Sr. Specialist Talent Management

OQ; Muscat; On-site; OMR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

OQ in Muscat seeks a Sr Specialist Talent Management to design and implement performance and talent processes, including goal setting, reviews, KPI frameworks, and calibration, aligning individual contributions with corporate objectives.

You will lead learning and development initiatives, competency assurance, succession planning, and talent reviews, while ensuring governance and best international HR practices in a high‑performance culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field.
• 8+ years HR experience; oil/energy preferred.
• Experience in Talent Management, Learning & Development, Succession Planning.

Responsibilities

• Organizes end-to-end performance management: goals, mid-year reviews, annual appraisals, calibration.
• Plans and implements performance frameworks, KPIs, OKRs aligned with strategy.
• Ensures fairness and consistency in evaluations across departments.
• Leads calibration sessions to ensure objective ratings.
• Develops and maintains PM policies, reports, and tools.
• Supports cascading corporate objectives into department and individual goals.
• Analyzes performance data and provides leadership dashboards and insights.
• Identifies trends and risks in workforce performance and recommends improvements.
• Coaches managers on performance feedback and handling underperformance.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Cross-cultural collaboration

Communication skills

Initiative

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / related field

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Oracle Workday

MS Office

Job description

Job title

Sr Specialist Talent Management

Grade

TBD

Stream

People amp Technology

Function

People Talent Management amp WFP

Location

Muscat Duqm

Budget control

OPEX and or CAPEX and or Revenue amount as relevant

Reporting to

Team Leader Talent Oversight

Direct reports

-

Job purpose

Provide Performance Management and Talent Management support services across the organization acting as an accountable resource for the design implementation and continuous improvement of performance and talent processes Organizes and controls end-to-end performance management processes including goal setting performance reviews KPI frameworks and calibration ensuring clarity of individual contributions and alignment with corporate objectives Supports wider Talent Management initiatives including Learning amp Development Competency Assurance Succession Planning and Talent Reviews to strengthen organizational capability and leadership pipeline Ensures alignment of performance outcomes with rewards development and workforce planning contributing to building a high-performance culture and long-term business sustainability The position operates in accordance with organizational strategy policies governance standards and best international HR practices

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Organizes and controls the end-to-end performance management cycle including goal setting mid-year reviews annual appraisals and calibration processes in line with the approved performance management framework
• Plans and executes implementation of performance frameworks KPIs OKRs ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and business objectives
• Ensures clarity consistency and fairness in performance evaluations across departments
• Facilitates performance calibration sessions to ensure equitable rating distributions and objectivity
• Develops and maintains performance management policies guidelines reports and tools
• Supports the cascading of corporate objectives into departmental and individual goals
• Monitors quality of goal setting and ensures alignment with strategic priorities
• Analyzes performance data and produces reports dashboards and insights for leadership decision-making
• Identifies trends gaps and risks in workforce performance and recommends improvement actions
• Provides guidance and coaching to managers on effective performance management feedback conversations and handling underperformance
• Supports development and tracking of Performance Improvement Plans PIPs
• Promote continuous improvement of the performance management cycle through periodic reviews stakeholder feedback and adoption of best practices to enhance process efficiency and effectiveness
• Supports Talent Review processes including identification of high-potential employees and critical roles
• Contributes to the design and execution of Succession Planning frameworks and talent pipelines
• Collaborates with Learning amp Development to align performance outcomes with development plans
• Assists in competency framework design assessment and gap analysis
• Supports leadership development and capability-building initiatives
• Manages performance management systems e g SAP SuccessFactors Oracle Workday ensuring data integrity and user adoption
• Ensures compliance with internal policies audit requirements and applicable regulations

Key interactions

Internal Liaise with colleagues and stakeholders for day-to-day work

External Acts as liaison between clients vendors and consultants and main stakeholders

Notable Working Conditions

Office environment and Filed operations Moderate to intensive computer screen use

Education requirements

Bachelor s degree in human resource Administration or related field

Language requirements

Excellent knowledge of written read and spoken English required

Background and experience

Degree Bachelor Years of Experiance -Sr Specialist 8 years of experience -Specialist 5 years of experience preferred Oil amp Energy experience greenfield petrochemical plant operations and infrastructure Experience with various HR functions including Talent Management Learning and Development Succession Planning Training programs Performance Management

Competencies and skills

• Detailed-oriented with excellent organizing and planning skills Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with people in a multi-cultural environment Ability to work on own initiative Good communication skills amp interpersonal skills Ability to be flexible motivated resourceful and organized to work in a multi-functional role Builds expert knowledge in our organization and conveys knowledge to others

Technical

Computer literate with expertise in MS Office Performance Management Talent Management Learning and Development Succession Planning Training programs

Bachelor s degree in human resource, Administration, or related field Excellent knowledge of written, read, and spoken English (required)