Human Resources Generalist - Immigration

McKinsey & Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

McKinsey & Company in Riyadh seeks an HR/Immigration professional to manage mobility, visa eligibility, and onboarding for staff entering Saudi Arabia. You will guide expat and local hires, ensure GOSI compliance, and collaborate with vendors and internal teams to streamline processes.

The role emphasizes independent work, strong communication, and the ability to influence senior leaders while leveraging AI-driven HR transformation initiatives. This position is based in Riyadh.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years in HR or immigration in a People team.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Firm tools (Box, Slack).
• Strong communication across external/internal channels.
• Ability to work independently and entrepreneurially.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and manage multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver mobility, immigration, and visa eligibility assessments for staff entering Saudi Arabia.
• Support business travelers in obtaining visas and assist with work/residency permits.
• Guide expat and national hires through onboarding while ensuring GOSI compliance.
• Collaborate with vendors, PROs, and internal teams to maintain end-to-end process quality and deploy AI tools where relevant.

Skills

HR Immigration Experience

Stakeholder Management

Communications

Entrepreneurial Mindset

Narrative Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Box

Slack

Job description

Who You'll Work With

You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact. In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference. When you join us, you will have:

• Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.

Your Impact

You will be the responsible person for delivery of mobility, immigration, and the visa eligibility assessments for our people into Saudi Arabia. You will support business travelers in obtaining the correct visas to visit or bill clients within the Kingdom, while assisting our personnel and their families with work and residency permits and guiding our vendor networks by establishing best practices. You will guide both expat and national hires through the onboarding process to ensure they become productive and well-integrated promptly, while maintaining full compliance with GOSI regulations. Through close collaboration with vendors, Public Relations Officers (PROs), and internal colleagues, you will ensure that the overall scope is managed effectively end-to-end and that consistent quality is sustained. Additionally, you will coach junior colleagues on the MIE to secure operational continuity, while continuously identifying opportunities to streamline, simplify, right-shape, and deploy AI tools as part of our regional and global HR transformation initiatives. Your work will help ensure that our people and their families are able to move to Saudi Arabia smoothly and that those who are travelling to Saudi Arabia can do so while remaining compliant with the country’s requirements. You will be based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as part of our Human Resources team. This team serves our firm by helping its members have suitable work authorization and access to benefits, ensuring risk managed and compliant travel across countries, and partnering across our FSP functions and CSP leadership to ensure compliance and to create positive in our policies.

Your Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required
• 5 years+ of working in Human Resources or a role adjacent to immigration in a People team
• Mastery of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Teams) and Firm-related tools (Box, Slack)
• Broad skillset across relevant communication service lines and platforms (e.g., external/internal communications, media relations, events, executive communications)
• Ability to work independently and entrepreneurially, managing and prioritizing deadlines effectively
• Ability to influence and direct colleagues, and manage the needs of different stakeholders, including senior leaders
• Ability to distill complex ideas into compelling narratives across different formats
• Ability to work in-person at least 3 days per week or more often, should it be required
• Effective communication skills across formats (e.g., written, verbal/presentation, digital-ready content)
• Fluency level language skills in verbal and written English