Petro Rabigh
Policy & Total Rewards Specialist
- Permanent
- Mecca, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 10 - 15 yrs
Job expiry date: 30/11/2025
Job overview
Date posted
16/10/2025
Location
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Salary
SAR 20,000 - 30,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Job description
The Policy & Total Rewards Specialist supports the design, implementation, analysis, and administration of HR policies, employee benefits, and total rewards strategies to attract, motivate, and retain talent, ensuring practices are competitive, compliant, and aligned with company objectives while sustaining a positive employee experience. The role develops, interprets, and maintains HR policies, procedures, and guidelines in line with current laws; administers and coordinates total rewards programs (health & wellness, retirement/pension plans, insurance, recognition, compensation) with ongoing compliance and competitive benchmarking; collaborates with HR and business leaders to conduct job evaluations, market analyses, and salary reviews to recommend fair and competitive structures; assists in the annual reward cycle (salary review, bonus, incentives); contributes to benefits plan reviews by evaluating effectiveness and workforce feedback; provides subject matter expertise on reward and recognition initiatives and responds to employee/management inquiries; prepares reward and policy documentation, internal communications, and training materials to drive understanding and compliance; monitors changes in employment legislation, regulatory requirements, and best market practice to maintain legal compliance and recommend policy updates; delivers regular reports and analytics on compensation, benefits, and policy compliance; and supports HR projects and cross-functional committees. The ideal candidate brings a strong analytical mindset, excellent communication skills, and proven experience within total rewards or HR policy functions, preferably in an industrial or large corporate environment, with advanced MS Office skills and exposure to HRIS such as SAP or Workday.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Support the development, interpretation, and maintenance of HR policies, procedures, and guidelines aligned with current laws and company objectives.
- Administer and coordinate total rewards programs, including health & wellness, retirement/pension, insurance, recognition, and compensation plans, ensuring compliance and competitive benchmarking.
- Collaborate with HR and business leaders to conduct job evaluations, market analyses, and salary reviews, recommending fair and competitive compensation structures.
- Assist in the annual reward cycle, including annual salary review, bonus, and incentive processes.
- Review and help implement employee benefits plans by evaluating effectiveness and analyzing workforce feedback to drive enhancements.
- Provide subject matter expertise and guidance on employee reward and recognition initiatives; respond to policy and rewards inquiries from employees and management.
- Prepare reward and policy documentation, internal communications, and training materials to support understanding and compliance across the organization.
- Monitor changes in employment legislation, regulatory requirements, and best market practice to maintain legal compliance and recommend policy updates.
- Deliver regular reports and analytics related to compensation, benefits, and policy compliance as required by management.
- Support HR projects and participate in cross-functional committees as assigned.
Experience & skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Relevant professional certification in compensation, benefits, or HR policy preferred (e.g., CIPD, SHRM-SCP, SPHR/GPHR).
- Minimum 12 years of experience in total rewards, compensation & benefits, or HR policy, ideally within an industrial or large corporate setting.
- Thorough knowledge of employment laws, regulatory compliance, and reward management best practices.
- Strong analytical and numerical skills with experience in data analysis and compensation benchmarking methodologies.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
- Proven ability to develop and interpret policies and communicate complex topics clearly and concisely.
- Advanced proficiency in MS Office applications; experience with HR information systems (e.g., SAP, Workday) is desirable.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality, manage multiple tasks, and demonstrate strong attention to detail.
