EOR & recruitment in Saudi Arabia
Hire in the Kingdom before you have your own entity, and find the right people to hire. Through our Employer of Record service, PROMISE employs and pays staff on your behalf, fully compliant; and our recruitment support helps you source the talent to fill the roles.
Two ways we help you build a team here
Getting people onto the ground in Saudi Arabia usually runs into two problems: you may not have an entity yet to employ them, and you still have to find the right candidates. PROMISE covers both. Our Employer of Record (EOR) service lets you engage staff in the Kingdom without setting up your own company first, we become the compliant legal employer, while your team works for you day to day. And our recruitment support helps you source and screen the talent to hire in the first place.
Two services, one team
Employer of Record (EOR)
Employ and pay staff in Saudi Arabia without your own entity. PROMISE acts as the legal employer, handling contracts, payroll, GOSI, and compliance, while your people work for you.
Full detail on our Employer of Record pageRecruitment & talent sourcing
On-demand sourcing, screening, and placement, helping you find candidates who fit the role, the market, and Saudi labour requirements (including Saudization goals).
Test the market, or move fast, without setting up first
Setting up a company is the right move for many businesses, but not always the first move. If you want to hire one or two people, run a pilot, or start before your entity is ready, an Employer of Record lets you do it compliantly in weeks rather than waiting on incorporation. You keep full day to day direction of your team; we carry the legal employer responsibilities, contracts, payroll, GOSI, and labour compliance, behind the scenes. When you’re ready to establish your own entity, we can set that up and transition your people across.
A combination most providers can’t offer
Here’s something distinctive: PROMISE is a whitelisted company with the Saudi Premium Residency Center. For an eligible individual, that means we can secure their Premium Residency and employ them through our Employer of Record service, so they gain the full benefits of Premium Residency (travel freely, own property, live in the Kingdom without being tied to an employer) while we handle their employment and compliance. One relationship, both the residency and the job.
Premium Residency is always subject to the Center’s eligibility criteria and approval, we assess each case honestly before proceeding.
Explore Premium Residency →Ongoing management, or handled on demand
Monthly (EOR)
EOR is an ongoing, monthly engagement, we employ and pay your people for as long as you need.
On demand (Recruitment)
Bring us in to source and screen candidates for specific roles as they come up. Companies often use both: we find the talent, then employ it for you until you’re ready to bring the team into your own entity.
Why companies choose PROMISE for EOR and recruitment
Start before you’re set up
Engage staff through EOR while your entity is still in progress, or instead of one, if that suits you.
Compliant by default
Contracts, payroll, GOSI, and labour compliance handled to the same consistent standard on every engagement, correct and reliable.
A path, not a dead end
When you’re ready, we set up your entity and move your people across; and for the right individuals, the Premium Residency route above.
Answers before you commit
What is an Employer of Record (EOR)?
An EOR is a compliant legal employer that hires staff on your behalf. Your people work for you day to day, while the EOR holds the employment contract and handles payroll, GOSI, and labour compliance, so you can employ in Saudi Arabia without your own entity.
Can we use EOR without setting up a company?
Yes, that’s the point. You can engage and pay staff in the Kingdom through our EOR service while you have no local entity, and set one up later if and when it makes sense. We can then transition your team into it.
Do you also find the candidates?
Yes. Our recruitment support sources and screens candidates for your roles, with an eye on fit, the local market, and Saudi labour requirements including Saudization. We can recruit and then employ the same people through EOR.
Can you get an employee Premium Residency and employ them?
For eligible individuals, yes. As a whitelisted company with the Premium Residency Center, we can secure Premium Residency and employ the person through our EOR service, subject to the Center’s eligibility criteria. See our Premium Residency page.
Build your Saudi team, with or without your own entity.
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