National Talent & Compliance Lead (Saudi Nationals)

About the role

Horizontal Digital, a digital consultancy for Fortune 500 companies, is looking for an experienced Saudi national to join as its National Talent & Compliance Lead in Riyadh. This is a senior role split between compliance and visas (replacing an external PRO company) and Saudi national hiring.

Key responsibilities

• Visas and immigration: manage end-to-end work visas, iqama issuance and renewal, dependent visas, and exit/re-entry and cancellation for expatriates and their families; handle business/visit visas for employees travelling to Saudi Arabia.
• Insurance: work with the insurance broker on adding and removing employees and dependents from the health insurance plan.
• Nitaqat/Saudization: track the Saudi/non-Saudi headcount ratio and quota band, flag risks early and recommend corrective actions, and act as the main point of contact for Saudization and government relations.
• Labour law: monitor changes to KSA labour law, MHRSD regulations and Qiwa/Muqeem/GOSI/visa platforms and turn them into clear guidance for leadership and HR.
• Onboarding/offboarding: own the government and administrative side (visas, iqama, labour contracts, GOSI, health insurance) in coordination with HR, IT and hiring managers.
• Saudi national hiring: source, screen and recruit Saudi talent, build a pipeline, propose retention programmes such as university and graduate partnerships, and partner with hiring managers on workforce planning.
• Candidate tracking in the Applicant Tracking System, support wider Talent Acquisition and HR projects, and act as culture ambassador for the Saudi team.

Required profile

• KSA national (required).
• Proven experience in Saudization, government relations/PRO, visa and immigration or a senior HR role in Saudi Arabia, with hands-on visa and iqama management.
• Experience coordinating with an insurance broker on health insurance additions, amendments and removals.
• Strong knowledge of Nitaqat, MHRSD regulations and the Qiwa/Muqeem/GOSI platforms.
• Experience sourcing Saudi national candidates and leading Saudi National Graduate programmes.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Required skills

• ATS systems, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel.
• Arabic and English, written and spoken.
• Confidentiality and stakeholder management.

What we offer

• 22 days holiday.
• Medical insurance for employee, spouse and children.
• Flexible office hours and working from home twice per week.
• Remote work from a place of choice for 2 weeks a year.