PeopleStrong taps into Saudi Arabia’s workforce vision with long-term investment

As Saudi Arabia accelerates its economic transformation under Vision 2030, talent development and workforce localisation have become central to the Kingdom’s national agenda. One company positioning itself at the heart of this evolution is PeopleStrong, Asia’s leading enterprise HR technology platform. Headquartered in India, PeopleStrong offers an end-to-end cloud-based HR suite and serves over two million users across 500 enterprises globally. 

Backed by a recent strategic investment from Goldman Sachs, PeopleStrong is strengthening its footprint across the Middle East and Africa region. Saudi Arabia, in particular, has emerged as its most important market in the GCC. 

“Saudi Arabia is at the centre of our GCC growth strategy – and for good reason,” said Sandeep Chaudhary, CEO of PeopleStrong. “This is the place where any young enterprise would want to establish an extraordinarily strong presence.” 

To support this commitment, the company has invested in a Saudi-based data centre to provide secure, compliant, and locally hosted access to its platform. “We are here in Saudi Arabia for the long term,” Chaudhary confirmed. 

PeopleStrong’s platform is designed to help Saudi organisations modernise Human Resource functions, strengthen employee experience, and develop national talent at scale. “The Kingdom's Vision 2030 is setting a bold agenda, and we deeply respect the goals behind these initiatives,” said Chaudhary. “Our platform is designed to support them with solutions that are deeply localised, fully compliant, and designed to scale with enterprise needs.” 

The company’s core offering, the Talent Operating System (Talent OS), connects hiring, performance, learning, and career mobility into one unified platform. “Talent is a key focus in Vision 2030,” said Chaudhary. “Most of our clients in Saudi Arabia have started their relationship with PeopleStrong through the talent lens.” 

Embedded with artificial intelligence and analytics, the platform goes beyond administrative HR. “The platform moves beyond record-keeping—helping organisations identify skill gaps, drive internal mobility, and improve retention,” he added. The key priority for Saudi employers at the moment is meeting the target of Saudisation. PeopleStrong’s recruitment system supports this by enabling organisations to manage workforce quotas and target hiring for specific groups. “Our recruitment system actually allows companies to manage the quotas and specify jobs for specific types of groups of individuals,” said Chaudhary. 

To further support workforce readiness, the company offers a mobile-first learning management system that helps enterprises deploy scalable training programmes. “Managing the best talent is what is required to ensure Vision 2030 success, and our platform is completely attuned to delivering that,” he said. 

Digital HR transformation is accelerating across the Kingdom, with sectors such as government, finance, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing leading adoption. “We are seeing strong digital HR adoption across sectors that are rapidly modernising and scaling their workforce operations,” Chaudhary said. “These sectors are under pressure to improve employee experience, meet localisation targets, and move faster on talent decisions.” 

The platform is also built with robust security architecture. “Our platform is protected with enterprise-grade security,” he explained. “We have built a state-of-the-art security architecture that ensures sensitive employee data remains safe at all times.” 

PeopleStrong’s investment in the local data centre ensures full alignment with national data regulations. “We have taken that commitment a step further by investing in a dedicated Saudi data centre,” Chaudhary added. 

The company is already working with several leading organisations in the Kingdom, including Al Salama Hospitals, Axiom Telecom, and Alamar Foods. “These early engagements have validated two things for us,” said Chaudhary. “First, there is clear demand for modern, agile talent platforms that go beyond just core HR. And second, when the solution is built with the region’s realities in mind, adoption and impact follow quickly.” 

He noted that client feedback in the Kingdom has been instrumental in refining the product for local needs. “We work with our customers to solve challenges around performance management, engagement, and learning,” said Chaudhary. “What has been most encouraging is the level of partnership from our customers, working closely with us to co-create the right solution and helping us shape the product roadmap for Saudi needs.” 

With strategic investment, localised infrastructure, and growing partnerships in the region, PeopleStrong is positioning itself not only as a tech provider but as a long-term partner in Saudi Arabia’s workforce transformation journey.