Schlumberger Middle East
HR Business Partner
- Permanent
- Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
Job expiry date: 10/10/2026
Job overview
Date posted
26/08/2026
Location
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Salary
SAR 15,000 - 20,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Job description
In this role you will be responsible for HR functions at SLB including payroll, employee relations, recruitment, performance management, policies and procedures, and compensation and benefits. Reporting to the PCT HR Manager, MENA, you will be pivotal in building employee engagement and performance capability in a fast-paced growth business environment across Saudi Arabia and Egypt. You will support day to day operations of the HR function and associated duties, exercising individual judgement while dealing with potential or real concerns and bringing them to management's attention. You are responsible for implementing plans to build employee engagement through a deep understanding of individual and organisational behavior, and building strong relationships with management teams, coaching leaders on effective conflict management. Your responsibilities include ensuring compliance/regulatory matters are managed appropriately and recommending and supporting compensation and benefits initiatives. You will lead the recruitment process including screening, interviewing, hiring, and orientation of new employees, and you are responsible for the administration of the recruitment process from requisition management through candidate communications. You will assist with the delivery of manager and associate education on talent management programs, including annual performance reviews and talent assessment. In this role you will manage the confidential personnel files and ensure HRIS accuracy, inputting new hires, terminations, and other changes. You will ensure the company remains compliant with immigration legislation, coordinating closely with the Government Relations Officer, and you are responsible for managing the payroll process in close liaison with the external payroll provider.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Support day to day operations of the HR function and associated duties in Saudi Arabia and Egypt operations
- Exercise individual judgement while dealing with potential or real concerns and bring them to management's attention
- Implement plans to build employee engagement through understanding of individual and organisational behavior
- Build strong relationships with management teams, coaching and consulting leaders on conflict management
- Ensure compliance/regulatory matters are managed efficiently and appropriately
- Recommend and support compensation and benefits initiatives and analysis
- Prepare compensation proposals for new hires, promotions, relocations, and other associate changes
- Administer benefits for associates, including medical and life insurance and flight allowances
- Provide day to day impartial advice to line managers and associates on HR-related queries and policies
- Work with the HR Manager to create, maintain, and manage internal HR policies and processes
- Deliver change programs to drive cultural change and improved HR practice
- Support line managers to ensure consistent and efficient application of HR policies and procedures
- Counsel managers on handling employee relations issues, including performance improvement plans
- Lead the recruitment process, including screening, interviewing, hiring, and orientation of new employees
- Administer the recruitment process from requisition management through candidate communications
- Organize pre-employment checks
- Prepare and issue offer letters, contracts, and other employment letters
- Prepare associate letters such as salary certificates, NOCs, and LOIs
- Assist with delivery of manager and associate education on talent management programs
- Assist in the annual talent assessment process including succession planning
- Monitor completion rates of annual talent processes and provide reports to management
Experience & skills
- Bring a minimum of 2 years of experience in an HR Generalist role, specifically within global multinational companies, reflecting the cross-border, matrixed environment this role operates in across Saudi Arabia and Egypt
- Demonstrate a strong work ethic and the ability to use own initiative, since the role involves exercising individual judgement on potential or real concerns before escalating to management
- Show the ability to work independently with a high level of accountability, given the breadth of HR functions this single role covers, from payroll to immigration to talent management
- Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills, necessary for coaching line managers, consulting with leaders on conflict management, and building trust across the business
- Be fluent in both English and Arabic, verbal and written, reflecting the need to communicate clearly with a bilingual workforce and local stakeholders such as the Government Relations Officer
- Hold a bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or an equivalent field, which is preferred rather than mandatory, suggesting relevant hands-on HR experience can substitute for a specific academic background
- Show working knowledge of, or the ability to quickly learn, HRIS systems such as Workday, since the role is responsible for HRIS accuracy and for educating managers on its use
- Demonstrate familiarity with local labour law requirements, given the role's responsibility for employee relations matters, disciplinary processes, and grievance handling in compliance with Saudi regulations
- Show comfort operating in a fast-paced, growth-oriented business environment, consistent with the company's stated pace of expansion across Saudi Arabia and Egypt
- Demonstrate sound judgment and discretion when handling confidential personnel information, since the role is responsible for maintaining sensitive personnel files and coordinating audit responses