About the Role
The company is a Saudi-born, sovereign technology company focused on bringing leading global AI technologies to the Kingdom. As we prepare to considerably expand our headcount in the next eighteen months, we are seeking a detail-oriented individual to manage the entire recruitment process. You will play a crucial role in transforming hiring decisions into integrated colleagues by overseeing everything from recruitment and onboarding to payroll management. This position provides a unique opportunity to shape the People function within a dynamic and evolving framework.
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Responsibilities
You will own several aspects of the recruitment and people operations process, including:
- Recruitment Operations: Coordinate with search firms, manage scheduling, logistics for case studies and panel interviews, maintain candidate communications, and keep thorough records from seat release to signed offers.
- Offers & Contracts: Calculate and manage offers utilizing the framework’s offer calculator, prepare offer and employment letters, handle share-plan paperwork with Legal, manage visa applications, and register with GOSI and Qiwa.
- Onboarding: Design and implement the first thirty-days plan in agreement with hiring managers, ensure necessary equipment and access are ready for day one, conduct the company Way induction, and facilitate check-ins to assess onboarding effectiveness.
- People Administration & Data: Maintain an accurate roster of employee details including levels, bands, allowances, dependants, and start dates, manage leave and medical records, oversee education allowance invoicing, and provide monthly payroll inputs to Finance.
- Policies & Cycles: Contribute to drafting missing people policies alongside the People lead and manage the calendar for the performance review program, as well as annual and semi-annual reviews.
Who We Are Looking For
The ideal candidate is someone early in their career with a strong interest in understanding how a company operates. We seek an individual who:
- Curiosity: Proactively questions the purpose of processes and engages deeply with labor laws and pay frameworks.
- Speed of Learning: Quickly adapts to new platforms, rules, and models; becomes competent in days and fluent in weeks while documenting learnings for future reference.
- Ownership: Takes responsibility for the entire process from candidate communications to payroll management, ensuring tasks are completed without delays.
- Discretion & Warmth: Handles sensitive information about pay, equity, and personal data with discretion; engages warmly with candidates and new joiners while escalating issues as necessary.
- Background: Early career experience in HR, talent coordination, or a generalist people role—preferably within Saudi Arabia. Familiarity or a strong desire to learn platforms like Qiwa, Mudad, GOSI, and Absher is important. Proficiency in both Arabic and English is required.
The Seat
- Reports to: Chief People, Org Capability & Culture
- Location: Riyadh
