HR Manager

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
• Partnering with the recruiters to shortlist and interview candidates for positions.
• Prepare contracts for new hires.
• Liaise with Immigration advisors on preparation of visas for non- local hires and maintaining all required documents.
• Prepare accurate monthly payroll files for processing, in partnership with the finance team. Ensure timely payments. Answer employee payroll queries.
• Manage attendance, overtime, bonuses, leave and allowances for the team.
• Ensure the enrollment and deletion for the employees and their legal dependents to the company insurance plan in time and timely confirm and pay the premium accurately.Ensure smooth onboarding for new starters to the team.
• Ensure payroll and benefits policies comply with Saudi Arabian labour laws and regulations.
• Maintain the HRIS to ensure accuracy of data.
• Identify areas for improvement in the delivery of calendar activities and help implement recommendations and changes.
• Advise People Managers on broader HR activities such as absence management, performance and talent management and other people related matters.
• Lead cyclic events like salary review, consistency meetings and promotions (e.g. preparing ad hoc reports, attending consistency meetings)
• Actively 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.

• 3 years + previous HR experience

• Fluent in Arabic- written and speaking.

• Ideally educated to degree level and/or working to an HR qualification.
• Experience of working within the film/TV/Media industry an advantage but not essential.
• Proven experience of employee relations issues and taking a pragmatic approach to managing them.
• Strong working knowledge of Arabic employment legislation and best practice essential.
• Proven experience of developing effective processes and suggesting new ways of working.

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 & Emmy winning creative and technology company has been a trusted partner for storytellers and showrunners worldwide. The company has consistently created iconic works, from Martin Scorsese's Academy Award winning Hugo and multiple seasons of HBO's Emmy winning Game of Thrones to 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, Canada.

Our company values are:

Integrity- Be honest. Be trustworthy. Show respect. Be authentic.

Innovation- Adopt a beginner mindset. Be adaptable. Be progressive. Be creative. Be brave.

Unity- Be collaborative. Be empathetic. Recognize 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.

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.

Benefits may vary by location due to regional regulations and company policies.

PXO does not accept resumes from recruiters. Unsolicited resumes are accepted directly from candidates only. PXO will not pay any fees associated with unsolicited resumes.