Mahdi Buayti

Specialized in IT Governance and Cybersecurity GRC across regulated environments, with deep experience spanning financial services, government, healthcare, and energy sectors.

Aligns governance frameworks with regulatory mandates including SAMA, NCA, and ISO 27001, translating complex requirements into practical, auditable, and decision-driven governance. Delivers oversight that strengthens accountability, enables executive visibility, and supports informed decision-making through structured risk assessment, policy governance, and audit-ready controls.

Demonstrated capability across IT Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, Internal Controls, Third-Party Risk, BCM/DR, and Cyber Incident governance. Applies governance as a strategic discipline that connects cybersecurity, business continuity, and operational resilience under a unified control framework.

Engaged in roles where governance maturity, cyber resilience, and executive accountability are critical to organizational outcomes.

Digital Security & Cyber Resilience – GRC Specialist | Confidential |Saudi Arabia Oct 2025 – Present

IT Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Specialist | Al Rajhi Bank | Saudi Arabia Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

IT Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Senior Officer | Al Rajhi Bank | Saudi Arabia Oct 2023 – Sep 2024

IT Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Officer | Al Rajhi Bank | Saudi Arabia Apr 2023 – Sep 2023

IT Graduate Development Program | Al Rajhi Bank School of Leadership | Saudi Arabia Aug 2022 – Apr 2023

Network Engineer | Abha Intel. Private Hospital | Saudi Arabia Nov 2021 – Aug 2022

Student IT Engineer – Trainee | Jazan University | Saudi Arabia Jun 2020 – Jul 2020

BSc Computer and Network Engineering | Jazan University | May 2021 | GPA 4.26/5.0