About This Role
This HR Specialist role involves managing a wide range of human resources functions for both local and Chinese support staff, ensuring compliance with Saudi labor laws and fostering positive employee relations. The position suits a detail-oriented individual with experience in overseas Chinese enterprises, capable of handling recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and local compliance.
Responsibilities
- Conduct recruitment, resume screening, interview coordination, background checks, and onboarding follow-up for local employees and Chinese support staff
- Maintain local recruitment channels and build a talent pipeline
- Handle all procedures related to employee onboarding, probation completion, job transfers, resignations, and contract renewals
- Establish and maintain comprehensive personnel files and employment contract records for both Chinese and local staff, ensuring proper categorization, archiving, and up-to-date documentation for traceability
- Manage daily attendance tracking, shift scheduling, leave and overtime approvals, and generate monthly attendance reports
- Assist in implementing performance evaluation systems, follow up on scoring, result aggregation, and performance feedback
- Help optimize team incentive mechanisms
- Manage HR processes related to social insurance, work permits, labor documentation, and visa requirements for local employees
- Proactively identify and mitigate overseas employment risks, regularly review compliance issues, and implement corrective actions
- Facilitate day-to-day communication, emotional support, and conflict resolution
- Address employee concerns promptly
- Organize local team-building activities, holiday benefits, and cultural initiatives to strengthen team cohesion and retain overseas staff
- Prepare regular HR ledgers, personnel movement reports, and HR data analysis reports
- Liaise with the domestic headquarters’ HR department to ensure timely submission of documents, effective implementation of policies, and seamless operational alignment
- Complete other HR-related tasks and local coordination assignments as assigned by supervisors
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Human Resources, Administrative Management, Business Administration, or a related field
- Minimum 1 year of HR experience in overseas Chinese enterprises
- Solid understanding of the six core HR modules
- Familiarity with HR practices in overseas Chinese companies
- Strong organizational, data analysis, and document drafting skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
- Excellent communication and coordination abilities
- Detail-oriented, responsible, adaptable to overseas assignments, and capable of handling high-pressure environments