Amazon.sa has opened a new office in Riyadh that will house employees from the company’s various operations in the Kingdom of 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, Vice President of 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.”
The new Amazon office is located in the Riyadh Front Tower, an iconic destination that offers an extraordinary urban experience that reimagines how people work, play, dine, shop, and share space. The tower, the tallest in the area, provides an ideal work environment for attracting and retaining talent, in keeping with Amazon’s mission to be the World’s Best Employer.
Since the launch of Amazon.sa in 2020, the company has hired over 1,400 people in various sectors, and the new office is paving the way for more local talent to join the company and help Amazon innovate on behalf of customers.
With the opening of the new office, Amazon is also planning to launch an initiative to empower and train Saudi talent by meeting with employees from across the company. The initiative’s specifics will be revealed 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 of GCC. “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.”
Amazon has increased its investments across the Kingdom and expanded its activities in various business sectors since launching its operations in Saudi Arabia in 2020. Amazon has also created hundreds of jobs and introduced numerous local programs and products. For example, the Amazon Prime program provides free same-day delivery in Riyadh and Jeddah, and Amazon is introducing Alexa with an Arabic language option in the Khaleeji (Gulf) dialect for the first time.
Amazon.sa signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Investment (MISA) and the General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (Monsha’at) in March. The agreement will strengthen Amazon’s presence in the local market, allow tens of thousands of small and medium-sized businesses to sell their products to millions of customers across the Kingdom, and assist a number of entrepreneurs in establishing logistics businesses.
