Job description

The Corporate Governance Manager leads Tap Payments’ Corporate Governance function, with full accountability for the design, implementation, oversight, and continuous improvement of governance frameworks in alignment with SAMA’s Key Principles of Governance and international best practices. Operating within the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Team, the role ensures robust governance across board operations, executive management, committee structures, shareholder rights, and disclosure practices. The position is responsible for developing and maintaining governance policies, procedures, and guidelines that comply with regulatory requirements and recognized frameworks such as BCBS, OECD, IFSB, and King IV. The role conducts regular governance assessments and gap analyses to ensure continuous compliance, maturity, and improvement of governance practices. Acting as the primary liaison between the Board of Directors, Board committees, executive management, and regulators, the Corporate Governance Manager supports the establishment, operation, and effectiveness of Board committees, including Audit and Risk Committees, in line with SAMA requirements. The role facilitates Board evaluations, succession planning, director onboarding and training, and ensures proper documentation, records management, and meeting governance. The position serves as the main point of contact with SAMA on governance matters, ensuring timely regulatory submissions, disclosures, and responses to regulatory inquiries and examinations. It oversees the preparation of annual governance reports, monitors regulatory changes, and advises leadership on necessary governance adaptations. Additionally, the role drives governance culture development across the organization through training programs, awareness initiatives, and leadership engagement, acting as an internal subject matter expert on governance, ethics, transparency, and accountability. The Corporate Governance Manager builds strong relationships with Board members, executive leadership, regulators, external auditors, legal advisors, and shareholders, while establishing governance metrics, KPIs, and a governance risk register to monitor compliance and improvement initiatives. The role continuously benchmarks governance practices against peers, monitors Board and committee resolutions, coordinates General Assembly meetings, and leads ongoing governance enhancement initiatives within a fast-paced fintech environment.