Specialist – IT Governance

About the Company

Established in 1988, Alsalam Aerospace Industries was founded to advance Saudi Arabia's aim toward self-reliance in civil and military aircraft maintenance, overhaul, and modification by transferring technology and developing local talent. The company envisions leading the future in aviation, space, and defense with global standards aligned to Vision 2030. Its mission focuses on delivering high-quality aviation products and services to ensure excellent customer satisfaction and sustainable profitability.

Role Overview

The organization is seeking a meticulous and proactive IT Governance Specialist. This role focuses on supporting the company's IT governance, compliance, and policy management efforts by developing and updating governance documentation, ensuring regulatory adherence, coordinating audits, tracking governance controls and KPIs, and aiding overall governance advancement.

Key Responsibilities

• Create, update, and review IT policies, procedures, standards, and governance documents regularly.
• Keep governance documents aligned with business goals, applicable regulations, and recognized industry benchmarks.
• Assist in implementing and enhancing IT governance procedures continuously.
• Promote awareness of governance protocols within the IT department.
• Oversee adherence to IT governance frameworks, internal policies, and regulatory mandates.
• Support compliance with NCA Essential Cybersecurity Controls (ECC), ISO standards, COBIT, and ITIL methodologies.
• Identify any compliance shortfalls and suggest corrective measures.
• Help maintain governance effectiveness and overall organizational compliance.
• Manage coordination of internal and external IT audit activities, documenting evidence suitably.
• Track audit results and remediation plans until resolved.
• Support management in addressing audit comments and follow-ups.
• Monitor IT governance-related KPIs, controls, and compliance metrics.
• Prepare governance dashboards and detailed reports for management.
• Contribute to IT risk assessments and control evaluation.
• Identify opportunities for governance improvement and flag operational risks.
• Collaborate closely with IT, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Internal Audit, and business units.
• Back governance initiatives and compliance projects.
• Drive continuous enhancement of processes, documentation, and reporting.
• Promote a culture of robust governance throughout the organization.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum of 2 to 3 years experience in IT Governance, compliance, audit, risk management, or related field.
• Proven expertise in creating and maintaining IT governance policies, standards, and procedures.
• Experience coordinating both internal and external IT audits.
• Skilled in monitoring compliance checks and managing remediation efforts.
• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or equivalent discipline.

Preferred Certifications

• COBIT Foundation
• ITIL 4 Foundation
• ISO/IEC 20000 Foundation
• ISO 27001 Foundation or Lead Implementer
• Awareness of NCA ECC or related governance certifications

Skills and Competencies

• Practical knowledge of IT governance, compliance, and audit standards.
• Familiarity with standards such as COBIT, ITIL, ISO 20000, and NCA ECC.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent technical writing and documentation skills.
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Capability to generate governance reports, KPIs, and compliance metrics.
• Organized with excellent time management.
• Collaboration skills across multiple IT domains.
• Ownership mindset, attention to detail, and continuous improvement focus.