Vice President of Human Resources

Overview

Role Overview

People Strategy & International Scaling

• Define and execute the HR strategy to support webook.com's international growth plans
• Advise the COO and executive leadership team on people strategy, organizational structure, workforce planning, and HR priorities
• Build a scalable HR operating model across KSA and international markets
• Ensure HR practices support business growth, market expansion, culture, and performance

HR Operations & Governance

• Design and implement scalable HR policies, processes, systems, and governance across multiple countries
• Work closely with the existing KSA HR Director and HR team to ensure alignment, consistency, and capability across the HR function
• Lead the setup of HR operations in new markets, including employment models, onboarding, payroll coordination, benefits, employee lifecycle processes, and local compliance
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, service levels, and reporting between central HR, local HR teams, regional leaders, and external partners

Organizational Design & Workforce Planning

• Lead organizational design to ensure the company has the right structure, roles, leadership layers, and capabilities to scale
• Partner with business leaders to define future workforce needs across functions and markets
• Build workforce planning processes linked to business priorities, budgets, and expansion plans
• Identify capability gaps, succession risks, structural issues, and opportunities to improve organizational effectiveness

Talent Acquisition & Development

• Develop international talent acquisition strategies for leadership, technical, commercial, operational, and market-specific roles
• Build talent management frameworks covering succession planning, high-potential talent, career pathways, leadership development, and retention
• Strengthen executive hiring, critical role hiring, onboarding, and leadership readiness for international expansion
• Ensure the company can attract, develop, and retain the talent required for global growth

Performance, Rewards & Development

• Design and implement a performance management framework that drives accountability, high performance, and continuous development
• Ensure goals, KPIs, feedback, and reward outcomes are clearly linked to business priorities
• Develop compensation, benefits, job leveling, grading, and incentive frameworks suitable for international markets
• Partner with Finance and leadership on workforce costs, salary benchmarking, bonus structures, and reward governance

Culture, Engagement & DEI

• Help preserve webook.com's entrepreneurial culture while introducing the structure needed for international scale
• Lead engagement initiatives, employee listening, and action planning across markets
• Support leaders in managing culture shifts, organizational change, and new ways of working
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, inclusion, speed, and high performance

HR Leadership & Business Partnership

• Provide leadership to the HR function, including the head office KSA HR team, regional HR resources, and external partners
• Act as a strategic advisor to the COO, CEO, and executive leadership team on people, culture, structure, and capability
• Build strong partnerships with Finance, Legal, GRC, Operations, Commercial, Product, Technology, and regional leaders
• Ensure HR is seen as a business partner that enables growth, performance, and scalable execution

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, including significant experience in international or multi-market environments
• Proven experience scaling HR functions, people operations, and organizational structures in high-growth companies
• Strong experience setting up HR operations, policies, systems, and processes across multiple countries
• Demonstrated expertise in organizational design, workforce planning, talent management, leadership development, performance management, and compensation frameworks
• Experience supporting international expansion across markets such as KSA, UAE, MENA, Europe, the UK, or other global territories
• Strong understanding of employment models, HR compliance, benefits, payroll coordination, employee relations, and employee lifecycle processes across jurisdictions
• Experience advising C-suite executives on people strategy, structure, culture, and leadership capability
• Ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on when needed
• Experience in technology, digital platforms, marketplaces, e-commerce, entertainment, travel, or other high-growth environments preferred
• Strong communication, influencing, stakeholder management, and change management skills
• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or related field
• Master's degree or senior HR certification such as SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CIPD, or equivalent preferred