Future Leaders Program Operations Lead

Ma’aden; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ma’aden seeks a seasoned professional to design, manage and continuously improve its internship programs, building a strong national talent pipeline and aligning with Saudization objectives. You will partner with stakeholders to implement governance, measure KPIs, and report insights to HR leadership.

Responsibilities include developing policies, onboarding standards, and program governance, while ensuring compliance and measurable development outcomes for interns across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, Education, or related field.
• Master's degree or professional HR certification preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in talent development, early careers programs, or workforce planning.
• Proven experience designing and managing large-scale internship or graduate programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute internship strategy aligned with business growth and future skill needs.
• Translate workforce insights into targeted internship pipelines.
• Support Saudization and national talent development objectives.
• Design and maintain internship policies, governance frameworks, and operating models.
• Ensure compliance with labor laws, institutional requirements, and internal HR policies.
• Standardize onboarding, learning plans, supervision, and evaluation processes.
• Act as subject matter expert for internship and early-career programs.
• Guide internship coordinators and business supervisors to success.
• Track and report KPIs (intake, completion, conversion to employment, performance, satisfaction).
• Provide regular insights and recommendations to HR leadership.
• Support audits and strategic workforce reporting.

Skills

Workforce planning

Program design

Stakeholder mgmt

Data analysis

Policy governance

Communication

Project mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Ma’aden seeks a seasoned professional to design, manage and continuously improve its internship programs, building a strong national talent pipeline and aligning with Saudization objectives. You will partner with stakeholders to implement governance, measure KPIs, and report insights to HR leadership.

Responsibilities include developing policies, onboarding standards, and program governance, while ensuring compliance and measurable development outcomes for interns across the organization.