The Implementation Governance Specialist is responsible for ensuring that technology implementations, projects, and changes across the organization are delivered in a controlled, compliant, and risk‑managed manner. This role focuses on establishing and enforcing governance frameworks, standards, and oversight processes for IT implementations, system deployments, and major changes. It combines strong technical implementation knowledge with rigorous governance expertise to bridge project execution and enterprise risk/compliance requirements.
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Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary governance authority and advisor for all major IT implementations, system deployments, and significant changes.
- Develop, maintain, and enforce implementation governance frameworks, policies, standards, and procedures.
- Review and approve (or reject) implementation plans, change requests, and deployment strategies to ensure alignment with organizational security, compliance, architecture, and operational standards.
- Conduct risk assessments and impact analyses for proposed implementations and changes.
- Facilitate and chair implementation governance review boards/change advisory boards (CAB/IGB).
- Monitor implementation activities and post‑deployment validation to confirm adherence to approved plans and controls.
- Identify, track, and report on implementation governance risks, issues, exceptions, and non‑compliance.
- Collaborate with project managers, architects, security teams, and operations to embed governance requirements early in the implementation lifecycle.
- Drive continuous improvement of implementation governance processes based on lessons learned, audit findings, and emerging best practices.
- Maintain accurate records of governance decisions, approvals, and exceptions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in IT governance, change management, project delivery, or implementation oversight roles.
- Proven experience working within formal IT governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) frameworks (e.g., NCA, SAMA, PDPL, ISO 27001, NIST).
- Strong understanding of IT change management processes, release management, and deployment methodologies.
- Experience reviewing technical implementation plans and assessing risks in complex enterprise environments.
Academic Qualifications and Certifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Industry relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, GSEC or CompTIA Security+ essential.
Workplace Type
On-site Working
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
