Sr Manager - Governance & Controls

About the Role Our client, a leader in the payments and financial services industry, is seeking a Governance & Controls Senior Manager to join their team on a 12-month contract basis. Reporting to a regional leader based in Dubai, this role will play a critical part in strengthening governance frameworks, driving compliance excellence, and ensuring effective controls across key business activities. The ideal candidate will bring strong governance expertise, audit and controls experience, and the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple functions. Contract Duration: 12 Months Seniority Level: Senior Manager About the Requirements • Lead governance reviews, compliance validations, and control assessments across business initiatives to ensure alignment with corporate policies and approval requirements. • Drive closure of audit findings and remediation actions while identifying opportunities to strengthen governance, controls, and operational discipline. • Manage pre-contracting and post-contracting compliance reviews, ensuring documentation integrity, audit readiness, and adherence to established policies. • Maintain oversight of governance activities, funding utilization, approval pipelines, and risk indicators, providing actionable insights to leadership teams. • Develop governance reporting that highlights risks, exceptions, remediation progress, and overall control effectiveness while serving as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders. About You • Proven experience in governance, internal controls, compliance, audit, risk management, or related disciplines, ideally within financial services, consulting, or multinational environments. • Strong background in policy implementation, governance reviews, control monitoring, audit remediation, and executive-level reporting; Big Four consulting experience is highly advantageous. • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with fluency in Arabic and strong English language capabilities preferred. Job Scams Notice Your Safety and Data Security Matter to Us. Manpower Middle East is committed to a safe and transparent hiring process. We will never request payment, banking details, or sensitive personal information as part of our recruitment. If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact [email protected]. About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of Manpower, Experis and Talent Solutions ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis and Talent Solutions – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are consistently recognized for our commitment to diversity, inclusion, equality, and ethical business practices, including being named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies multiple times. Show more Show less

Proven experience in governance, internal controls, compliance, audit, risk management, or related disciplines, ideally within financial services, consulting, or multinational environments. Strong background in policy implementation, governance reviews, control monitoring, audit remediation, and executive-level reporting; Big Four consulting experience is highly advantageous. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with fluency in Arabic and strong English language capabilities preferred.

Lead governance reviews, compliance validations, and control assessments across business initiatives to ensure alignment with corporate policies and approval requirements. Drive closure of audit findings and remediation actions while identifying opportunities to strengthen governance, controls, and operational discipline. Manage pre-contracting and post-contracting compliance reviews, ensuring documentation integrity, audit readiness, and adherence to established policies. Maintain oversight of governance activities, funding utilization, approval pipelines, and risk indicators, providing actionable insights to leadership teams. Develop governance reporting that highlights risks, exceptions, remediation progress, and overall control effectiveness while serving as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders.