HR Manager

Pixomondo; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading film production company in Saudi Arabia is seeking an HR Manager to manage recruitment, payroll, and compliance with local labor laws. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of HR experience, fluency in Arabic, and experience in the film or media industry is a plus. Responsibilities include providing HR support, preparing payroll, and ensuring smooth onboarding. Join a collaborative team that values innovation, integrity, and excellence.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of HR experience.
• Experience within the film/TV/media industry is an advantage.
• Proven experience of developing effective processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide business-focused HR support to the team.
• Partner with recruiters to shortlist and interview candidates.
• Prepare accurate monthly payroll files for processing.

Skills

Fluent in Arabic (written and spoken)

Strong working knowledge of Arabic employment legislation

Proven experience with employee relations issues

Education

Degree level qualification or working toward an HR qualification

Job description

Job Overview

The HR Manager is responsible for ensuring we attract the right talent, engage and inspire a team with a unified, collaborative and innovative culture across the team. The HR Manager plays a key role in the recruitment and day‑to‑day management of the team, ensuring compliance in alignment with Saudi employment law.

Responsibilities

• Provide business-focused and best practice HR support to the team.
• Act as a primary contact on HR/Payroll/Benefits matters for the team.
• Partner with recruiters to shortlist and interview candidates.
• Prepare contracts for new hires.
• Liaise with immigration advisors on visa preparation for non‑local hires and maintain all required documents.
• Prepare accurate monthly payroll files for processing, in partnership with the finance team.
• Ensure timely payments and respond to employee payroll queries.
• Manage attendance, overtime, bonuses, leave and allowances for the team.
• Ensure enrollment and deletion for employees and their legal dependents in the company insurance plan, confirm and pay premiums accurately.
• Ensure smooth onboarding for new starters.
• Ensure payroll and benefits policies comply with Saudi Arabian labour laws and regulations.
• Maintain the HRIS to ensure data accuracy.
• Identify areas for improvement in the delivery of calendar activities and implement recommendations.
• Advise People Managers on broader HR activities such as absence management, performance and talent management.
• Lead cyclic events like salary review, consistency meetings and promotions (e.g., preparing ad hoc reports, attending consistency meetings).
• Share knowledge and experience proactively across the team and be recognised as an expert in your business area.
• Work closely with the Production team to identify localised HR initiatives and priorities, keeping closely connected with wider HR function to ensure alignment and consistency.

Qualifications & Experience

• 3+ years of HR experience.
• Fluent in Arabic (written and spoken).
• Ideally a degree level qualification and/or working toward an HR qualification.
• Experience within the film/TV/media industry is an advantage but not essential.
• Proven experience with employee relations issues and a pragmatic approach to managing them.
• Strong working knowledge of Arabic employment legislation and best practice.
• Proven experience of developing effective processes and suggesting new ways of working.

Equal Opportunity

Pixomondo is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

About Pixomondo (PXO)

PXO, a Sony Pictures Entertainment company, creates industry‑leading visualization, virtual production and visual effects for premium film and episodic content. Through its 24‑year history, the Oscar, BAFTA and Emmy winning creative and technology company has been a trusted partner for storytellers and showrunners worldwide. The company has consistently created iconic works such as Martin Scorsese’s Academy Award‑winning Hugo, multiple seasons of HBO’s Emmy‑winning Game of Thrones, the recent House of the Dragon, Amazon’s The Boys, and Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4.

In virtual production, PXO collaborates with filmmakers from first drawing to final pixel. Using interactive technology and proprietary software and tools, PXO brings ideas to life by virtually immersing filmmakers in the worlds they imagine throughout every stage of the creative process.

The company’s LED virtual production work includes House of the Dragon, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Reacher and Amazon’s critically acclaimed Cada Minuto Cuenta. PXO has seven creative studios and three LED volumes in the US, UK, Germany and Canada.

Company Values

• Integrity – Be honest, trustworthy, show respect, be authentic.
• Innovation – Adopt a beginner mindset, be adaptable, be progressive, be creative, be brave.
• Unity – Be collaborative, be empathetic, recognise difference.
• Determination – Have purpose, show commitment, be disciplined, be resilient.
• Excellence – Push to make the best work, never repeat mistakes, share knowledge, analyse success and failure.