Total Reward & Payroll Section Head

About SAJA Pharmaceuticals

SAJA Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Total Reward & Payroll Section Head to join their team in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is central to ensuring competitive compensation practices and efficient payroll operations within the organization.

Role Overview

The Total Reward & Payroll Section Head will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of total rewards, including compensation, benefits, and recognition programs. This role ensures that reward practices are equitable and competitive, payroll operations are accurate and timely, and benefits administration is effective. The position also involves developing incentive programs that support employee engagement and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring accurate and timely processing of salaries, allowances, overtime, deductions, reimbursements, incentives, bonuses, and final settlements.
• Ensure payroll data accuracy, integrity, confidentiality, and compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct and participate in salary benchmarking and market compensation studies to assess the competitiveness of the company's salary structure.
• Analyze market data and provide recommendations on salary ranges, compensation positioning, and pay adjustments.
• Manage and continuously review the company's compensation and benefits framework for internal equity, external competitiveness, and business alignment.
• Lead the design, implementation, and administration of employee recognition and reward programs.
• Manage the development and administration of incentive and bonus schemes, ensuring alignment with organizational performance.
• Review and administer employee benefits programs, identify improvement opportunities, and support cost optimization.
• Conduct and support job evaluation and grading exercises to ensure consistency and internal equity.
• Partner with Organizational Development and HR stakeholders on organizational structures, job descriptions, grades, and compensation implications.
• Lead the preparation of the annual manpower and compensation budget, including salaries, bonuses, incentives, benefits, and merit increases.
• Monitor actual employee costs against the approved budget, analyze variances, and provide forecasts and recommendations.
• Prepare compensation, payroll, benefits, and workforce cost reports, dashboards, and analytics for management decision-making.
• Ensure timely completion of payroll-related statutory requirements, including government reporting and payments.
• Review payroll processes, controls, and systems to identify opportunities for automation, improvement, efficiency, and risk reduction.
• Handle and resolve complex employee and management queries related to payroll, compensation, benefits, incentives, and rewards.
• Ensure adherence to approved Compensation & Benefits policies, procedures, and governance standards.
• Manage, coach, and develop the payroll and total rewards team, ensuring clear objectives and continuous capability development.
• Support management with compensation analysis and recommendations for promotions, internal movements, new hires, retention cases, and organizational changes.
• Continuously review market practices and emerging trends in Total Rewards and recommend appropriate enhancements.

Experience and Qualifications

Candidates should possess 5-10 years of relevant experience in total rewards and payroll management. A strong understanding of compensation and benefits frameworks, payroll operations, and regulatory compliance is required.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The role involves leading a team and collaborating with various HR stakeholders and management.

Application Process

SAJA Pharmaceuticals offers a competitive environment for professionals seeking to contribute to a dynamic team. Salary details for this position will be disclosed during the interview process.