
Tadawul
Corporate Operations Manager
- Permanent
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 20/02/2026
Job overview
Date posted
06/01/2026
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Salary
SAR 20,000 - 30,000 per month
Compensation
Job description
Corporate Operations Manager role in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia responsible for corporate-focused internal audit leadership and corporate audit execution, including conducting risk assessments to identify priority areas and supporting development of action plans; ensuring operational activities remain agile and responsive to changes in business strategy, processes, and risk priorities; leading development of a risk-based audit plan for key corporate functions aligned with organizational objectives, emerging risks, and regulatory requirements; overseeing end-to-end execution and monitoring of corporate audits to ensure timely delivery, audit quality, and adherence to Internal Audit standards and IAD methodologies; providing leadership and guidance to audit teams during planning, fieldwork, and reporting; reviewing workpapers and deliverables for accuracy, completeness, and value-added insights; leading verification exercises to ensure accurate and effective implementation of corrective actions; providing periodic reporting to the Audit Committee and Board highlighting audit outcomes, risk themes and status of management actions; serving as primary relationship manager for corporate functions and engaging senior management to discuss audit plans, findings and risk priorities; coaching, mentoring and developing team members within the Corporate Audit function; promoting a culture of collaboration, innovation and responsiveness; and assisting senior leadership in shaping the strategic direction of the Internal Audit function including resourcing, stakeholder engagement and audit innovation. Key accountabilities include managing and controlling unit projects to ensure project cycle completion aligned to company guidelines and quality; guiding direct reports to perform operations per policies and procedures; overseeing unit staff motivation, training and performance standards; setting performance objectives and evaluating teams with regular feedback; complying with communication and information sharing/handling policy to ensure confidentiality and complying with relevant risk and information security procedures to operate within acceptable risk levels; managing development and implementation of unit policies, procedures and processes across unit activities; and ensuring compliance across the unit to achieve operational excellence. Education requires a Bachelor Degree in IT, Cybersecurity or similar with Master Degree preferred, and professional certifications preferred such as CIA. Experience requirement is 6+ years of internal auditing experience with leadership in corporate-focused audits.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Conduct risk assessments to identify priority areas and support the development of action plans
- Ensure operational activities remain agile and responsive to changes in business strategy, processes, and risk priorities
- Lead the development of a risk-based audit plan for key corporate functions aligned with organizational objectives, emerging risks, and regulatory requirements
- Oversee end-to-end execution and monitoring of corporate audits to ensure timely delivery, audit quality, and adherence to Internal Audit standards and IAD methodologies
- Provide leadership and guidance to audit teams during audit planning, fieldwork, and reporting phases
- Review workpapers and deliverables to ensure accuracy, completeness, and value-added insights
- Lead verification exercises to ensure accurate and effective implementation of corrective actions
- Provide periodic reports to the Audit Committee and Board highlighting audit outcomes, risk themes, and status of management actions
- Serve as the primary relationship manager for corporate functions and engage senior management on audit plans, findings, and risk priorities
- Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to team members within the Corporate Audit function and foster professional development and subject matter expertise
- Promote a culture of collaboration, innovation, and responsiveness within the function
- Assist senior leadership in shaping the strategic direction of the Internal Audit function including resourcing, stakeholder engagement, and audit innovation
- Manage and control the unit’s projects to ensure project cycle completion and commitment to company guidelines and quality
- Guide and assist direct reports to perform functional operations in accordance with set policies and procedures
- Oversee and manage unit staff to ensure motivation, training, and responsibilities are carried out to required standards
- Set performance objectives, provide necessary support, evaluate team(s), and offer regular feedback on performance
- Comply with communication and information sharing/handling policy to ensure confidentiality and comply with relevant risk and information security procedures within acceptable risk levels
Experience & skills
- Hold a Bachelor Degree in IT, Cybersecurity or similar
- Hold a Master Degree (preferred)
- Hold professional certifications such as CIA (preferred)
- Bring 6+ years of experience in internal auditing with leadership in corporate-focused audits
- Lead development of risk-based audit plans aligned with organizational objectives, emerging risks, and regulatory requirements and oversee end-to-end corporate audit execution under Internal Audit standards and IAD methodologies
- Review workpapers and deliverables, lead verification exercises for corrective action implementation, and provide periodic reporting to Audit Committee and Board on audit outcomes and management action status
- Serve as primary relationship manager for corporate functions engaging senior management on audit plans, findings and risk priorities
- Comply with communication and information sharing/handling policy for confidentiality and comply with relevant risk and information security procedures within acceptable risk levels