Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance

The Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance builds and runs the governance backbone of the organisation — the policy suite, the compliance calendar, the risk register, and the OKR system that holds every department accountable to measurable targets. This is a founding mandate, not a maintenance one: the incumbent stands up policies, processes and SOPs largely from scratch, gets them adopted across departments that don't report to them, and reports progress directly to the MD every quarter. The role suits someone who is equally comfortable drafting a board-ready policy, running a root-cause investigation, and pushing a reluctant department head to close an overdue audit finding. Key Responsibilities • Own and maintain the company's core policy suite — insurance (zero-expiry rule), delegation of authority / signature matrix, related-party and intercompany transactions, regulatory compliance, contract approval and execution, client money / escrow handling, incident reporting and escalation, procurement and vendor engagement, vendor prequalification, risk management, workforce capacity and resource allocation, data protection and privacy (UAE PDPL), conflict of interest, whistleblowing, document retention and records, HSE, code of conduct, and business continuity • Build and keep live the regulatory compliance calendar covering