About Noon

Noon Academy is the leading edtech platform in the Middle East, with over 12 million students and teachers using our app to learn, teach, and collaborate. We have recently raised $41 million in Series B funding to expand our reach and impact in the region and beyond. We are on a mission to transform the physical classroom experience by introducing our highly engaging social, group-based learning and AI to make learning fun and improve learning efficacy. Our ultimate goal is to provide access to the best teachers to every student even if that teacher is only available virtually. We believe we can do this if we blend AI, peer-to-peer learning, and a carefully designed physical space.

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Office: This role is full-time and Riyadh-based.

What you will do

As the People Specialist (Schools), you will steward the heartbeat of Noon’s school operations - our school staff. You will oversee the full employee lifecycle in your designated country, including onboarding, offboarding, payroll, medical, and administrative processes. Beyond operations, you will serve as a trusted advisor to school managers, country managers, and the global team on people and legal matters, ensuring our school staff are supported, compliant, and empowered to thrive.

• Employee Experience (25%): 
• Manage the employee experience for all school staff throughout the lifecycle, with special emphasis on:
• Onboarding & induction
• Exit management
• Maintaining continuous touchpoints with all members of the Saudi schools team
• Collaborating with HRBPs, other teams, and COEs on key HR areas/projects that are critical for the region
• HR Policies & Compliance (25%)
  • Contracts, Insurance
  • Processes that allows Noon to benefit by any relevant Saudi initiative to support start ups
  • Policies that enhance employee well being
  • Maintain (applicable) compliance with the Saudi employment laws and regulations
• Communication & Engagement (20%)
  • Employee Surveys
  • Manager Training
  • Employee engagement initiatives (offsites, retreats, etc.)
  • Regular communication - All Hands, Newsletters, Blogs
  • liaising with various vendors for different employee initiatives
• Org Design (20%): 
  • Work with global CoE team to carve out the organisational structure that suits best given our requirements and promotes employee growth
  • Career ladder design
  • Competency development
  • Career Development
  • Recognition
  • Promotion philosophy
• Data Management & Systems (10%)
  • Ensuring that Saudi data is up to date at all times in central HRMS
  • Developing standardised process through the creation of SOPs that can be used for best practice sharing across the global organisation

About you

• Must be a Saudi citizen
• Bachelors Degree required in Human Resources Management or related field. Master's Degree in Human Resources Management or related field is preferred.
• Proven understanding of the role and functions of a human resource department within a technology or similar organization (2+ years)
• Experience and specific knowledge of some key aspects of human resource as performance management, HR systems, Talent management or organization development, etc.
• Ability to analyze organization and individual needs and create the most effective solution to meet the two
• Proven skill in using Google suite.
• High Ownership: Proven ability to carry out initiatives on his/her own
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks and to organize workload to assure that short timelines are met while having frequent interruptions
• Exposure to talent analytics and people metrics will be an added advantage
• Experience in or strong understanding of the education sector or school systems is a plus.

About the Benefits

You will be joining the world's first social learning platform where you can have a real impact in a smart, low-ego, multi-cultural team. We provide an environment where you can develop your skills and deliver meaningful work that matters. You’ll be able to enjoy a competitive salary as well as a full spectrum of generous perks and rewards:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 21 days annual leave
• Full premium Medical coverage including Family Dependants
• A well-stocked fridge, plenty of snacks (some healthy, some not so healthy)
• Regular social activities, including team outings in line with Covid-19 guidelines

Why work at Noon?

• The opportunity to work within an innovative start up in its initial stages and help shape our success globally
• Work with a team who believes in STUDENT FIRST, you will have an opportunity to build the first (BE ORIGINAL) Open Social Learning Platform that can impact millions of students across the globe
• A working environment where you can look at things differently and challenge and offer solutions and that also offers you a freedom to commit ‘n’ number of first time mistakes – NEVER DEPRIVE A LEARNER
• Complete ownership and responsibility for the success of your autonomous team across all scope of works – OWN IT and BE BOLD
• An opportunity to work with a bunch of Young, Smart, Driven, and Dynamic people who are committed to go BEYOND SELF and solve business challenges
• Work closely with the leadership team who live by the value of BE BETTER EVERYDAY to help grow an amazing organisation
• Help us to build the future of education!

About Diversity & Inclusion

At Noon, we respect and value differences. We know that when people from different backgrounds and with different points of view work together, we create the most value – for our clients, our people, and society. We’re so lucky to live in a society where differences are celebrated, so we’d expect nothing less from our teams. That means whatever your race, religion, or gender, this is a place to feel at home, express yourself freely, and make your mark. Noon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin. We aim to be truly representative of the world and for each and every employee to feel respected.