20 Leading Employers Transforming Employee Experience in Saudi Arabia

From career mobility and leadership development to wellbeing, safety and future-focused skills, these organizations are investing in the people behind Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s transformation.

| Written by Riya Malhotra

Saudi Arabia’s economic transformation is changing not only the industries operating across the Kingdom, but also what employees expect from their workplaces. Career progression, continuous learning, employee wellbeing, inclusive cultures and meaningful work have become increasingly important components of the employment experience.

The following alphabetical list highlights 20 organizations demonstrating visible investment in their people. It includes Saudi-headquartered companies as well as multinational employers with established operations in the Kingdom. The selection is based on publicly available information from official career portals, annual and sustainability disclosures, development programmes and LinkedIn’s 2025 Top Companies list for Saudi Arabia.

This is an editorial selection and not a ranking. Each organisation has been included for initiatives connected to employee development, internal mobility, workplace wellbeing, safety, professional growth or national talent building.

Al Rajhi Bank

Website: www.alrajhibank.com.sa

Al Rajhi Bank supports employee development through a combination of structured learning, internal mobility and early-career programmes. Its careers platform features Nomu, the bank’s internal mobility system, alongside the Blue Generation Development Program, cooperative training opportunities and dedicated initiatives supporting women’s careers. The bank’s learning framework also includes the Al Rajhi Bank Academy, which provides leadership and banking-focused development. Regulatory, cybersecurity, customer protection and compliance training are integrated into the employee learning system, helping staff build the capabilities required in a rapidly evolving financial-services environment. Together, these initiatives create clearer pathways for employees to grow within one of Saudi Arabia’s largest banks.

Almarai

Website: www.almarai.com

Almarai’s workforce strategy combines large-scale learning, occupational wellbeing and national talent development across its operations. In 2025, employees across the GCC completed approximately 1.65 million training hours through programmes covering leadership, compliance, quality, financial knowledge and digital capabilities. The company also operates the Almarai Academy and provides structured performance and career-development reviews. Its people agenda extends beyond professional skills to workplace health and safety, mental-health awareness and occupational wellbeing. With employees working across production, agriculture, logistics, sales and corporate functions, Almarai’s investment in consistent learning systems helps make development accessible across a large and operationally diverse workforce.

Bupa Arabia

Website: www.bupa.com.sa

Bupa Arabia brings its wider healthcare purpose into its approach to employee experience. The company states that it aims to provide employees with the same standard of care, support and professionalism that it expects them to deliver to customers. This creates a strong connection between employee wellbeing and the organisation’s core business. Bupa Arabia was also included in LinkedIn’s 2025 Top Companies list for Saudi Arabia, which evaluates employers using factors connected to career progression, skills growth and employees’ ability to build sustainable careers. Its emphasis on wellbeing, professional development and purpose-led work makes it a notable employer within the Kingdom’s healthcare and insurance sector.

Ceer

Website: www.ceermotors.com

As Saudi Arabia’s first electric-vehicle brand, Ceer is building a workforce for an industry that is still developing within the Kingdom. The company reached 1,500 employees in 2025 and has focused on attracting Saudi and international talent across engineering, manufacturing, technology, procurement and operations. Ceer has also entered partnerships designed to develop technical capabilities and prepare Saudi professionals for specialised automotive roles. Its careers platform positions national job creation and capability building as central to the company’s purpose. Ceer ranked fourth in LinkedIn’s 2025 Top Companies list for Saudi Arabia, reflecting its growing appeal as a destination for future-focused careers.

Elm Company

Website: www.elm.sa

Elm Company offers employees opportunities to work across digital platforms, artificial intelligence, information security, consulting and technology-enabled public services. The company reports a workforce of more than 3,000 employees and maintains dedicated career, employee-story and workplace-experience channels. Its corporate values highlight innovation, creativity, social inclusion and equal opportunity, while its business model gives employees exposure to major digital-transformation projects across Saudi Arabia. Elm was placed fifth in LinkedIn’s 2025 Top Companies list for the Kingdom. Its combination of technology-led work, career opportunities and exposure to nationally significant digital projects makes it particularly relevant for employees seeking careers in Saudi Arabia’s expanding digital economy.

EY Saudi Arabia

Website: www.ey.com/en_sa

EY provides employees in Saudi Arabia with access to regional and international assignments across assurance, consulting, tax, technology and strategy. Its career framework includes personalised development, student and entry-level programmes, internal mobility, flexible career opportunities and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Employees can move across disciplines while building technical and leadership capabilities through formal learning and practical client experience. EY ranked third in LinkedIn’s 2025 Top Companies list for Saudi Arabia, where the most visible career areas included accounting, consulting and business development. Its structured development environment makes it particularly suitable for professionals seeking broad exposure and clearly defined career progression.

IBM Saudi Arabia

Website: www.ibm.com/sa-en

IBM’s Saudi operations provide employees with access to work across artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity, consulting, data and emerging technologies. The company’s global career model encourages employees to move between disciplines, build new skills and pursue careers that do not necessarily follow a traditional linear path. IBM also operates entry-level programmes, internships and professional communities designed to support collaboration, experimentation and mentorship. It ranked seventh in LinkedIn’s 2025 Top Companies list for Saudi Arabia, with artificial intelligence, fintech and software capabilities among its most visible skills. This learning-led environment makes IBM attractive to professionals seeking long-term careers in technology and transformation.

Ma’aden

Website: www.maaden.com.sa

Ma’aden, formally the Saudi Arabian Mining Company, is developing the specialist workforce required to support the Kingdom’s growing mining and minerals sector. Its Professional Development Program is designed to nurture young talent through hands-on learning, senior mentorship and placements aligned with long-term career paths. Employees can gain exposure to engineering, operations, sustainability, technology and large-scale industrial projects. Safety is also central to the working environment because of the operational nature of the business. By building technical skills and leadership capability inside the Kingdom, Ma’aden is creating employment pathways in a sector expected to play an increasingly important role in Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification.

MATARAT Holding

Website: www.matarat.com.sa

MATARAT Holding oversees and supports Saudi Arabia’s airport ecosystem through its subsidiaries and airport operating companies. Its role in transforming and developing the Kingdom’s airports creates career opportunities across aviation management, operations, technology, infrastructure and customer experience. The organisation describes itself as a place where professional opportunities can flourish and maintains a dedicated careers platform for prospective employees. MATARAT Holding ranked twelfth in LinkedIn’s 2025 Top Companies list for Saudi Arabia. Its employees have the opportunity to contribute to an aviation system that is becoming increasingly important to tourism, trade, connectivity and the wider objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.

Mobily

Website: www.mobily.com.sa

Mobily, the commercial brand of Etihad Etisalat Company, provides employees with careers across telecommunications, digital services, technology, sales and customer experience. As the Kingdom’s digital economy expands, the company offers professionals exposure to areas such as networking, software development, information technology and digital customer solutions. Mobily ranked fourteenth in LinkedIn’s 2025 Top Companies list for Saudi Arabia, with sales, IT and customer-support functions among its largest employment areas. Its position within a fast-changing sector creates regular demand for new technical and commercial skills, making continuous learning and adaptability particularly important for employees building careers within the organisation.

Panda Retail Company

Website: www.panda.com.sa

Panda Retail Company places a strong emphasis on belonging, internal progression and recognising the contribution of employees across its stores, offices and distribution centres. Its careers platform states that the company has more than 18,000 employees and highlights examples of team members who have been promoted from within the organisation. Panda describes its culture around ownership, teamwork, integrity, agility and customer excellence. The company also uses technical and behavioural competency frameworks during recruitment and development. For employees in retail, supply chain, logistics and store operations, this focus on internal opportunity can help create visible career pathways within one of Saudi Arabia’s largest retail organisations.

Procter & Gamble

Website: www.pg.com

Procter & Gamble’s employee proposition centres on giving people responsibility and leadership opportunities from the beginning of their careers. Its “Day 1” model encourages employees to take ownership of meaningful assignments, contribute ideas and build experience through practical decision-making. The company also provides structured training intended to help employees become leaders in their respective functions. P&G ranked sixth in LinkedIn’s 2025 Top Companies list for Saudi Arabia. Employees can pursue roles across manufacturing, engineering, marketing, sales, research, finance, human resources and supply chain, making the organisation particularly relevant for professionals looking for cross-functional development within the consumer-goods sector.

PwC Middle East

Website: www.pwc.com/m1/en.html

PwC Middle East combines client experience with structured technical training, coaching and mentorship. Its graduate programmes in Saudi Arabia support the development of communication, leadership and client-management skills while giving employees practical exposure to assurance, consulting, deals, tax and technology projects. PwC’s regional workforce operates across multiple Middle Eastern markets, creating opportunities for collaboration and mobility. The firm ranked eighth in LinkedIn’s 2025 Top Companies list for Saudi Arabia. Its “human-led, tech-powered” career positioning reflects an increasing emphasis on combining professional judgement with digital capabilities, helping employees prepare for changing client needs and more technology-enabled ways of working.

Riyad Bank

Website: www.riyadbank.com

Riyad Bank has publicly positioned itself around becoming a “Bank of Choice for Employees,” supported by development, engagement and retention initiatives. Its programmes include on-the-job training for Saudi youth through Tamheer, performance-linked reward systems and compensation reviews benchmarked against the wider market. The bank also highlights human-capital development, employee wellbeing and diversity and inclusion within its responsible-banking approach. Riyad Bank ranked ninth in LinkedIn’s 2025 Top Companies list for Saudi Arabia. These initiatives help employees build financial-services expertise while also providing entry routes for young Saudi professionals seeking practical experience and long-term careers in banking.

SABIC

Website: www.sabic.com

SABIC’s employee proposition focuses on career growth, open dialogue, belonging and meaningful work. The company describes dialogue as an important tool for building trust and helping employees develop throughout their careers. Its workforce includes people from more than 100 nationalities, and its careers framework highlights fair rewards, professional-development opportunities and an inclusive environment in which employees can contribute ideas. SABIC also provides early-career programmes, cooperative training and scholarships aimed at developing young Saudi talent. Employees can build careers across chemicals, engineering, manufacturing, innovation, sustainability and corporate functions within one of Saudi Arabia’s most internationally recognised industrial companies.

Saudi Aramco

Website: www.aramco.com

Saudi Aramco combines extensive technical training with leadership, safety and early-career development. Its human-capital programmes prepare employees and future recruits for roles across engineering, operations, maintenance, administration, security and technology. The company’s Industrial Sponsorship Program, university internships and vocational-college opportunities help create employment pipelines for Saudi students and graduates. Aramco also places considerable emphasis on safe operations and continuous workforce capability building. It ranked second in LinkedIn’s 2025 Top Companies list for Saudi Arabia. The scale and technical complexity of its operations allow employees to build specialist knowledge while contributing to some of the Kingdom’s largest energy and industrial projects.

Saudi Electricity Company

Website: www.se.com.sa

Saudi Electricity Company identifies investment in human capital as a central part of its employment approach. Its careers platform highlights structured onboarding, occupational health and safety standards, employee-development opportunities and periodic surveys used to measure employee satisfaction. Because the company operates critical national infrastructure, its workforce includes professionals across engineering, energy systems, technology, operations, customer services and corporate functions. The working environment requires consistent technical capability and a strong safety culture. By developing Saudi talent for specialised roles in electricity generation, transmission and distribution, the company also supports the long-term skills needed for the Kingdom’s changing energy landscape.

Saudi National Bank

Website: www.alahli.com

Saudi National Bank, commonly known as SNB, supports employees through structured training, wellbeing initiatives and competitive benefits. Its careers platform describes an environment focused on professional growth, innovation and excellence, with dedicated pathways for experienced professionals, graduates and emerging talent. The SNB Academy provides training and development programmes, while the bank states that it continually works to improve the employee experience and invest in staff wellbeing. Employees can pursue careers across retail banking, corporate banking, technology, risk, investments and operations. SNB’s scale gives professionals access to a broad financial-services environment with opportunities to develop both technical expertise and leadership capability.

Saudia

Website: www.saudia.com

Saudia offers career opportunities across airline operations, aviation services, customer experience, technology and corporate functions. Its group careers platform connects candidates with opportunities across Saudia Airlines, Saudia Private and other group companies, while the Saudi Academy provides a dedicated training component within the wider organisation. Employees working across the group contribute to an industry that requires high levels of technical knowledge, safety awareness, service quality and operational coordination. The organisation also maintains a talent community to connect prospective employees with relevant vacancies and career events. For Saudi aviation professionals, Saudia provides exposure to a large and internationally connected operating environment.

stc Group

Website: www.stc.com.sa

stc Group ranked first in LinkedIn’s 2025 Top Companies list for Saudi Arabia, which evaluates employers on factors including skills growth, career progression and long-term career opportunity. The company provides multiple entry and development routes, including cooperative training, a Talent Incubation Program, fresh-graduate opportunities, scholarships and programmes for experienced professionals. Employees can pursue careers across telecommunications, cybersecurity, digital infrastructure, fintech, software, customer experience and emerging technologies. As stc continues its transformation from a traditional telecommunications provider into a wider digital group, employees are gaining opportunities to build capabilities that extend beyond connectivity into a broader technology and digital-services ecosystem.

Sources and Methodology

The companies were selected using publicly available material reviewed in July 2026. Sources included official corporate websites, careers portals, annual and sustainability disclosures and LinkedIn’s 2025 Top Companies list for Saudi Arabia.

1. Al Rajhi Bank: Official careers portal and 2025 learning and development disclosures.

2. Almarai: Official 2025 annual-report employee talent and development disclosures.

3. Bupa Arabia: Official company information and LinkedIn Top Companies 2025.

4. Ceer: Official careers and workforce-development announcements and LinkedIn Top Companies 2025.

5. Elm Company: Official company and careers information and LinkedIn Top Companies 2025.

6. EY Saudi Arabia: Official EY careers information and LinkedIn Top Companies 2025.

7. IBM Saudi Arabia: Official IBM careers information and LinkedIn Top Companies 2025.

8. Ma’aden: Official Ma’aden careers and Professional Development Program information.

9. MATARAT Holding: Official MATARAT website and LinkedIn Top Companies 2025.

10. Mobily: Official careers portal and LinkedIn Top Companies 2025.

11. Panda Retail Company: Official Panda careers and workplace-culture information.

12. Procter & Gamble: Official P&G careers information and LinkedIn Top Companies 2025.

13. PwC Middle East: Official careers and Saudi graduate-programme information and LinkedIn Top Companies 2025.

14. Riyad Bank: Official annual-report and ESG career information and LinkedIn Top Companies 2025.

15. SABIC: Official SABIC careers and early-career programme information.

16. Saudi Aramco: Official human-capital development information and LinkedIn Top Companies 2025.

17. Saudi Electricity Company: Official careers and employee-experience information.

18. Saudi National Bank: Official SNB careers, wellbeing and development information.

19. Saudia: Official Saudia Group careers portal and Saudi Academy information.

20. stc Group: Official stc careers and development-programme information and LinkedIn Top Companies 2025.