Go Golf Platform Development Manager

Job Summary: The position exists to build Go+ and keep it running. Go+ does not yet exist, and Golf Saudi requires a single accountable technical authority within Federation Officer to take a business critical national platform from architecture and full-stack build through launch to sustained production operation, owning the National Golf ID and data model, integrations, security and compliance, vendor delivery, and service continuity, and making enterprise-level technical decisions and defending them to Executive Management and the CEO. Under matrix accountability to the IT & Digital Services , the role is also the technical owner of the Go Golf program’s digital and platform requirements; operational delivery of the program sits with the separate Go Golf Program Management role. Responsibilities: • Hold single-point accountability for Go+ across its full lifecycle – design, build, launch, and production operation – as the accountable technical authority for the initiative • Own the target solution architecture, technology stack, and enterprise-level technical decisions, including build-versus-buy and platform standards • Own the integration architecture connecting Go+ to internal systems, club and venue platforms, national sport and government systems, payment providers, and third parties • Own platform security, PDPL and regulatory compliance, and the platform’s risk posture • Own post-launch production operations and service continuity, including availability, releases, incidents, and disaster recovery • Own the platform delivery plan, technology budget, roadmap, and technical risk register, escalating issues that threaten the launch commitment • Lead technical execution across IT & Digital Services, the Federation Office, and external partners, personally bridging architecture, engineering, delivery, and operations • Present technical options, risks, and delivery progress to the Executive Management, and CEO, and establish platform technical governance, reporting cadence, and dashboards • Act as technical owner of the Go Golf program’s digital and platform requirements, translating requirements defined by the Federation Office into platform features, releases, and deliverables • Deliver the platform capability specified by the program owner and Commercial – participant journey, Academy and venue integrations, sponsorship, measurement and reporting, and Arabic-language and accessibility requirements • Support the Go Golf program solely as the technical and platform owner .

Hold single-point accountability for Go+ across its full lifecycle – design, build, launch, and production operation – as the accountable technical authority for the initiative. Own the target solution architecture, technology stack, and enterprise-level technical decisions, including build-versus-buy and platform standards. Own the integration architecture connecting Go+ to internal systems, club and venue platforms, national sport and government systems, payment providers, and third parties. Own platform security, PDPL and regulatory compliance, and the platform’s risk posture. Own post-launch production operations and service continuity, including availability, releases, incidents, and disaster recovery. Own the platform delivery plan, technology budget, roadmap, and technical risk register, escalating issues that threaten the launch commitment. Lead technical execution across IT & Digital Services, the Federation Office, and external partners, personally bridging architecture, engineering, delivery, and operations. Present technical options, risks, and delivery progress to the Executive Management, and CEO, and establish platform technical governance, reporting cadence, and dashboards. Act as technical owner of the Go Golf program’s digital and platform requirements, translating requirements defined by the Federation Office into platform features, releases, and deliverables. Deliver the platform capability specified by the program owner and Commercial – participant journey, Academy and venue integrations, sponsorship, measurement and reporting, and Arabic-language and accessibility requirements. Support the Go Golf program solely as the technical and platform owner.