HR Partner

Air Products; Dhahran Compound; On-site; SAR 299,000 - 375,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading industrial gas company is seeking a Human Resources Partner in Dhahran Compound, Saudi Arabia. This role involves serving as a trusted advisor to management, handling employee relations, compliance, and talent acquisition. The ideal candidate will have strong coaching abilities and a strategic mindset. Responsibilities include managing performance improvement plans and ensuring legal compliance. Join us in a diverse, inclusive workplace where safety and innovation are paramount.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR policy and compliance.
• Strong interpersonal skills for coaching and advising managers.
• Data literacy to utilize workforce data effectively.

Responsibilities

• Coach and advise managers on HR matters and leadership behaviors.
• Support HR compliance with local labor laws.
• Manage employee relations cases and conduct investigations as needed.

Skills

Employee Relations & Investigations

Performance Improvement Plans

HR Policy & Legal Compliance

Labor Relations

Data-Driven Decision Support

Talent Management Support

Strategic Mindset

Business Acumen

Job description

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.

Reimagine What’s Possible

Position Summary

The Human Resources Partner (HRP) Serves As a Trusted Advisor To Front-line And Mid-level Managers At ELT-3 And Below (ELT-4 And Below In South America, India, And Select Organizations In China), Delivering Solutions And Supporting The Employee Population For Their Respective Client Groups With a Focus On

• Employee Relations & Investigations
• Performance Improvement Plans & Disciplinary Actions
• HR Policy & Legal Compliance
• Labor Relations (Unions & Works Councils)
• Employee Separations and Restructuring Execution
• Total Rewards Decision Support
• HR Program & Initiative Execution
• Performance & Talent Management Support
• Workforce Planning Execution
• Talent Acquisition Decision Support

Core Activities

• Manager Coaching & Partnering: Coaches and advises managers on people matters and leadership behaviors aligned with Our Way of Leading, supporting consistent application of HR policies and procedures, and fostering a culture of inclusion, engagement, and accountability.
• Employee Relations Casework: Advises and supports on employee relations cases (e.g., grievances, discipline, performance improvement plans, absences, terminations, etc.), conducting investigations when needed.
• HR Policy & Legal Compliance: Supports HR policy and compliance by ensuring alignment with global standards and local labor laws; updates policies, handbooks, and employment contracts based on regulatory changes.
• Labor Relations: Leads negotiations and manages relationships with unions/works councils to foster constructive dialogue and workplace stability, ensuring compliance with local labor laws.
• Data-Driven Decision Support and Insights: Uses workforce data to proactively identify trends, risks, and opportunities across the employee lifecycle—delivering actionable insights and recommendations to prevent issues, support planning, and enhance decision-making.
• Total Rewards Support: Supports job offer recommendations, salary increase, promotion, retention and recognition processes by reviewing compensation data, preparing recommendations, and ensuring alignment with our compensation philosophy.
• Talent Management Support: Assists HRBPs in the execution of talent processes including performance management, talent management, and employee development; may also support talent reviews for ELT-2 leaders if their local knowledge adds meaningful value to the discussion.
• Employee Engagement & Culture: Partners with HRBPs to implement initiatives related to culture, inclusion, and engagement.
• Workforce Plan Implementation: Supports the development of local workforce strategy and implements workforce plans by coordinating hiring, internal mobility, restructuring and termination activities, and/or capability development.
• Mergers & Acquisitions: Executes HR components of M&A transactions by supporting HR policy and process integration and ensuring compliant implementation of organizational changes, including onboarding, offboarding, and workforce transitions.
• Manager Training: Assists in developing and delivering manager training on employee relations and people practices aligned with Our Way of Leading, with involvement scaled based on the topic, size and complexity of the client group and the availability of HR support.
• HR Excellence & Collaboration: Collaborates with OneHR colleagues to co-create and deliver talent and organizational solutions, reinforcing our commitment to breaking down silos and working as one team.

Competencies

• Strategic Mindset
• Business Acumen
• Conflict Management
• Customer Focus
• Data Literacy
• Influence & Courage
• Optimize Work Processes
• Change Leadership
• Cultural Awareness
• Decision Quality
• HR Policy & Legal Compliance
• Manager Coaching
• Drive Results
• Interpersonal Skills
• Self-Awareness

We are the world’s largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen and industrial gas experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future.

At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter.