Human Resource Business Partner (Talent Development)

Lucy Group; Dammam; On-site; SAR 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent organization in Saudi Arabia is seeking an experienced Human Resources Business Partner to align HR initiatives with the business's strategic goals. The role requires building relationships with stakeholders, understanding business needs, and delivering HR processes effectively. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in HR or Business, 5-10 years of HR experience, and strong knowledge of Saudi Employment Law. This is a full-time position based in Dammam, involving some travel to Riyadh.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of progressive HR experience focused on business partnership.
• Excellent understanding of Saudi Employment Law.
• Experience working in a matrix environment.
• Excellent understanding of Saudi Employment Law to support Employee Relations activity.
• Evidence of delivery of Change Management and Organisational Design programmes.
• Digital acumen and ability to analyse Management Information for practical outputs.

Responsibilities

• Understand business needs and strategy for HR policies.
• Deliver clear job roles and organizational structures.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Provide challenge and build consensus in management team meetings.
• Promote and deliver ongoing HR activities such as workforce planning, talent development, salary reviews, and engagement.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and regulatory changes, translating them into actionable strategies.

Skills

Strategic thinker

Effective communication

Manage multiple tasks

Engagement and influence

Generalist HR experience

Analytical ability

Cross-location collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or Business Administration

Master's degree or HR certification

Job description

Job Purpose

We are seeking an experienced Human Resources Business Partner to join our team and play a pivotal role in supporting and aligning HR initiatives with the strategic goals of the organization. You will need to demonstrate that you can partner with business managers and leaders to understand their business objectives and provide relevant strategic HR inputs.

Job Context

We are looking for an HRBP who will be able to convince stakeholders that they are the trusted people expert in the room, who has acquired a deep understanding of the business, thereby offering appropriate challenge whilst building consensus.

You will work closely with the HR Centres of Excellence to develop, and retain top talent within the businesses you support. To be successful, you must be able to develop meaningful relationships with all managers in your businesses, and other people teams in the organisation. Skills in relationship building and influencing are essential.

Job Dimensions

• Full-time role reporting into Director, Head of HR & Government Affairs
• Based in the Dammam site with occasional travel to RHQ and Sales offices in Riyadh

Key Accountabilities

• You will take the time to understand business needs and strategy whilst being able to communicate and deliver HR policies, processes and initiatives, working in collaboration with the centres of excellence.
• You will deliver well defined job roles and organisational structures to managers to help them build strong performing teams with the skills needed to drive our businesses forward.
• You will be proactive, building mutually respectful relationships with stakeholders, whilst demonstrating excellent influencing skills.
• As a result of your deep experience and knowledge, you will be the trusted people expert in management team meetings, offering appropriate challenge whilst building consensus.
• You will promote, support and deliver the ongoing regular HR activities e.g. workforce planning, talent development, salary reviews, performance excellence, well-being and engagement, taking the time to apply and safeguard our people processes.
• You will stay abreast of industry trends, best practices, and regulatory changes, translating them into actionable strategies and initiatives to drive organisational success.

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; Master's degree or HR certification is a plus.
• 5-10 years of progressive HR experience with a focus on business partnership.
• Experience working in a matrix environment.
• Excellent understanding of Saudi Employment Law to support Employee Relations activity.
• Evidence of delivery of Change Management and Organisational Design programmes.
• Digital acumen and the ability to analyse Management Information and use for practical outputs.

Skills & Expertise

• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate business needs into HR solutions.
• Ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders from around the business. Present effectively to different levels of seniority and influence stakeholders to incorporate the HR activity in their plans.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks at once and demonstrate working well both as part of a team and independently. Manage expectations amongst internal clients whilst driving the application of HR policies and processes.
• Work with line managers and the Head of HR to support their people strategies. Engage and influence business leaders and achieve excellence in supporting day‑to‑day operations and specific projects.
• Experience working within organisations having responsibility for multiple locations.
• Generalist HR experience, solid exposure to Employee Relations, and excellent employment law knowledge.
• Ability to use HR data, metrics, and evidence to inform and drive decision making and change across business areas.

Behavioral Competencies

• Pro‑active, independent and uses initiative.
• Thoughtful, intelligent and analytical.
• Confident with highly developed inter‑personal skills with the ability to be assertive and take the lead where necessary.
• Able to plan and prioritise effectively whilst remaining flexible enough to fulfil the requirements of the project or activity.
• Able to maintain high standards of output, with a high attention to detail, in a pressurised working environment.
• Able to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.