Health Services Specialist

SAP - Germany; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is looking for a Senior Health, Safety & Wellbeing Specialist in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role involves designing health and safety programs, ensuring regulatory compliance, and fostering a culture of wellbeing among employees. Ideal candidates should have experience in project management, excellent communication skills, and a strategic mindset. Competitive benefits will be provided.

Benefits

Flexible working models

Health and wellbeing programs

Collaborative team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in resolving complex issues in health and safety.
• Ability to adapt communication for different audiences.
• Familiarity with MENA health and safety frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of health and wellness programs.
• Ensure compliance with local legislation.
• Manage the health & safety budget and vendor relationships.

Skills

Project management

Excellent communication

Strategic thinking

Data-driven decision making

Self-starter

Job description

Overview

We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture focuses on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options. Reports to: Regional Head of People & Culture (MENA).

Role

The Senior Health, Safety & Wellbeing Specialist leads the design and delivery of programs that support employee health, safety, and wellbeing across the MENA region. This role ensures compliance with local legislation, aligns with SAP’s global standards, and integrates wellbeing into the overall employee experience. It combines strategy, compliance, and people-focused programming to shape a resilient, safe, and high-performing workplace. This role sits in the Head of People & Culture office for MENA.

Key Responsibilities

1. Program Strategy & Delivery
   • Develop and deliver health, safety, and wellness programs tailored to evolving workforce needs (e.g., hybrid work, psychological safety, burnout).
   • Align programs with SAP’s People Strategy and Global Health & Safety Management Standard.
2. Regulatory Compliance & Risk
   • Ensure compliance with relevant MENA legislation, with support from the legal team.
   • Track regulatory changes and, where relevant, update policies, processes, and training (or support these updates across other functions).
3. Governance & Committees
   • Lead MENA Health & Safety Councils; run quarterly meetings and drive follow-up actions.
   • Support joint health and safety committees where required by law.
4. Communication & Collaboration
   • Drive awareness campaigns that foster a culture of wellbeing.
   • Facilitate health and safety awareness to employees and managers where relevant.
   • Collaborate with Total Rewards and Facilities to embed inclusive wellbeing into the employee journey.
   • Act as a trusted advisor and escalation point for H&S concerns.
5. Budget & Vendor Management
   • Manage the health & safety budget and oversee vendors for mental health and safety programming.
6. Skills & Attributes
   • Strong self-starter with a track record of resolving complex issues.
   • Skilled in project management, with the ability to lead from concept to delivery.
   • Excellent communicator, able to influence senior leaders and adapt to different audiences.
   • Strategic, data-driven thinker who can connect compliance, culture, and outcomes.
   • Comfortable shifting between high-level planning and hands-on implementation.

Preferred Experience & Knowledge

Assets, not requirements

• Understanding of MENA health & safety frameworks and legislation.
• Experience in HR, employee experience, or workplace operations.
• Comfortable working with senior stakeholders and running councils or committees.
• Familiarity with mental health strategies and inclusive wellness.
• Budgeting and vendor management experience.

Additional Focus Areas

• Collaborate with global teams to align local efforts with global standards.
• Advise on the health & safety implications of hybrid work models.
• Use data and insights to continuously improve safety and wellbeing outcomes.

Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. SAP is a cloud company with a large global workforce, purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone feels included and can run at their best. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations. If you need accommodation to navigate our website or complete your application, please email Recruiting Operations Team: [e-mail].

For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable laws.

Successful candidates may be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

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