# Director Governance - Residential

> Qiddiya Investment Company · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Full-time · Posted 2026-05-05

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** DMO/DFA - Residential

## Description

We are looking for a Director - Governance to lead governance across the Residential Business Unit within the Development Management Office.

This role will be responsible for establishing and driving a clear governance framework across a major residential development portfolio, ensuring projects are set up, reviewed and progressed in a consistent, well-controlled and decision-ready manner.

The role requires a strong operator who can bring structure, pace and discipline across complex stakeholder environments, while supporting senior leadership with clear reporting, approvals and governance processes.

### Key Responsibilities

-   Lead governance across a portfolio of residential developments, ensuring consistent processes, controls and decision-making standards across projects and stages
-   Manage governance forums, approvals and reporting cycles, ensuring leadership has clear, accurate and decision-ready information
-   Drive coordination across development, commercial, procurement, planning, risk, finance and other key functions to ensure governance requirements are met
-   Establish and maintain governance frameworks, templates, trackers and stage-gate processes across the portfolio
-   Monitor key actions, decisions, approvals and risks, ensuring follow-through and timely escalation where needed
-   Support senior leadership on strategic priorities, governance matters and cross-functional initiatives requiring structure and oversight

## Requirements

-   15+ years of experience in governance, PMO, project management or strategic support within a **client-side real estate developer, master developer or equivalent development organisation**
-   Strong track record working across **large-scale residential or mixed-use development portfolios** in the Middle East, ideally in KSA
-   Experience operating in a **complex, matrixed environment** with multiple stakeholders, approval layers and cross-functional dependencies
-   Strong understanding of how major developments move through **stage gates, approvals, reporting cycles and executive governance**
-   Experience helping establish or improve **governance frameworks, templates, processes and controls**
-   Proven ability to work closely with functions such as **development, commercial, procurement, planning, risk and finance**
-   Experience preparing **high-quality governance packs, executive reports, trackers and decision-making materials** for senior leadership
-   Ability to bring structure, pace and follow-through across projects, rather than acting as a passive reporting function

## Apply

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