Director – Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

Role Overview:

We are supporting a major Oil & Gas organization in Saudi Arabia seeking an experienced GRC Director to lead governance, risk, compliance, and audit functions across complex, safety-critical operations. This role will ensure regulatory compliance, enterprise risk management, and audit excellence in alignment with Saudi energy sector regulations and international best practices.

Reporting Line: CEO

Location: Saudi Arabia 

Responsibilities:

• Lead enterprise-wide governance, risk, and compliance frameworks

• Design and implement compliance programmes aligned with Saudi energy regulators and industry standards

• Oversee internal and external audit programmes, ensuring full audit readiness

• Act as primary liaison with external auditors, regulators, and key stakeholders

• Establish and maintain enterprise risk registers and mitigation strategies

• Drive corporate governance policies and board-level reporting

• Monitor regulatory and compliance changes impacting the energy sector

• Lead and develop compliance, audit, and risk teams

• Advise executive leadership on organizational risk exposure and control effectiveness

Requirements:

• 12+ years’ experience in GRC, compliance, audit, or risk leadership

• Strong external audit background within Oil & Gas, energy, or industrial sectors

• Proven experience engaging with regulators and external auditors

• Experience operating in large-scale, multi-site, or government-linked organizations

• Executive-level stakeholder management capability

If you are interested in finding out more, please send your CV to karen.mabaya@liberaconsultants.com.