Senior Manager - Compensation and Benefits

Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Develop job architecture, grading structures, salary bands, incentive frameworks, and allowance structures tailored to each operating company’s business model.
• Ensure compensation strategies align with organizational strategy, financial constraints, and regional market practices.
• Design, develop, and recommend benefits programs for each operating company, including medical, insurance, allowances, and statutory benefits.
• Balance competitiveness, affordability, and sustainability when structuring benefits packages for early-stage companies.
• Ensure benefits programs comply with local labor laws and regulations across Middle East jurisdictions.
• Partner with brokers, insurers, and vendors to source and manage benefits solutions.
• Work closely with external compensation consultants and survey providers to obtain reliable market data and benchmarks.
• Analyze market data to inform compensation structures, pay positioning, and benefit offerings for different industries and geographies.
• Partner with the HR Incubation team to support the setup and launch of new subsidiary companies.
• Act as a subject matter expert to HR Business Partners and leadership teams on compensation and benefits matters for OpCos.
• Prepare presentations, business cases, and recommendations for senior leadership and governance committee.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong expertise in compensation and benefits design within start-up, or rapid-growth environments.
• Experience working in a matrixed environment
• Experience in job evaluation from trusted international methodologies
• Deep understanding of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and wider GCC labor laws, compensation practices, and benefits structures.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret market data and translate insights into practical frameworks.
• Project management skills with an ability to develop frameworks & trackers (RACIs etc)
• Proven ability to work with ambiguity and build structures from scratch.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Commercial mindset with strong cost and financial awareness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field (Master’s or professional certifications such as CCP preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Compensation & Benefits, with experience at Senior Manager or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience setting up compensation and benefits frameworks for startup or newly established companies.
• Middle East experience is essential; regional, multi-country exposure is highly desirable.
• Experience working across multiple industries is strongly preferred.
• Prior experience working with consulting firms and external market data providers in the region