HC Governance & Control Lead

Responsibilities

Compliance & Regulatory Alignment

• Monitor regulatory updates impacting HR practices.
• Support closure of audit observations (Internal Audit, Compliance, External Audit).
• Conduct periodic compliance reviews on HR processes.
• Maintain evidence repository for regulatory inspections.

Continuous Improvement

• Liaise with Legal, Risk, Compliance, and Business Units for policy alignment.
• Provide clarification and interpretation of HR policies.
• Support HR teams in implementing updated procedures.

Reporting

• Maintain centralized policy register.
• Track review cycles and revision history.
• Prepare governance reports for management / CHCO.

Safety, Quality & Environment

• Complies with all relevant safety, quality and environmental management policies, procedures and controls to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.

Related Assignments

• Performs other related duties or assignments as directed.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• Professional Qualification: Professional certifications preferred (e.g., CIPD, GRC, SHRM).
• Minimum Experience: 6-8 years of experience in HR governance, compliance, or policy management.
• Experience in banking/financial sector is preferred.
• Familiarity with SAMA regulatory framework is an advantage.
• Language: English.

Required Skills

• Knowledge of Saudi Labor Law.
• Policy drafting & documentation skills.
• Governance & compliance framework understanding.
• Risk & control awareness.
• Process mapping.
• Audit coordination.

Preferred Skills

• Communication Excellence (The knowledge, skills and ability to listen to others and expresses oneself in a clear and effective manner that helps achieves the desired results.)
• Digital Orientation (The knowledge, skills and ability to use digital technologies, concepts and methodologies that solve problems, innovate, communicate and collaborate.)
• Service Excellence (The knowledge, skills and ability to understand, anticipate and responds proactively to the concerns and needs of internal and external customers, acting required to address them.)
• Risk Orientation (The knowledge, skills and ability to anticipate and manage the various types of risks that may adversely impact on the organization, our customers, our people and our shareholders.)
• Stakeholder Management (The knowledge, skills and ability to listen to, engages with and understands the needs of stakeholders, using this knowledge to build a coalition to get agreement on what to do and manage expectations.)
• Building High-Performance (The knowledge, skills and ability to manage and review the performance of individuals and teams against goals and expectations, taking corrective action when necessary by guiding, motivating and developing them.