Sr. Specialist Talent Management - OQ8

OQ; Muscat; Presencial; OMR 18.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

OQ in Oman seeks a seasoned Performance and Talent Management Professional to design, implement, and continuously improve performance and talent processes. You will lead end-to-end PM cycles, calibrations, KPI/OKR frameworks, and tie outcomes to rewards and development plans.

Responsibilities include policy development, dashboards, coaching managers, and supporting PIPs, succession planning, and leadership development in a fast-paced, multi-cultural environment.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in HR functions including Talent Management and Performance Management.
• Oil & Energy experience preferred.
• Experience in a multi-cultural environment and multi-functional roles.

Responsabilidades

• Organize and control end-to-end performance management lifecycle (goal setting, mid-year reviews, annual appraisals, calibration).
• Plan and implement KPIs/OKRs aligned with corporate strategy and business objectives.
• Ensure clarity and fairness in performance evaluations across departments.
• Facilitate calibration sessions to ensure equitable rating distributions.
• Develop and maintain performance management policies, guidelines, reports and tools.
• Support cascading of objectives into departmental and individual goals.
• Monitor goal setting quality and alignment with priorities.
• Analyze performance data and produce dashboards and insights for leadership.
• Identify trends and risks and recommend improvement actions.
• Coach managers on performance conversations and handling underperformance.
• Support PIPs, Talent Reviews, and Succession Planning initiatives.
• Collaborate with L&D to align performance with development plans.
• Ensure data integrity in PM systems (SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle, Workday).
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and regulations.

Conocimientos

Talent Management

Learning & Development

Succession Planning

Performance Management

Training Programs

Stakeholder management

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Herramientas

SAP SuccessFactors

Oracle

Workday

Descripción del empleo

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 & 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 & 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.

O ffice 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)

Competencies and skills

Degree

Bachelor

Years of Experiance

-Sr Specialist 8+ years of experience

-Specialist 5+ years of experience

• (preferred) Oil & 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
• 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
• 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.