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Core Job Responsibilities Localized Base Operations Establish localized shift scheduling systems, piece-rate compensation structures, and dynamic cost calculation models aligned with local culture and public holidays.
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• Localized Base Operations
- Establish localized shift scheduling systems, piece-rate compensation structures, and dynamic cost calculation models aligned with local culture and public holidays.
- Identify and develop key local talents (Local Leads) to build an efficient cross-border communication bridge; target completion of the first batch of Local Lead selection and empowerment within 6 months.
- Build local employee support systems including visa processing, accommodation, and transportation arrangements to reduce expatriate employee turnover risks.
• Organizational Development & HR Lifecycle Management
- Manage recruitment and talent pipeline development for local full-time, part-time, and intern teams; lead the establishment of localized recruitment channel matrices (LinkedIn + Dubai local recruitment platforms + university partnerships).
- Establish a rigorous “Employee Lifecycle Management System” (covering onboarding/training stage, growth stage, and maturity stage), with clear productivity thresholds and “loss-control countdown” mechanisms to quickly identify and address underperforming employees.
- Develop a workforce resource matrix based on employee skill tags and project experience to ensure precise manpower allocation and productivity optimization.
- Build a high-turnover risk early warning mechanism to address local management scenarios such as mass leave requests during Ramadan and Eid holidays.
• Project Delivery & Profitability Management
- Fully manage autonomous driving data annotation projects, including pilot annotation, quotation simulation support, and large-scale production delivery for 2D/3D bounding boxes, semantic segmentation, point cloud annotation, etc.
- Lead quotation simulation activities by providing productivity and capacity data as cost inputs for pricing decisions, while continuously tracking actual ROI performance.
- Establish a real-time profitability monitoring system for the base, tracking ROI by task and project; strictly control operational costs (target labor cost ratio: 60-70%) to achieve overall profitability targets.
• Compliance & Risk Management (Mandatory)
- Familiar with key provisions of the Saudi Labor Law / UAE labor regulations, including visa systems, probation period regulations, and contract termination procedures.
- Understand local social security systems and Saudization (Nitaqat) quota requirements.
- Establish localized labor dispute handling procedures and preventive risk-control mechanisms.
• Client Coordination & External Relationship Management
- Serve as the daily communication window with overseas clients and support regular quality audits and data compliance reviews.
- Assist in maintaining relationships with local government authorities, labor departments, embassies, and related external stakeholders.
• Administrative & Operational Management
- Oversee daily administrative and logistics operations of the base, including but not limited to utility bill payments, fire safety compliance follow-up, property management coordination, and office supply replenishment.
- Handle recording and preliminary review of daily operational expenses and reimbursement requests.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, or related fields.
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in operations management, HR management, BPO, or data annotation project management.
- Strong cross-cultural communication and team management capabilities.
- Familiar with Middle East labor regulations and local recruitment practices.
- Proficient in English communication; Chinese language ability is preferred.
- Strong data analysis, cost control, and project management skills.
- Able to adapt to fast-paced and high-pressure working environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing large-scale autonomous driving data annotation projects.
- Familiarity with Middle East labor laws and localization operations.
- We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses.
- These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment.
- Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.
- If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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