HR Specialist

Who You'll Work With

You will be based in our Riyadh office as part of our Middle East Office (MEO)
HR team. Our Middle East office comprises ‎8 locations that include ‎1000+
consulting and non-consulting colleagues. You will also be part of the broader
HR team in EEMA (Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa region).
You will work collaboratively with the leadership of other functions in the
Middle East office as well as other firm functions including people legal,
immigration legal, payroll, talent management, mobility, recruiting and
professional development. You will report to the MEO Manager of Human
Resources.

What You'll Do

You will manage key HR elements across the 'lifecycle' for colleagues in a
subset of our ‎8 locations including but not limited to Riyadh. You will
oversee the administration of key HR processes and programs in your
geographies as well as actively support risk management, protecting our firm
and firm members.
In this role, you will support colleagues with everything from onboarding to
development and separation. You will manage lifecycle events and you will
support colleagues who have supervisory responsibilities with counseling and
advice - including performance management support. You will also play a front-
line role in answering HR questions, escalating issues as needed, completing
regular audits and analysis, and acting as a trusted source of information.
In addition, you will independently manage a variety of efforts include
onboarding (e.g., Day One experience of all new firm members) and offboarding,
HR event ownership and administration of programs as appropriate (role change,
rotations, mobility, and alternative programs such as flex and remote
working), and communication, ad hoc, weekly, and annual personnel analysis,
and rep letter.
You will be accountable for HR standards and data management (bringing an
audit mindset and leveraging HR operations support), and for the communication
and interpretation of policies and procedures, as well as risk management
efforts, that protect the firm and firm members from risk. You will also
provide advice and counsel to office leadership on the full range of HR issues
and policies. Thereby, you will lead HR analyses as necessary, independently
drive efforts from insights and contribute to or lead other HR projects
including understanding and guiding leadership regarding Saudization/Nitaqat.

Qualifications

• University degree preferably in HR or related field


• ‎4+ years of general HR experience preferably in consulting or professional service industry


• Knowledge of relevant local HR/labor regulations and issues, core understanding of HR risk topics including Saudization/Nitaqat


• Familiarity with HR/people systems (e.g., SAP, People Central)


• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills


• Strong problem-solving (an ability to manage ambiguity with an open mind and positive attitude) and multi-tasking capability


• Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail


• Excellent project management skills


• Exemplary judgment, discretion, and professionalism


• Ability to deal with people in a fair, inclusive and consistent manner


• Excellent spoken and written Arabic