Director - Implementation. SN7
Qiddiya
- Location
- Riyadh, SA
- Work mode
- On-site
- Seniority
- Lead
- Sector
- PIF
- Posted
- October 27, 2026
Job description
Core Responsibilities
Integrated Planning and Controls
· Lead the integration of implementation plans, development strategies, phasing assumptions and delivery requirements to establish a coordinated, credible and decision-ready implementation planning environment across Qiddiya.
· Evaluate and challenge development assumptions, implementation priorities, sequencing strategies and readiness requirements to identify risks, constraints and opportunities that influence delivery outcomes and investment decisions.
· Provide strategic implementation-planning recommendations to Executive Management by assessing the impacts of phasing decisions, readiness constraints and cross-development dependencies on approved business objectives.
Data Integrity and Performance Insight
· Establish and govern the implementation data framework, ensuring that development, asset, infrastructure and phasing information is accurate, consistent and fit for executive decision-making.
· Drive continuous improvement in implementation data governance, reporting automation and digital analytics capabilities to enhance planning efficiency, transparency and portfolio visibility
· Evaluate implementation trends, data quality, readiness indicators and analytical outputs to identify systemic issues, challenge assumptions and improve confidence in implementation-planning decisions.
Cross-Functional Dependency Management
· Establish governance mechanisms for dependency identification, tracking and resolution, ensuring transparent ownership, timely decision-making and consistent management of cross-development risks.
· Lead enterprise-wide integration across districts, Business Units and corporate functions to ensure alignment of implementation priorities, development sequencing objectives across the Qiddiya portfolio.
Specific Responsibilities
Qiddiya Implementation Plan Management
· Lead the development and continual enhancement of the Qiddiya Implementation Plan as the enterprise framework for development sequencing, infrastructure readiness, asset deployment and activation planning across the Qiddiya portfolio.
· Lead the consolidation of district, asset-class and enabling infrastructure implementation plans into a unified portfolio view that supports executive visibility, strategic decision-making and delivery prioritization.
· Provide executive implementation insights and recommendations by assessing the impacts of phasing decisions, readiness risks and delivery dependencies on portfolio outcomes and investment priorities.
· Assess alternative implementation scenarios and portfolio sequencing options to support informed decision-making and long-term development objectives.
Implementation Planning and Governance
· Establish and govern the enterprise implementation planning framework, including policies, procedures, standards, methodologies and governance requirements to ensure consistent implementation planning practices across Development.
· Lead the implementation governance process, including planning reviews, technical assurance activities, readiness assessments and governance forums to ensure disciplined and controlled development planning across districts and Business Units.
· Govern implementation planning standards, data requirements, readiness criteria and submission protocols, ensuring compliance with approved enterprise requirements and continuous improvement across Development.
Business Unit and Cross-Functional Integration
· lead enterprise implementation integration across districts, Business Units, Development Management Offices and corporate functions to ensure alignment of implementation priorities, readiness objectives and development sequencing strategies across Qiddiya.
· Establish and govern implementation integration processes that align district plans, asset deployment programs, enabling infrastructure initiatives and city-wide development priorities into a coordinated implementation framework.
· Evaluate Business Unit implementation strategies, milestone commitments, readiness assumptions and delivery constraints to identify risks, conflicts and opportunities that may affect portfolio objectives.
· Lead strategic alignment reviews across Development stakeholders to resolve competing priorities, sequencing conflicts and resource constraints impacting approved development objectives.
· Provide executive recommendations regarding implementation priorities, delivery sequencing and cross-functional trade-offs to support informed decision-making and portfolio optimization.
Development Data Register and Data Governance
· Lead the governance and continual evolution of the Development Data Register as the authoritative source of implementation, development, infrastructure and asset information across the Qiddiya portfolio.
· Establish enterprise data-governance standards, data