Senior HR Manager SA

About the Role

Mondelēz International is seeking a Senior HR Manager, KSA, to join its team in Jeddah. This full-time role is critical to the company's commercial growth ambitions in KSA and requires 5-10 years of experience. The Senior HR Manager will serve as a key member of the KSA Commercial Leadership Team, shaping the future commercial workforce to be locally rooted, globally competitive, and consumer-obsessed.

Role Context and Impact

This position involves balancing employee interests with business objectives, acting as a trusted partner to managers to drive strategic growth. The Senior HR Manager will coach and challenge managers to enhance workforce performance, providing support in talent management, employee engagement, and change management. The role sits within a business unit and involves partnering with senior HR People leaders to interpret business requirements and embed the people agenda into commercial decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and partner with the Senior People Lead on the definition and execution of global and local policy and change initiatives.
• Collaborate with function leads and middle managers to create and deliver functional priorities and plans, providing strategic guidance.
• Leverage data analytics for business solutions and decisions, supporting operational processes and translating insights into actionable plans.
• Inform People Services of local, legal, and regulatory changes in the market.
• Lead and advise on talent management practices, including workforce planning, talent acquisition strategy, leadership development, employee development, career and succession planning, and talent mobility.
• Build end-to-end capabilities to accelerate consumer-centric growth and operational excellence.
• Manage works council relations and provide HR guidance to ensure compliance with labor policies and laws.
• Consult on overhead management.

Strategic Contributions

• Act as a trusted advisor to the KSA Commercial Director and Commercial Leadership Team, integrating the people agenda into commercial decisions.
• Co-own the KSA commercial plan from a people perspective, ensuring the right talent, structure, and capabilities for market success.
• Translate Mondelēz's global and MENAP people priorities into locally relevant, high-impact commercial initiatives.
• Provide strategic people insights on route-to-market evolution, distributor workforce models, and commercial team effectiveness.
• Foster a locally authentic, globally connected commercial culture that promotes belonging.
• Lead initiatives that celebrate Saudi culture and create an environment for local commercial leaders and talent to flourish.
• Drive engagement action planning across the commercial organization, ensuring the workplace reflects community values.
• Ensure full alignment with local labor regulations, workforce development frameworks, and government workforce initiatives.

Experience and Qualifications

Candidates should possess 5-10 years of relevant experience in human resources, with a focus on strategic HR partnership and talent management within a commercial context. A strong understanding of local labor regulations and workforce development frameworks is required.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Jeddah, KSA, working within Mondelēz International's commercial business unit.