Senior executives within regulated financial institutions play a critical role in establishing effective governance, strengthening organizational resilience, and ensuring regulatory compliance across the enterprise. As the banking sector continues to evolve within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, executive leadership is expected to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of regulatory obligations, financial crime prevention, enterprise risk management, operational resilience, and governance practices that support sustainable organizational performance.
This executive training program has been designed to enhance the knowledge and strategic awareness of C Level Executives and Senior Management operating within SAMA regulated financial institutions. Through practical discussions, executive oriented case studies, and governance focused learning, participants will strengthen their ability to oversee regulatory responsibilities, evaluate emerging risks, promote ethical leadership, and reinforce effective governance practices that contribute to operational resilience, regulatory compliance, and long term organizational success within digital banking environments.
Examine the strategic responsibilities of senior management in promoting effective governance, regulatory compliance, and organizational accountability within regulated financial institutions.
Evaluate executive obligations under applicable regulatory frameworks governing Anti-Money Laundering, Counter Terrorist Financing, fraud prevention, and financial crime risk management.
Analyze governance, compliance, and enterprise risk management practices that support informed executive decision making and sustainable organizational performance.
Assess operational resilience through the application of Business Continuity Management principles, crisis leadership, and executive oversight responsibilities.
Strengthen executive awareness of regulatory expectations, governance responsibilities, and leadership practices that foster a strong compliance culture and effective risk management within digital banking environments.
C Level Executives and Senior Management.
Board Members and Executive Committee Members.
Executive Directors and Department Heads.
Governance, Risk, Compliance, Audit, and Operational Resilience Leaders.
Senior professionals responsible for regulatory compliance and enterprise risk management.
Executive governance principles within SAMA regulated financial institutions.
Strategic roles and responsibilities of Boards and Senior Management.
Regulatory accountability and executive oversight.
Building a culture of compliance and ethical leadership.
Governance practices supporting sustainable organizational performance.
Unit 2:
Executive responsibilities under AML/CFT regulatory frameworks.
Financial crime risk governance and enterprise wide oversight.
Customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence, and PEP management.
Suspicious transaction indicators and reporting obligations.
Executive approaches to strengthening financial crime prevention.
Unit 3:
Compliance governance within regulated banking environments.
Fraud risk management and executive oversight responsibilities.
Operational risk governance and enterprise risk integration.
Information technology governance and digital banking risk considerations.
Executive decision making for regulatory compliance and risk mitigation.
Unit 4:
Business Continuity and Organizational Resilience:
Business Continuity Management governance principles.
Crisis leadership and executive decisio making during disruptions.
Business impact analysis process and recovery planning.
Operational resilience within digital banking environments.
Executive responsibilities for crisis communication and recovery oversight.
Unit 5:
Importance oof integrating governance, compliance, and risk into strategic leadership.
Executive decision making through regulatory and business scenarios.
Key steps used for evaluating emerging risks affecting digital financial institutions.
Strengthening organizational resilience through executive leadership.
Executive case studies and practical governance discussions.
This program adopts an executive focused and highly interactive learning methodology designed to enhance strategic thinking, strengthen leadership engagement, and support informed decision making within regulated financial institutions. The learning experience combines expert facilitation with practical discussions, regulatory insights, and executive level case studies to ensure participants gain a comprehensive understanding of governance, compliance, and enterprise risk management in the context of SAMA-regulated digital banking.
Interactive executive presentations.
Practical regulatory and governance case studies.
Executive led discussions on compliance and risk management.
Strategic decision making exercises and real-world scenarios.
Group discussions focused on emerging risks and regulatory challenges.
Best practices in governance, operational resilience, and executive accountability.
Throughout the program, participants will engage in executive focused practical learning activities designed to strengthen strategic thinking and reinforce the application of governance, compliance, and risk management principles within regulated financial institutions.
Executive case studies based on banking and financial services.
Governance and regulatory compliance discussions.
Financial crime and fraud risk analysis exercises.
Operational risk and business continuity scenarios.
Interactive discussions on emerging regulatory and digital banking challenges.