Amazon.sa, the Saudi arm of online retail giant Amazon, has opened the doors to its imposing new office in Riyadh, with its GCC director Abdo Chlala placing it at the core of strategy to hire talent which “will help us invent and innovate on behalf of our customers.”
Amazon’s new office is in the Riyadh Front Tower. The multistorey building will house employees from various sectors of the company’s operations in Saudi Arabia, including e-commerce, smart devices, Amazon Payments Services, Amazon Internet Services, and Amazon Advertising.
“We are pleased to inaugurate our new office in the capital of the Kingdom, confirming our commitment to serving Amazon customers, vendor partners, and employees in the Kingdom, as well as supporting its social and economic growth in line with the Saudi Vision 2030,” said Ronaldo Mouchawar, VP, Amazon Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
“We will continue to develop our investments in the Kingdom across various sectors, including e-commerce, smart devices, and Amazon Payment Services, among others.”
Since launching its operations in Saudi Arabia in 2020, Amazon say it has boosted its investment across the Kingdom and expanded its activities in various business sectors. It has also focused on a local approach with bringing the Amazon Prime programme to Kingdom to offer customer’s free same-day delivery in Riyadh and Jeddah.
It is also introducing, for the first time ever, Alexa with an Arabic language option with the Khaleeji (Gulf) dialect.
Its new home inside the Riyadh Front Tower, the tallest tower in the area, provides an ideal work environment to attract and retain talent in line with Amazon’s mission to strive to be Earth’s Best Employer, claimed the company.
With the opening of the new office, Amazon is also working to launch an initiative to empower and train Saudi talent by meeting with employees working in various functions across the company. Details about the initiative will be announced later this year.
“At Amazon, we talk about hiring builders who will help us invent and innovate on behalf of our customers. This means investing in the right talent and people who are equipped to be customer obsessed and to continuously improve the customer experience,” said Abdo Chlala, director – GCC, Amazon MENA.
“With our new office, we look forward to welcoming not only our existing builders, but attracting and developing new talent through our upcoming talent program.”
Since the launch of Amazon.sa in 2020, the company has recruited more than 1,400 talents in its various sectors, and the new office paving the way for attracting more local talent to join the company and to help Amazon innovate on behalf of customers.
Last March, Amazon.sa signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Investment (MISA) and the Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority (Monsha’at). The MoU will enhance Amazon’s presence in the local market, enable tens of thousands of small and medium enterprises to sell their products to millions of customers across the Kingdom, and help scores of entrepreneurs set up their logistics businesses.
