كريم محمد

I lead a high-performing team responsible for supporting major clients including PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Limited, Deloitte and Touche Middle East
Limited, Accenture Saudi Arabia Limited, Korn Ferry Hay Group, Saudi Arabian Consulting Engineering (PACE), D360 Bank, HCL Saudi Arabia LLC, KEO
International Consultants, Khatib & Alami, and EWS International. We manage visa processes, onboarding, employee transfers, and full People Operations. I
coach my team to deliver professional results, develop succession plans, and prepare team members for leadership roles.
Responsibilities:
• Mentoring & Coaching: Provide ongoing guidance and training to ensure adherence to global People Operations best practices and compliance
standards.
• Recruitment Support: Oversee CV screening and shortlist verification prior to client submission.
• Mobilization, Visa & Immigration Management: Drive timely onboarding and ensure all processes are compliant and transparent for clients and new
employees.
• Client Engagement: Partner with clients to align People Operations strategies with business objectives, enhancing mobilization and onboarding
efficiency.
• Team Leadership: Direct HR professionals through onboarding, mobilization, and operational workflows to meet client expectations.
• Issue Resolution: Address escalated employee concerns promptly, ensuring fair and compliant outcomes.
• Payroll Coordination: Collaborate with payroll teams to verify timesheets, approvals, and ensure timely salary disbursement.
• Process Optimization: Review and refine HR processes to enhance efficiency and compliance across all operations.
• Reporting & Insights: Prepare detailed HR reports highlighting labor law updates, operational KPIs, and compliance status.
• Stakeholder Management: Serve as primary HR contact for project managers, department heads, and external recruitment agencies.

Recruitment:
• Assisted in full-cycle recruitment, including job postings, candidate screenings, interview scheduling, and reference checks.
• Coordinated with partner agencies for CV collection and initial interviews.
• Uploaded and shared agency-screened CVs via ERP systems for client review and selection.
Mobilization, Immigration & Onboarding:
• Prepared offer letters, contracts, exception letters, and collected pre-joining documents for compliance.
• Managed block visas, passport submissions, and ensured timely processing of all immigration documentation.
• Coordinated travel, accommodation, and airport pickups for new joiners; collaborated with onboarding officers for smooth integration. People Operations:
• Ensured Iqama issuance and accurate employee record management.
• Maintained employee data integrity, conducted audits, and improved HRIS accuracy.
• Handled employee relations matters and provided guidance to both employees and clients.
• Ensured compliance with labor regulations and internal policies.
• Supported payroll processing, benefits administration, and timely payments.
• Managed offboarding activities, including exit clearances, documentation, and final settlements.
• Oversaw Iqama transfers, renewals, and visa management (exit, re-entry, final exit) through Muqeem.
• Supported HR team in managing Saudi government processes, including GOSI, QIWA, Muqeem, MOL, Ajir, and Chamber of Commerce requirements.

Supports the recruitment team in administrative tasks . • Participates in preparing forms, analysis, presentations, reports, or other materials • Monitoring and updating systems related to data storage and communication with clients • Keeping an organized database . • Editing documents according to established standards • Preparing and posting job offers . • Monitoring and updating systems an applicant tracking system or customer relationship management software required. • Solve and work effectively in a very fast paced environment with multiple competing priorities in a global business culture. • Understanding of compliance requirements and best practices for recruitment and hiring. • Provide daily/weekly reports to hiring managers on a timely basis regarding status relating to all positions; including outreach and response for each position as needed. • Conduct thorough candidate prescreening interviews and recommend highly qualified and diverse candidates who meet the requirements for the role. • Review applications and assess candidate qualifications against criteria established in the project job descriptions or Scope of Work requirements. • Develop and ensure implementation of high-quality global recruitment, interviewing, selection, and strategic onboarding processes. • Build the skills and commitment of hiring managers to follow best practices in all stages of the talent acquisition life cycle. • Conduct recruitment strategy meetings with Hiring Managers to ensure a complete understanding of the job requirements, candidate matches, and the qualifications needed to fill the role. • Manage the selection process for positions, including requisition management, development of position descriptions and recruitment strategy, candidate selection, reference and background checks, salary negotiations, and the facilitation of the on-boarding process. • Perform any additional tasks requested by the managers. • Prepare periodic reports (e.g., status of each candidate, rejection & acceptance rates, etc.) for the assigned business line based on the set templates • Collect and maintain the feedback templates, document, and interviewer notes on Avature. • Conduct screening calls for the assigned roles based on the final list of screened CVs. Document the results of the screening call on Avature and ensure all the documentation is in place. • Perform initial CV screening for all CVs received through passive sourcing channels ( Facebook, naukrigulf.com, LinkedIn.com, Bayt.com ), using the requirements identified for the job.
• Screen resumes and job applications and Conduct initial phone screens to create shortlists of qualified candidates, Follow up with candidates throughout the hiring process. • Collaborates with hiring managers to understand the needs and roles to be filled; reviews job descriptions for vacancies. • Identifies the most effective methods for recruiting and attracting candidates.

▪ Post jobs on all available sourcing channels including LinkedIn, Facebook, recruitment websites and other social media sites.
▪ Handle direct sourcing channels (Walk in) in all regions.
▪ Screen candidates by reviewing resumes and job applications, and performing phone screenings .
▪ Perform reference checks as needed.
▪ Responsible for Blue Collars recruitment such as Drivers, HAVC Technician, Rigger, Telecom technician, Track Technician, Metro Driver .
▪ Responsible for white collars recruitment such as Junior Software Tester, System Engineer, Telesales, Sales Insurance Agent, Junior Accountant, Finance Manager.
▪ Conduct initial phone screens to create shortlists of qualified candidates.
▪ Conduct data in sheet blue collars and white collars .
▪ Interview candidates (via phone, video and in-person).
▪ Headhunting candidates for different positions from wuzzuf, LinkedIn, Facebook, Forasna .