National Talent & Compliance Lead

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	نوع العقد	دوام كامل
	طبيعة الوظيفة	عن بُعد
	الموقع	الرياض

وصف الوظيفة

About Horizontal Digital

Horizontal Digital is a digital consultancy focused on creating intuitive and empathetic customer experiences. The company develops websites, applications, and portals for Fortune 500 companies by integrating strategy, data, design, and technology.

The Role: National Talent & Compliance Lead

Horizontal Digital is seeking an experienced Saudi national professional to join the team in Riyadh as a National Talent & Compliance Lead. This is a full-time senior role with two primary areas of focus: compliance and visa management, and Saudi national hiring. The position involves managing government relations, visa processes, and leading recruitment efforts for Saudi talent to meet Nitaqat obligations.

Key Responsibilities

Manage the end-to-end visa and immigration processes for expatriate employees and their eligible family members, including work visas, iqama issuance and renewal, dependent/family visas, exit/re-entry, and cancellation processes.
Apply for and manage various visa types required for Horizontal Digital employees traveling to Saudi Arabia for work, such as business or visit visas.
Coordinate with the insurance broker for adding new employees and eligible family members to the health insurance plan, and manage related updates, amendments, and removals.
Oversee the Nitaqat/Saudization position, tracking the Saudi/non-Saudi headcount ratio and quota band, proactively identifying risks, and recommending corrective actions to leadership.
Serve as Horizontal Digital’s primary point of contact for Saudization, visas, and government relations matters.
Monitor and interpret changes to KSA labor law, MHRSD regulations, and Qiwa/Muqeem/GOSI/visa platform requirements, providing clear guidance to leadership and HR.
Manage the government-related and administrative aspects of onboarding and offboarding for employees, contractors, and their families (visas, iqama, labor contracts, GOSI registration, health insurance enrollment/removal), coordinating with HR, IT, and hiring managers.
Keep leadership and the HR team informed on Saudization, visa, and labor law-related rules, deadlines, and obligations affecting the business.
Maintain accurate compliance, visa, and insurance tracking and reporting, and prepare regular updates for leadership.
Lead sourcing, screening, and recruitment for Saudi national hires, developing and maintaining a strong pipeline of Saudi talent across open roles.
Identify, propose, and support the development of programs and initiatives to attract, develop, and retain Saudi national employees (*, university and graduate partnerships, engagement with government talent initiatives).
Partner with hiring managers and leadership on workforce planning that incorporates Saudization targets and quota requirements.
Maintain accurate candidate tracking and reporting within the Applicant Tracking System.
Support broader Talent Acquisition and HR projects and administrative tasks as needed.
Act as a culture ambassador for the Saudi team, supporting local engagement activities and events to connect Saudi nationals and expatriates.

Candidate Profile

A Saudi national capable of engaging effectively with both government contacts and internal leadership.
Demonstrated knowledge of Saudi labor law, visa/immigration processes, and the Nitaqat/Saudization program, with a commitment to staying current on evolving regulations.
Proactive and forward-thinking, with the ability to identify and flag risks early.
Strong communication skills, enabling effective advice and influence with senior stakeholders, external government contacts, brokers, and candidates.
Meticulous and reliable in handling time-sensitive paperwork, ensuring all visa deadlines, renewals, and insurance enrollments are met.
A skilled recruiter who enjoys identifying and engaging local talent.
Highly organized, capable of managing compliance and visa deadlines alongside multiple hiring pipelines simultaneously.
Trustworthy with confidential and compliance-sensitive information.