HR & People Operations Specialist – Film Studios

About the role

The HR & People Operations Specialist will support workforce activation and employee lifecycle operations for a film studio asset. This role ensures effective HR coordination, onboarding, workforce administration, and alignment with group HR policies within a lean operating model.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment activities, interview scheduling, onboarding, and employee mobilization in line with approved workforce plans.
• Support phased workforce mobilization aligned with activation milestones and operational readiness requirements.
• Maintain employee records, organization data, manpower tracking, and HR documentation with strong controls and accuracy.
• Coordinate employee lifecycle administration including onboarding, transfers, role changes, and exits.
• Act as the primary HR operations focal point for employees and managers on day‑to‑day workforce administration matters.
• Collaborate with centralized HR functions during incubation, activation, and early operating phases to ensure smooth delivery of HR services.
• Support position management, organization structure updates, workforce reporting, and approved headcount tracking.
• Assist in implementing performance management, employee engagement, training, and people initiatives at the asset level.
• Coordinate payroll inputs, attendance tracking, leave administration, and employee services processes with relevant support teams.
• Prepare HR operational reports, dashboards, and workforce analytics for leadership review.
• Support employee communication and change management initiatives during activation and organizational ramp‑up.
• Handle employee requests, HR operational escalations, and service follow‑up actions.
• Ensure compliance with HR policies, procedures, governance requirements, and document retention standards.
• Support implementation of Saudization and workforce localization requirements.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 4–6 years of experience in HR operations, people administration, or workforce coordination.
• Experience in lean organizations, activation‑stage assets, hospitality, entertainment, or similar operational environments is preferred.

Required skills