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Role Overview

As an ME HR Services Specialist, you will be instrumental in delivering high-quality, efficient, and employee-centric HR Services across the UAE and KSA. This full-time position, based in Riyadh, involves supporting the end-to-end execution of core HR processes, providing daily functional guidance to the HR Shared Services Center (HRSSC) team, and collaborating with regional stakeholders to ensure a seamless employee experience. The role also contributes to the continuous improvement of HR service delivery through process simplification, standardization, digitization, and automation initiatives. The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of relevant experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end onboarding and offboarding processes for employees across the UAE and KSA, including welcome calls, documentation, system setup, query resolution for new hires, and ensuring compliant exits.
• Monitor and manage permit expiry dates and renewals, such as labor cards and exit/re-entry permits, coordinating with government relations agencies and outsourced providers to maintain current and compliant documentation.
• Administer employee enrollment, contributions, and reconciliation for applicable pension and social insurance schemes, ensuring accurate records and timely compliance with statutory requirements.
• Serve as the daily point of contact for the HR Shared Services Center team, reviewing the quality and turnaround of transactional HR support, providing guidance, and ensuring service delivery meets agreed SLAs and BCG standards.
• Provide end-to-end HR Services support throughout the employee lifecycle, including query management, data management, transfers, letter generation, and record-keeping, while ensuring data integrity and compliance.
• Coordinate with People functions, Payroll, Finance, and external vendors to ensure timely, accurate, and customer-focused resolution of HR matters.
• Prepare reports, track operational metrics, and support audits and internal controls to contribute to data-driven decision-making within the HR Services function.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate HR Services processes, supporting the design, testing, and implementation of workflow improvements and digital solutions.
• Identify gaps in HR Services processes across UAE and KSA and propose practical solutions, collaborating with the ME HR Services Manager to drive high-quality operations.

Required Skills and Experience

• Proven ability to deliver exceptional customer service with strong attention to detail and awareness of organizational dynamics.
• Experience managing multiple priorities across the UAE and KSA while maintaining accuracy in a fast-paced environment.
• Capability to provide daily guidance to a shared services team, review work quality, and support colleagues in meeting service standards.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships and collaborate across teams, functions, and geographies.
• Clear and confident communication skills with employees and stakeholders at various levels.
• Proactive approach to taking ownership, working independently, and driving issues to resolution.
• Adept at identifying inefficiencies and recommending practical, automation-enabled solutions for process improvement.
• Quick learner with new technologies and a curiosity for digital tools and automation.
• Ability to balance operational execution with a continuous improvement mindset.

Work Environment and Team Collaboration

You will be part of the Middle East HR Services team, supporting employees and stakeholders across the UAE, KSA, and Qatar. This role involves close partnership with the HR Shared Services Center team based in New Delhi. Reporting to the ME HR Services Manager, you will collaborate with local HR colleagues in Dubai, Riyadh, and Doha, regional leadership, and external partners, including visa agencies and government relations providers. The focus is on delivering efficient, employee-centric HR services and contributing to continuous improvement and automation initiatives across the region.

Application Information

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable. BCG is an E-Verify Employer.