Data-Driven Reward & People Analytics Expert

Roland Berger; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Roland Berger is seeking a Reward and People Analytics Expert to develop reward strategies and analytics frameworks that boost organizational performance and employee engagement. The role combines compensation expertise with data-driven insights to support strategic HR decisions across the region.

The ideal candidate has consulting exposure, regional market dynamics knowledge, and the ability to translate analytics into actionable workforce strategies for multi-country Middle Eastern contexts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, HR, Economics, Statistics, or related field.
• 5–8 years of experience in Reward, HR Analytics, or related areas, ideally with consulting exposure.
• Proven experience designing and implementing compensation frameworks and analytics solutions across multi-country Middle Eastern contexts.
• Strong knowledge of market trends, reward regulations, and labor laws within the GCC.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage competitive reward frameworks that align with organizational goals, market benchmarks, and regional regulations.
• Design and implement compensation structures, grading systems, and incentive plans to help attract and retain top talent.
• Lead the annual compensation review, salary benchmarking, and bonus cycle processes.
• Partner with business leaders to ensure internal equity and external competitiveness across multiple geographies.
• Oversee the benefits strategy — including health, retirement, and recognition programs.
• Build and strengthen the organization’s people analytics capability to enable data-driven HR decisions.
• Develop and maintain HR dashboards and reports covering headcount, turnover, DEI, performance, productivity.
• Analyze workforce trends and model future scenarios to inform talent, rewards, and workforce planning.

Skills

Reward management

HR analytics

Data visualization

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/HR/Economics/Statistics

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Power BI/Tableau

SAP SuccessFactors/Workday

Job description

Roland Berger is seeking a Reward and People Analytics Expert to develop reward strategies and analytics frameworks that boost organizational performance and employee engagement. The role combines compensation expertise with data-driven insights to support strategic HR decisions across the region.

The ideal candidate has consulting exposure, regional market dynamics knowledge, and the ability to translate analytics into actionable workforce strategies for multi-country Middle Eastern contexts.