Ahead of its planned opening this fall, Nobu needs to assemble a staff of around 300 people, and under the law around 40% must be Saudi. Some jobs, such as at the front desk, will be easy to fill. Others, such as cooks, waiters and bellboys, will not. “It’s incredibly difficult,” said Simon Fricker, the hotel’s general manager. “The mindset is: ‘I’m too good for that.’ ” Nobu’s challenge points to one of the biggest obstacles to Saudi Arabia’s grand economic makeover : How to put Saudis to work. The architect of Saudi Arabia’s economic overhaul, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman , wants to rev up growth and create more opportunities for citizens. Companies, however, are struggling to meet the government’s demands to employ them. For decades, expatriate workers from countries such as India and the Philippines helped sustain Saudi Arabia’s high living standards by doing jobs Saudis wouldn’t […]