People Operations & Strategic Resource Management Senior Specialist
HybridRiyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Job Summary
Manage the end-to-end employee lifecycle across Saudi Arabia and the UAE, including onboarding, employment changes, offboarding, payroll coordination, and immigration administration for Qiwa, work visas, and Iqamas. Prepare contracts, administer employee records, and ensure compliance with Saudi Labour Law and DIFC Employment Law while maintaining accurate people systems and data. Coordinate background screening, vendor management, and process improvements to enhance employee experience. Simultaneously, coordinate consultant availability, project assignments, and resource requests across the Middle East, matching skills to engagement priorities and tracking staffing changes to ensure continuity. Prepare capacity and availability reporting for leadership and act as a key point of contact for SRM queries. This hybrid role supports AlixPartners' Middle East growth by bridging traditional People Operations with Strategic Resource Management in Riyadh.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years' experience in a People Operations, People Generalist or equivalent People role
- Current experience supporting employees in Saudi Arabia
- Strong working knowledge of Saudi Labour Law
- Hands-on experience with Qiwa
- Hands-on experience with Iqamas
- Hands-on experience with work visas
- Hands-on experience with immigration
- Hands-on experience with sponsorship transfers
- Hands-on experience with Absher
- Hands-on experience with Saudisation (Nitaqat)
- Experience managing the end-to-end employee lifecycle
- Experience with payroll coordination
- Experience with benefits
- Experience with People compliance
- Fluent Arabic
- Fluent English
- Written Arabic
- Spoken Arabic
- Written English
- Spoken English
- Excellent organisation
- Attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Proactive
- Hands-on
- Delivery-focused
- Sound judgement
- Discretion
- Confidence to escalate appropriately
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Communication skills across all levels
- Valid Saudi residency
- Ability to obtain Saudi residency
- Willingness to work outside normal business hours
- Willingness to work full-time in both office and remote environments
- Willingness to become familiar with, and promote and abide by, Core Values as defined by the AlixPartners' Code of Conduct
- Willingness to foster an inclusive environment with people at all levels of an organisation
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in consulting
- Experience in professional services
- Experience in another international organisation
- Knowledge of UAE DIFC Employment Law
- Knowledge of UAE visa/immigration processes
- Previous exposure to Strategic Resource Management
- Previous exposure to workforce planning
- Experience with Oracle HR
- Experience with resource management planning software
- Strong Excel skills
- Strong PowerPoint skills
- Strong reporting skills
- Experience leveraging AI
- Experience leveraging automation to improve operational efficiency
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