and legislation changes.
- Managing matters and litigation (legislative matters, antibribery, unfair competition and anti-trust, labour etc.)
- Negotiating, drafting and management of commercial agreements (focusing on sell side)
- Managing Legal & Compliance reporting, monitoring & training, incl. transparency reporting, dawn-raid training.
- Supporting enterprise risk management, third party risk management, contract management, risk assessment management, contract management and CORE etc.
- Ensuring timely and high-quality analysis of legislation, legislation drafts and their potential impact on the Sandoz META Export business processes
- As a member of the Country Leadership Team, pro-actively contribute to strategy and business discussions, decisions, and outcomes.
- Consistently explore opportunities to improve and strengthen the culture of compliance, looking for ways of addressing risks in an efficient and agile manner.
- Support investigations conducted by authorities, Corporate Security and Speak-Up on legal and compliance issues.
- Responsible for anticipating, identifying and analysing legal issues and the development of legal strategies and solutions. Continuously monitor developments in the business, local market and legal/regulatory regime to adequately assess legal risks and opportunities for Sandoz and propose concrete actions to mitigate risks and exploit opportunities.
- Ensure local management team is made aware of Group-wide norms, including policies, and are taking action to implement the same in their businesses. Oversee adjustment of all such norms, where required, to reflect local law and regulation.
- Ensure training is provided to management and associates in the areas of the law presenting the greatest risk locally.
- Act as a business partner in all actions relating to Sandoz’s contractual negotiations, compliance and statutory obligations; relating to the ownership, control and protection of inventions and confidential business information, reviewing, drafting and negotiating all legal business issues regarding Sandoz’s research collaborations, licensing activities and other significant transactions.
- Handle legal issues related to business development, labour law and corporate governance. Negotiate and draft distribution agreements, licensing agreements, promotion agreements, services agreements, acquisition and/or divestment agreements.
Key Performance Indicators
- Internal stakeholder satisfaction with amount, appropriateness, and timeliness of legal support provided (i.e pragmatic and principled, reliable, fast, customer oriented)
- Strong, collaborative leadership displayed, influencing outside area of direct responsibility with business acumen and excellent communication
- Successful enforcement/defence of contracts within Gulf and KSA
- Full integration into the respective leadership teams and strong collaboration with key stakeholders
- Strong cross-functional collaboration
- No major compliance/regulatory issue
- Successful outcomes to significant investigations & litigations
- Law school graduate & bar qualification (admitted to practice law in a jurisdiction)
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic essential.
- 10 years post qualification experience required: ideally gained within a healthcare / pharmaceutical environment, and/or, with a top-tier law firm representing healthcare.
- Experience in Saudi Arabia and Gulf is preferable
- Experience in managing Legal & Compliance teams, work and projects
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
- Ability to analyse complex legal and compliance issues.
- Strong verbal & written communication skills; together with a high ability to influence and negotiate.
- Proven ability to deal positively when working within tight time pressures & demanding clients.
- Financial/business acumen and business partnering skills
- Demonstrate professional & culturally sensitive work ethics
- Change agility and resilience
- Strong analytical and organisational skills.
- Proven ability to proactively provide insightful and timely legal support to stakeholders across a functionally and geographically dispersed organisation.
- Results oriented mentality i.e. “ability to get things done” avoiding legal “over engineering” while safeguarding Sandoz rights.
- Ability to question and improve the status quo.
- Ability to set priorities and manage a wide ranging workload.
Why Sandoz?
Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!
With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.
Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!
This site is intended for a global audience
#J-18808-LjbffrLegal Governance and Regulatory Compliance Manager
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Position Overview
Our holding company is a diversified conglomerate with a portfolio of subsidiaries across multiple industries. We are seeking a strategic and diligent Legal Governance and Regulatory Compliance Manager to serve as a cornerstone of our corporate integrity and risk management framework.
This role is pivotal in developing, implementing, and overseeing the corporate governance and regulatory compliance programs across the entire group of companies. The successful candidate will act as a central hub of expertise, providing guidance and support to our subsidiaries to ensure they operate within legal boundaries and adhere to the highest standards of ethical conduct and corporate governance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement, and maintain robust corporate governance policies, charters, and frameworks for the holding company and its subsidiaries.
- Advise the Board of Directors and subsidiary boards on corporate governance best practices, fiduciary duties, and regulatory responsibilities.
- Manage the schedule for board and committee meetings, prepare agendas, and ensure accurate minute-taking and follow-up on action items.
- Ensure compliance with relevant corporate laws and governance regulations in all jurisdictions of operation.
- Design and implement a group-wide compliance management system (CMS) to proactively identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate regulatory risks.
- Continuously monitor the regulatory landscape for new and amended laws, regulations, and standards that impact the group's diverse operations (e.g., anti-corruption, antitrust, data privacy, sector-specific regulations).
- Translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, actionable policies and procedures tailored for various subsidiaries.
- Conduct regular compliance audits and risk assessments across subsidiaries and report findings to senior management.
- Serve as the primary point of contact and subject-matter expert for subsidiary legal, compliance, and management teams.
- Facilitate group-wide training and awareness programs on governance, compliance, and ethics.
- Monitor and report on subsidiary adherence to group-wide policies, escalating critical issues to holding company leadership.
- Foster a unified culture of compliance and integrity throughout the organization.
- Develop and maintain key group-wide policies, including the Code of Conduct, Whistleblowing Policy, and Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy.
- Manage the group's whistleblowing and reporting channels, ensuring all concerns are investigated appropriately and confidentially.
- Prepare and present regular reports to executive management and the board on the status of the governance and compliance program, key risks, and mitigation efforts.
Essential Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB) from a recognized institution. A master's degree (LLM) in Commercial Law, Corporate Law, or a related field is a strong advantage.
- Professional certification in compliance (e.g., ICA International Diploma, CCEP) is highly desirable.
- Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive experience in corporate governance, legal, and compliance roles, with at least 3-5 years in a management or advisory capacity.
- Proven experience working within a holding company structure or a large multinational with multiple, distinct business units is essential.
- In-depth knowledge of corporate law, company regulations, and governance codes relevant to the operating regions.
- Demonstrable experience in developing and implementing corporate governance frameworks and compliance programs from the ground up.
- Strong risk assessment skills with the ability to design and execute effective monitoring and audit plans.
- Superior ability to influence and gain buy-in from subsidiary leadership and stakeholders without direct managerial authority. This is a non-negotiable skill for a holding company role.
- Flawless verbal and written communication skills, with the talent to distill complex legal concepts into clear, actionable guidance for non-lawyers.
- A collaborative and service-oriented mindset, acting as a trusted business partner and advisor to subsidiary teams.
- A proactive, hands-on approach to problem-solving and the ability to anticipate and mitigate risks before they materialize.
- The highest ethical standards and the discretion to handle sensitive and confidential information.
This role is strategically positioned at the holding company level to provide centralized expertise and ensure cohesive governance. It is critical for:
- Establishing Consistency:
Creating a unified standard for governance and compliance across all subsidiaries, ensuring each meets the holding company's benchmark for integrity and risk management. - Providing Centralized Expertise:
Acting as a dedicated center of excellence, providing specialized guidance that would be cost-prohibitive for individual subsidiaries to maintain independently. - Enabling Effective Oversight:
Giving the holding company's leadership and board clear visibility into the compliance health and governance practices of its investments. - Driving Efficiency & Knowledge Sharing:
Capturing and disseminating best practices across the entire group, elevating the performance and compliance maturity of all portfolio companies. - Ensuring Strategic Alignment:
Guaranteeing that all subsidiaries' operations and strategic decisions are aligned with the core values, risk appetite, and legal obligations of the holding company.
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Risk Management Specialist
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Title: Risk Management Specialist
Requisition ID: 5363
Complex: President Complex
Department: Risk Management
Division/Section: Credit & Investment Risk
Country: Saudi Arabia
Location: Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Job Grade: E2
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Closing Date: 14-Oct-2025
Job PurposeIn collaboration with the Lead/Senior Specialist, the role supports the Bank’s strategic objective of maintaining a sound and resilient portfolio by undertaking independent risk assessment of sovereign, financial institutions (FIs), sukuk investments, and investments in equity and funds. The role also requires participation in developing and updating risk assessment policies and guidelines and monitoring their effective implementation. This role is further responsible for monitoring and reporting on changes in risk profile of the sovereign and FI counterparts and also ensuring that the Bank’s internal rating models are kept updated with the latest market & macro-economic data.
Key Accountabilities- Credit and Investment Risk Assessment: Undertake risk review of sukuk investment proposals reflecting transaction structure, credit risk, comparable yields, compliance with limits and the liquidity management policies and guidelines.
- Undertake risk assessment of financial institutions including initiating the internal rating using the applicable model; and also calculating the initial limits in compliance with the guidelines.
- Prepare financial institutions risk assessment notes for trade finance exposure addressing strengths and weaknesses in asset quality, capital adequacy, liquidity, profitability and corporate governance.
- Initiate the internal rating estimation for sovereign obligors using the Bank’s approved sovereign rating model and guidelines.
- Participate in the risk review of proposals for investments in equity and funds.
- Participate in developing and updating credit and investment risk management framework including risk assessment guidelines for financial institutions, project and corporate finance, country risk and investments in equity and funds.
- Monitor regularly the movement in the risk profile of the sovereign and FI counterparts in terms of changes in ratings and economic profiles and prepare reports highlighting the changes and the underlying key drivers.
- Participate in Users Acceptance Test (UAT) for any update and change related to internal rating models.
- Support the senior team members in updating the Loss Given Default Models (LGD) for Country Risk & Financial Institutions.
- Update regularly the ratings of the banks and financial institutions acceptable for placement of IsDB liquid funds.
- Monitor the effective implementation and adherence to respective risk management policies and guidelines.
- Keep abreast of the latest developments, regulations and leading practices in the field of credit and investment risk management.
- Contribute to the preparation of the annual work plan and financial budget for the Credit & Investment Risk Division and monitor actual expenditure against the approved budget, including support of risk reporting requirements.
- Bachelor's degree in Economics / Finance / Risk Management / Mathematics / Business Administration or related discipline. Master’s Degree is preferable.
- Professional certifications like CFA/PRM/FRM/CQF or equivalent is preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Credit Risk management. Experience of Credit Risk management in a multilateral development bank is highly preferable.
- Languages: English: Mandatory | Arabic: Preferred | French: Preferred
- Risk Rating Systems (PD & LGD Models).
- Database Management for Credit Risk Systems
- Risk Assessment skills.
- Asset Valuation Techniques.
- Credit Risk Management.
- Credit Risk Evaluation.
- Governance, Risk and Control.
- Analytical Thinking.
- Problem Solving
If you meet the criteria and you are enthusiastic about the role, we would welcome your application. To complete the application you would need the following document(s):
- Resume/CV
- Copy of passport
- Academic certificate
If you are currently an IsDB Regular staff applying for this role and get selected through the competitive selection process; your current contract type and other terms and conditions will remain unchanged.
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) does not ask for payments of any kind from applicants throughout the recruitment process (job application, CV review, interview meeting, and final processing of applications). In addition, the IsDB does not request information on applicants’ bank accounts. The IsDB declines all responsibility for the fraudulent publications of job posts or job offers in its name or, in general, for the fraudulent use of its name in any way whatsoever.
#J-18808-LjbffrRisk Management Analyst
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About the role:
The Risk Management Analyst will support the Risk Manager in developing, implementing, and maintaining effective risk management strategies that protect the organization from potential threats and vulnerabilities. This role requires a detail-oriented and analytical thinker who can conduct risk assessments, assist in compliance monitoring, and support business continuity planning.
The Risk Management Analyst will work closely with various departments to gather risk-related information, provide insights for decision-making, and ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and organizational goals. The ideal candidate will have experience in risk management processes, data analysis, and reporting, contributing to the continuous improvement of the organization's risk management practices.
- Department
- Risk Management
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- KSA
- Workplace type
- Onsite
- Reporting To
- Ahmed Almughriyah
1. Assist in Risk Management Processes
- Support the Risk Manager in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks across the organization.
- Assist in the development and implementation of risk management strategies and frameworks.
2. Conduct Risk Assessments
- Perform risk assessments to evaluate potential risks and vulnerabilities.
- Assist in developing risk mitigation plans and strategies.
3. Compliance Monitoring
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and industry standards.
- Assist in preparing compliance reports and maintaining documentation for audits.
4. Data Analysis and Reporting
- Analyze risk data and generate reports to support decision-making processes.
- Monitor key risk indicators and prepare regular reports for senior management.
5. Support Business Continuity Planning
- Assist in the development and maintenance of Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) and Disaster Recovery Plans (DRPs).
- Participate in BCP and DRP testing and updates.
6. Collaboration and Communication
- Collaborate with various departments to gather risk-related information and ensure alignment on risk management objectives.
- Communicate risk findings and recommendations to relevant stakeholders.
7. Continuous Improvement
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of risk management processes and practices.
- Stay updated on emerging risks and industry trends to provide timely insights.
- At least 3 years of experience in risk management or a related field.
- Experience in conducting risk assessments and developing risk mitigation strategies.
Skills and Competencies
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in risk management tools and software.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
Technical Expertise
- Familiarity with risk management frameworks such as ISO 31000 or COSO ERM.
- Understanding of compliance requirements and industry regulations.
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About TweeqTweeq is a Saudi fintech on a mission to reshape how people manage their money. Now part of Tabby, the largest BNPL provider in the Middle East, we’re building the next generation of financial products for the Kingdom. From payments to everyday money management, our goal is to make financial services faster, smarter and more accessible for everyone in Saudi Arabia.
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Register Your Interest #J-18808-LjbffrRisk Management Supervisor
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Overview
We are seeking an experienced Legal GRC Risk Supervisor who will be a key member of the GRC team, responsible for overseeing the organization's enterprise risk management (ERM) program. This role involves proactive identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks across all business units. The supervisor will lead a team of risk analysts, conduct in-depth risk analyses, and prepare comprehensive reports for management to support strategic decision-making and ensure the organization's resilience.
Responsibilities- Risk Identification & Assessment: Supervise the process of identifying potential risks, including operational, financial, strategic, and reputational threats. Conduct quantitative and qualitative risk assessments to determine the probability and potential impact of identified risks.
- Risk Mitigation & Monitoring: Develop and implement effective risk mitigation strategies and internal controls to reduce exposure. Track and monitor the status of key risks and the effectiveness of control measures.
- Risk Reporting & Communication: Maintain and manage the corporate risk register , ensuring all information is accurate and up-to-date. Prepare and present regular risk reports to senior management, highlighting top risks and trends.
- Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and provide guidance to a team of risk analysts. Assign tasks, manage project timelines, and ensure the team meets its objectives efficiently.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Business, Law, Finance, or a related discipline.
- Experience: Proven experience in a risk management, GRC, or internal audit role. Prior experience in a supervisory or leadership position is essential.
- Skills & Competencies: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a deep understanding of risk management principles and methodologies (e.g., ISO 31000, COSO ERM).
- Certifications (Preferred): CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control) or FRM (Financial Risk Manager).
- 5+ years of experience in Governance, Corporate Affairs, or Legal/Compliance.
- Strong knowledge of governance codes, corporate laws, and regulatory frameworks.
- Experience supporting Boards, Committees, or corporate secretarial functions.
- Excellent communication, drafting, and organizational skills.
- Bilingual (Arabic & English) preferred in GCC context.
- Mid-Senior level
- Full-time
- Legal
- Retail