OD & Reward Lead

Zohorecruit; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 469,000 - 737,000; Full time

Job summary

Black & Grey HR is partnering with a leading Oil & Gas company to hire an experienced OD & Reward Lead for a one-year consultancy contract in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The role focuses on organization development, workforce planning, job evaluation, compensation, and reward initiatives to strengthen organizational effectiveness.

Responsibilities include leading design, benchmarking, policy development, and ensuring market competitiveness across the business.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years in Organization Development, Rewards, Compensation & Benefits or HR transformation.
• Experience in Oil & Gas or large industrial environments preferred.
• Hands-on delivery of organization design, workforce planning, job evaluation and compensation projects.
• Proven salary benchmarking, market surveys, and reward framework development.
• Strong knowledge of job architecture, internal equity and external market competitiveness.

Responsibilities

• Lead workforce planning and organizational design aligned to business objectives.
• Develop and maintain org structures, job descriptions and evaluation frameworks.
• Conduct job analysis, grading and evaluation exercises for consistency and equity.
• Lead compensation and benefits activities including salary structuring and incentives.
• Develop HR policies and support reward, career frameworks, succession planning and workforce effectiveness initiatives.

Skills

Organization Design

Workforce Planning

Job Evaluation

Compensation & Benefits

Salary Benchmarking

Market Surveys

Stakeholder Management

Data Analysis

Job description

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Posted on 01/10/2026

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.