Profile · Thabet HR Advisory
Mohamed Thabet
Independent HR Consultant & Fractional HR Lead
HR for Saudi teams of 1 to 100 employees: set up properly, kept compliant, and run for you part-time.
7
years running HR and hiring inside Saudi companies · F&B, retail, services
300+
employees' HR operations run day to day
4
HR systems built from zero: payroll, renewals, onboarding, sourcing
The HR partner you actually need
Most growing companies in Saudi Arabia don't need a full HR department. They need one person who has already built payroll, renewals, Saudization and hiring from zero, and who can do it again for them, fast.
What I do for clients
Setup
HR foundation from zero
Contracts, records, payroll with GOSI & WPS, Qiwa/Muqeem/Mudad set-up, onboarding checklist and master employee sheet, documented so your team can run it.
Compliance
Renewals & Saudization
One tracker for every Iqama, work permit and Baladiya card with lead-time alerts; a Nitaqat plan that moves the band without over-hiring.
Hiring
Recruitment, priced per hire
From brief to signed offer: practical assessment and interviews with your managers, paid only when the hire starts.
Monthly
Monthly HR Partner
Your own workspace for payroll, renewals and cases. Mohamed checks the month before you approve it, and a monthly report closes it.
Ways to work together
Monthly HR Partner
Your workspace plus Mohamed's monthly check, from SAR 1,900 a month by headcount.
HR Health Check
A one-time audit with written findings, SAR 2,500, credited if you continue.
HR Starter Kit
HR built from zero for up to 30 employees, SAR 7,500, ready in 4 to 6 weeks.
Recruitment per hire
One month of the hire's salary, minimum SAR 4,000, paid only when the hire starts.
Books & bills (add-on)
Added to any package from SAR 1,000 a month, quoted after the 20-minute call.
How an engagement starts
01
A 20-minute call
Tell me what is not working and what matters most right now.
02
A two-week HR health check
We finish with a prioritised fix-list.
03
A defined engagement
A fixed-price project or monthly retainer with named deliverables.
Where the experience comes from
2024–present
In-house HR operations & talent acquisition for a multi-entity investment group (F&B, retail, services).
2021–Dec 2023
HR operations for 300+ employees at an F&B and retail group.
2020–2021
Operations supervisor (team of 30+) and restaurant managing partner.
2013–2018
Administrative and front-line roles at a retail company.
Education & languages
- Bachelor's in Finance, King Abdulaziz University
- English Language Diploma, EC English Language Centers, California, 2014–2015
- Arabic: native
- English: fluent
Training & courses
- Saudi labor law
- Legal sides of HR
- HR management foundations
- Strategic HR planning
- PMP course
- Taxes in Saudi law
- Oracle workshop
Why an independent HR partner
Cheaper than a hire
A fraction of a manager's salary, GOSI and benefits, without a notice period for an employee hire.
Senior from day one
Hands-on experience building and running HR processes, not a learning curve at your expense.
Built to hand over
Everything documented so your team can run it, or I keep running it.