Overview
Policy Governance Manager Jobs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at SAB
Title: Policy Governance Manager
Company: SAB
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Title: Policy Governance Manager
Department: Policy Governance & Assurance
Location: Riyadh
Core Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage reviews of policies and MPMs to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements, internal standards, and best practices
- Ensure consistency in policy structure, classification, definitions, and alignment with the Delegation of Authority (DoA)
- Conduct implementation challenge assessments to evaluate feasibility, identify gaps between policy intent and execution, and drive issue resolution
- Manage and maintain regulatory-to-policy mapping, identifying and remediating compliance gaps, overlaps, and risks
- Develop and maintain policy standards, templates, taxonomy, and internal review guidelines
- Support policy owners in developing governance frameworks and ensuring alignment with internal requirements
- Plan and execute Policy Effectiveness Reviews and prepare reports for Executive Management and Board/Board Committees
- Manage and coordinate policy-related submissions to Executive Management and Board/Board Committees, ensuring quality and timeliness
- Establish and oversee standards and health-check mechanisms for implementing procedures and policy-to-procedure alignment
- Drive enhancements to governance processes, workflows, internal controls, and supporting systems/tools
- Lead policy governance working groups and act as a central point of contact for stakeholder coordination and communication
- Manage centralized policy repository, including version control, documentation, publication, and retirement of outdated policies
- Oversee end-to-end policy lifecycle management, including tracking, approvals, timelines, and effective date management
- Provide advisory support to stakeholders and address policy-related queries across the organization
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Minimum 3+ years of experience in policy and procedure development and governance
- Solid regulatory knowledge (preferably CMA / SAMA or equivalent)
- Demonstrated research and benchmarking capability
- Strong governance and process management expertise
- Effective organization, coordination, and project management skills
- Strong teamwork and collaboration capabilities
- Proficiency in data analysis, reporting, and documentation management
