HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner

You will play a pivotal role in driving workforce planning, performance management, and succession planning initiatives. You will work closely with business leaders to align HR strategies with organizational goals, ensuring that the workforce is equipped to meet current and future demands. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with the talent acquisition team to ensure seamless integration of recruitment strategies that attract and retain top talent.

How you’ll make an impact

1. Strategic Workforce Planning: Assess and evaluate current headcounts in alignment with business needs and strategic objectives, collaborate with department leaders to identify gaps and forecast future staffing requirements, lead and manage organization restructuring initiatives when required to align with strategic business goals, ensure accuracy of data within the planning tools, regularly audit and update information as needed, and develop and track headcount reports.
2. Recruitment and Talent Acquisition: Develop and implement Saudization Strategy in partnership with business leaders to achieve the required Saudization target in compliance with Saudi regulations, develop and implement targeted recruitment and retention strategies to increase female representation across all levels of the organization, create partnerships with diverse talent pools, promote inclusive hiring practices, support career development programs for women, and provide recruitment expertise or input to hiring managers or teams.
3. Performance Management and Succession Planning: Oversee the implementation of the complete global performance management cycle, ensuring alignment with company standards and timelines, including goal setting, midyear reviews, and annual appraisals. Provide expert coaching and guidance to managers on effective performance management practices, conduct thorough talent review sessions to assess employee performance and potential, and collaborate with leadership to identify high potential employees and create development plans.
4. Engagement and Culture: Develop and execute strategies to encourage high participation rates in employee engagement surveys, collaborate with department heads and managers to develop and implement action plans based on survey results, and ensure that these plans address key areas of concern and promote a positive work environment.
5. Compensation and Benefits: Oversee the annual salary review process, ensuring competitive and equitable compensation practices, manage off-cycle salary adjustments when necessary, and work on enhancing allowances and special incentives.

Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

A bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field. Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or similar role in the manufacturing industry. Strong understanding of workforce planning, talent management, and performance management. Excellent analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of local labor laws and regulations, with a focus on localization and Saudization requirements. Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

Location: Dammam, Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia

Experience: Experienced

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future.

We employ around 45,000 people in 90 countries who each day work with purpose and use their different backgrounds to challenge the status quo. We welcome you to apply today and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.