Senior Talent Management Specialist

McDermott International, Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott International, Ltd. in Dubai seeks a Senior Talent Management Specialist to strengthen our Talent Management practice. You will mentor colleagues, apply best-practices, and drive initiatives across HR and operations, ensuring alignment with policies.

The role emphasizes hands-on project work, data-driven analysis, and collaboration with global teams to deliver effective training, onboarding, and talent development programs in a fast-paced energy environment.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of HR or Talent Management experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred; hands-on, project-driven environment.
• Experience with HR systems (Oracle preferred).
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Proven ability to work under pressure and collaborate.

Responsibilities

• Identify training needs and schedule sessions for employees.
• Develop onboarding and on-the-job training programs.
• Analyze training effectiveness and implement improvements.
• Provide coaching to new employees to accelerate onboarding.
• Design, refresh, and maintain training documents.
• Monitor staff performance against training expectations.
• Coordinate system testing for upgrades and enhancements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Client-focused

Team collaboration

Under pressure

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Oracle HRIS

Job description

Job Overview

The Senior Talent Management Specialist uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve the Talent Management discipline within McDermott. They will act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise related to the Talent Management discipline. The Senior Talent Management Specialist solves complex problems and uses discipline-specific knowledge to improve their products or services. The Senior Talent Management Specialist impacts a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities with the Talent Management team and other related teams and ensures that they work within the appropriate guidelines and policies.

Job Description

The Senior Talent Management Specialist uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve the Talent Management discipline within McDermott. They will act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise related to the Talent Management discipline. The Senior Talent Management Specialist solves complex problems and uses discipline-specific knowledge to improve their products or services. The Senior Talent Management Specialist impacts a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities with the Talent Management team and other related teams and ensures that they work within the appropriate guidelines and policies.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Global People Services Management team and other stakeholders to identify training needs and schedule appropriate training sessions for employees
• Develop programs and curriculum for employee onboarding and on-the-job training
• Analyze the effectiveness of the training and develop appropriate modifications as needed
• Provide support and coaching for new employees to accelerate their onboarding
• Design, create, and refresh training documents
• Develop a process to monitor and ensure employees are performing their responsibilities according to the training
• Coordinate system testing for upgrades and enhancements to the system, such as organizing testing scripts, tracking methods, and testers

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education

• 5-7 years of HR and/or Talent Management experience required
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Position requires working in a hands-on, project-driven environment
• Experience working with HR systems (Oracle is preferred but not required)
• Excellent assessment and analytical skills
• Background in client-focused operations
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure and within a collaborative team-oriented environment using sound judgment in decision-making
• Experience in the development and implementation of initiatives
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and project management skills
• Able to work well under deadlines in a changing environment (adaptability and flexibility are essential skills)

Successful degree holding candidates will be required to provide a degree equivalency certificate issues by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR). Candidates who do not already have this available are recommended to commence the process to avoid delays in the offer and onboarding process.

About Us

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