OD & Reward Lead

Zohorecruit; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 450,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Black & Grey HR is partnering with a leading Oil & Gas client in Abu Dhabi to hire an experienced OD & Reward Lead on a one-year consultancy contract. You will drive organization development, workforce planning, and job evaluation initiatives to strengthen organizational effectiveness and align with market practices.

The role requires 8–12+ years in OD and rewards, with strong consulting credentials and expertise in salary benchmarking, job architecture, and policy development.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of experience in Organization Development and rewards roles, ideally within Oil & Gas or large industrial environments.
• Experience in salary benchmarking, market surveys, and developing compensation structures.
• Strong analytical, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Experience translating workforce data into practical organizational recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead workforce planning and organizational design initiatives aligned with business objectives.
• Develop, review, and maintain organization structures, job descriptions, and evaluation frameworks.
• Conduct job analysis, grading, and evaluation to ensure internal equity and clear role architecture.
• Lead compensation and benefits activities, including salary benchmarking, market surveys, and reward frameworks.
• Develop and maintain HR policies and frameworks supporting career frameworks and workforce effectiveness initiatives.

Skills

Organization Development

Rewards & Compensation

Job Evaluation

Salary Benchmarking

Stakeholder Management

Job description

Contract | Black & Grey HR | United Arab Emirates

Posted On 01/10/2026

Job Information

Work Experience 5+ years

Maritime

City Abu Dhabi

State/Province Abu Dhabi

51133

Job Description

Black & Grey HR is partnering with a leading Oil & Gas company to hire an experienced OD & Reward Lead on a one-year consultancy contract. The role will lead and support organization development, workforce planning, job evaluation, compensation, and reward initiatives to strengthen organizational effectiveness and ensure alignment with market practices.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead workforce/manpower planning and organizational design initiatives, ensuring structures and workforce requirements are aligned with business objectives.
• Develop, review, and maintain organization structures, organization charts, job descriptions, and job evaluation frameworks across the business.
• Conduct job analysis, grading, and evaluation exercises, ensuring consistency, internal equity, and clear role architecture.
• Lead compensation and benefits activities, including salary benchmarking, market surveys, salary structures, allowances, incentives, and reward frameworks.
• Develop and maintain relevant HR policies and frameworks, while supporting reward & recognition, career frameworks, succession planning, and workforce effectiveness initiatives.

Requirements

• 8–12+ years of relevant experience in Organization Development, Rewards, Compensation & Benefits, or related HR consulting/HR transformation roles, -preferably within Oil & Gas or other large-scale industrial environments.
• Strong consulting background with hands-on experience delivering organization design, workforce planning, job evaluation, grading, and compensation projects.
• Proven expertise in salary benchmarking, market surveys, compensation structures, benefits, incentives, and reward frameworks.
• Strong understanding of job architecture, job descriptions, organization structures, internal equity, and external market competitiveness.
• Excellent analytical, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with the ability to translate workforce and reward data into practical organizational recommendations.