Regulatory Compliance & Governance Consultant

Posted 2 weeks ago

Worldwide

Summary

1.⁠ ⁠Project Overview • Customer: our customer is an ICT company in Riyadh, KSA • Engagement: Leading, Managing and strengthening regulatory/corporate compliance activities with an additional skill set of governance (preferable) • Resource Requirement: Dedicated Full time 8x5 GRC Consultant/Practitioner - *Preferred to be a Regulatory/corproate compliance and governance qualified and experienced • Mode of Work: Remote, with potential for occasional onsite engagements in Riyadh if needed • Start Date: Sep or Oct 2026 • Duration: 12 months (initial one-year engagement), subject to customer extension and renewal ⸻ 2.⁠ ⁠Scope of Work The Regulatory/Corporate Compliance consultant will: • Work directly under the customer’s GRC team. • Lead, Plan and Manage the entire corporate/regulatory compliance activities with updating compliance universe with new/updated regulations, interpreting in the context of organizationa and assigning to internal owners for evidence collection, compliance monitoring and management. • Develop, own and launch an annual compliance monitoring plan • Expedite the continued use of the customer’s Regulatory Compliance / GRC automation platform. • Lead, manage and ensure ongoing compliance risk assessment and ensuring high risk compliance obligations are always met. • Act as a complaince safeguard and ensure no regulaoty fines, penalties and issues through a sucessful compliance program. • Ensuring cross border regulatory compliance obligations are met. • Act as Corprorate Compliance SME for the customer and carry out the tasks assigned by the customer • Conduct compliance and risk reviews, tracking mitigation plans. • Develop, improve and align GRC/Compliance documentation across departments. • Coordinate with GRC, legal, audit, cybersecurity, and operations as necessary. • Develop robust corporate compliance reporting, executive and audit committee level and executive dashboards. • Promote compliance awareness and capability development across the organization. ⸻ 3.⁠ ⁠Candidate Profile • Job Title: Corporate Compliance & Governance Consultant • Experience: 5–10 years in Regulatory/Corporate Compliance roles, preferably with KSA-based clients or GCC, international • Education: Bachelor’s in Law, Corproate Law, Legal Studies, Business, or equivalent • Core Domain Expertise: 1. Regulatory/Corproate Compliance 2. Compliance Risk Management 3. Corporate Governance 4. Laws / Regulations interpretation • Special Skills: * • Proven hands on experience in active implementation / consulting and delivering industry standard GRC projects* especially in Complaince and Governance domains. • Desirable to have corporate governance experience as well, however not mandatory • Strong communication and documentation skills • Fluency in English and Native Arabic language required • Deep understanding of ICT laws and regulations in GCC and international, Gaming industry experience preferred. ⸻ 4.⁠ ⁠Engagement Terms • Initial 2 months as probation (full-time), leading to a 10 month contract (Total 12 months of full time engagement, renewable subject to customer renewal). • Working Hours: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (KSA time) or as per customer’s schedule. • *Reporting: Directly to the customer’s GRC team & providing periodic updates to the vexellum assigned senior resource. Candidate must perform the job with quality, integrity, self managed, strong work ethics and industry professional standards while ensuring customer satisfaction.

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