Mansour's CV
Mansour
Government Relations Director | HR Director | Head of Stakeholder Relations
Profile summary
Strategic Government Relations Director with 15 years shaping regulatory compliance, stakeholder engagement, and workforce localization outcomes in Saudi Arabia. Known for steering greenfield pre-opening readiness, managing large-scale operations, and building trusted interfaces with key government authorities including the Ministry of Health and MHRSD. Committed to driving operational governance and protecting business timelines through rigorous compliance frameworks and GCC experience.
Career highlights
Regulatory Compliance Management: Delivered and sustained 100 percent compliance with Ministry of Human Resources and Saudi Labor Law requirements during the 2021 to 2024 period.
Greenfield Operations Setup: Built human resources and government relations functions from zero ahead of hospital launch, designing policies and workflows.
Long-Term Government Relations: Led Government Relations for 9 consecutive years across a major healthcare and commercial organization, becoming its trusted interface with Saudi regulators.
Key skills
Professional experience
Serves as Government Relations Manager for Al Rajhi Medical Group within Al Rajhi Holding Group based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, leading government relations and stakeholder management across multiple branches. Acts as the primary point of contact with the Ministry of Health, Royal Commission for Riyadh City, Saudi Business Center, and municipal authorities while managing the annual Government Relations budget and board-level reporting.
- Directs pre-opening government readiness for healthcare facilities, securing Ministry of Health approvals and Royal Commission clearances ahead of launch to protect business timelines.
- Owns the end-to-end employee government lifecycle including visas, work permits, Iqama, and service transfers through Qiwa, Muqeem, Absher Business, GOSI, Mudad, and Balady to safeguard uninterrupted operations.
- Drives Saudization and Nitaqat strategy by closing localization gaps and advising senior leadership on compliance risk.
- Delivers executive KPI, compliance, and workforce-planning reporting that informs board-level decisions.
Reported directly to executive leadership, directing workforce strategy and administrative operations for a major contractor on the Diriyah Gate giga-project, aligning human resources functions with accelerated national development timelines.
- Delivered and sustained 100 percent compliance with Ministry of Human Resources and Saudi Labor Law requirements, reducing regulatory violations by 95 percent and above through strengthened governance and controls.
- Modernized government-facing human resources workflows across Qiwa, GOSI, Mudad, and Muqeem platforms, improving processing speed, documentation accuracy, and audit readiness.
- Directed recruitment, onboarding, and employee relations for a high-volume giga-project workforce, while advising executive leadership on workforce cost and compliance risk.
Shaped human resources and government relations strategy for a greenfield hospital, steering the operational setup and regulatory compliance frameworks during the launch phase in Saudi Arabia.
- Built human resources and government relations functions from zero ahead of hospital launch, designing policies and workflows.
- Led recruitment and government onboarding for 500 employees, managing the full journey from arrival through residency.
- Secured Ministry of Health approvals and pre-opening regulatory clearances enabling an on-time hospital launch.
- Led Government Relations for 9 consecutive years across a major healthcare and commercial organization, becoming its trusted interface with Saudi regulators.
- Managed government and employee lifecycle operations for a workforce exceeding 1,000 employees, including Iqama issuance/renewal, work permits, sponsorship transfers, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs attestations.
- Directed corporate registrations, licensing, and government documentation through the Ministry of Commerce and Chambers of Commerce, safeguarding uninterrupted business operations.
Education
Human Resources Management
Human Resources Management