General Manager, Saudi Arabia Regional Headquarters

Wolters Kluwer; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in professional information is seeking a General Manager for the GCC region based in Saudi Arabia. The role involves representing the company with local authorities, ensuring compliance with KSA regulations, and managing relationships in the healthcare sector. Ideal candidates should have experience with KSA government and employment regulations, a strong healthcare background, and excellent stakeholder management skills. Fluency in English and Arabic is required.

Qualifications

• Experience working with KSA government entities and regulatory bodies.
• Knowledge of KSA corporate compliance and employment regulations.
• Background in the healthcare sector with exposure to public-sector tendering processes.
• Ability to support account entry, tender readiness, and business development in a compliant manner.
• KSA Citizen or Permanent Resident.
• Strong business acumen.
• Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed, multinational environment.
• High level of integrity, discretion, and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Represent the company’s interests with local authorities and regulators.
• Build and maintain relationships with healthcare stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with KSA corporate regulations and employment laws.
• Oversee local office facilities and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Advise on appropriate visas and work authorizations for employees.

Skills

KSA government entities experience

Knowledge of KSA corporate compliance regulations

Healthcare background

Fluent in English and Arabic

Stakeholder management skills

Job description

Wolters Kluwer is a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services for the health, tax & accounting, governance, risk & compliance, and legal & regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Alphenaanden Rijn, the Netherlands. The Company serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 21,000 people worldwide. Every day, our customers make critical decisions to help save lives, improve the way they do business, and build better judicial and regulatory systems.

General Manager, GCC Region

The General Manager, GCC Region will serve as the General Manager for Wolters Kluwer’s Regional Headquarters ("RHQ") for the Middle East region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ("KSA"), as well as the General Manager for Wolters Kluwer’s operating company in KSA.

In addition, this role will provide remote compliance and administrative support for Wolters Kluwer’s businesses elsewhere in the MENA Region, including Dubai.

This role will hold primary responsibility for efficient and compliant operation of Wolters Kluwer’s businesses in the MENA region in accordance with local requirements and Wolters Kluwer’s global corporate policies.

This role will be based in KSA and, preferably, in Riyadh.

Essential Duties

• Represent Wolters Kluwer’s interests with local authorities, regulators, partners and vendors across the MENA region, ensuring compliance and strong stakeholder relationships.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with the Ministry of Finance and relevant public‑sector healthcare stakeholders, leveraging a healthcare background and understanding of tendering and procurement processes (e.g. cluster‑based models) to support the business in account entry, tender readiness and selective business development initiatives, where appropriate and in line with compliance standards.
• Liaise with government platforms and vendors related to employment matters (e.g. QIWA, Wage Protection System, GOSI).
• Ensure compliance with KSA corporate regulations, employment laws, work permits and related statutory requirements.
• Oversee the maintenance, safety and operational efficiency of local office facilities, ensuring alignment with business needs and regulatory standards.
• Partner with Global Corporate Estate to ensure facilities meet government and compliance requirements applicable to foreign companies.
• Collaborate with Global Business Sourcing on ad‑hoc, country‑specific requirements, implementations or regulatory changes.
• Coordinate and provide translations of official documents between Arabic and English, as required.
• Advise and support the organization on appropriate visas and work authorizations for employees traveling to the Kingdom for business purposes.
• Contribute to annual employee benefits renewals, including participation in market reviews, employee feedback discussions and invoice reconciliation.

Job Qualifications

• Experience working with KSA government entities and regulatory bodies.
• Knowledge of KSA corporate compliance and employment regulations (QIWA, GOSI, WPS).
• Background in the healthcare sector, with exposure to public‑sector tendering processes.
• Ability to support account entry, tender readiness and business development in a compliant manner.
• KSA Citizen or Permanent Resident.
• Fluent in English and Arabic.
• Strong business acumen.
• Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed, multinational environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• High level of integrity, discretion and professionalism.

For more details please contact Carl Rigby at [e-mail]

Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in‑person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI‑generated responses or third‑party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.