Hibah Alkheraiji: Building Future-Ready Talent and Organizational Excellence

Hibah Alkheraiji is an accomplished HR leader with nearly a decade of experience across financial services, telecommunications, and government sectors. Her career reflects a strong commitment to talent development, strategic planning, and building people-centered solutions that strengthen organizational performance and employee growth.

At SPL, Hibah serves as Talent Development Director, where she leads talent strategy, succession planning, leadership development, competency frameworks, and training governance across the organization. Her role focuses on building future-ready leadership pipelines, introducing digital learning solutions, and ensuring that development programs are closely aligned with business goals and long-term capability building.

Talent strategy with impact

Hibah’s work at SPL is centered on creating systems that help people and organizations grow together. She oversees annual training planning, assesses development needs, manages relationships with training partners, and monitors the impact of learning initiatives to make sure they deliver real business value.

Her approach combines strategic thinking with operational discipline, which is essential in roles that must balance employee development, governance, and performance outcomes. By aligning performance results with individual development plans, she helps ensure that talent investment translates into organizational strength.

HR leadership across sectors

Before joining SPL, Hibah built her expertise at SABIC and stc, where she worked across HR business partnering, people development, onboarding, succession planning, and performance management. At SABIC, she partnered with business leaders to align HR strategy with functional goals, supported high-potential employee development, and built succession plans for critical roles.

At stc, she contributed to talent management and employee development through succession planning, IDPs, capability building, and training coordination. These roles strengthened her ability to work closely with leaders and employees alike, creating collaborative environments that enhance productivity and morale.

Operational depth and people focus

Hibah’s earlier experience in HR operations and recruitment gave her a broad view of the employee lifecycle, from onboarding and hiring to development and retention. She has also managed cross-functional projects and employee engagement initiatives, which are key to sustaining a healthy and high-performing workplace culture.

This well-rounded background allows her to connect HR strategy with day-to-day execution. It also explains why she is effective in fast-moving organizations that need both structure and adaptability.

Education and professional growth

Hibah holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from King AbdulAziz University and has pursued additional studies in HR strategy, including training at London Business School. She also holds certifications such as SHRPB from HRCI and Certified Benchmarking Professional from Informa Connect Middle East.

Her education and credentials reflect a strong commitment to continuous learning and professional excellence. They also support her ability to use analytical insight and practical leadership to improve HR outcomes.

A people-centered HR leader

What distinguishes Hibah is her ability to lead teams while fostering trust, collaboration, and high performance. She is known for analytical thinking, attention to detail, and the ability to implement HR strategies that enhance organizational effectiveness.

Saudi Women Leaders proudly recognize Hibah Alkheraiji as an accomplished HR professional whose dedication continues to drive growth, capability, and organizational excellence.