Jobs at Aramco in Saudi Arabia

Oversees development of a range of OD programs and initiatives designed to build an organizational culture that drives performance and lifts productivity. Provides advice and hands‑on solution design for the successful implementation of programs and practices that build a high‑performance, future‑ready and values‑led workforce.

• Leadership responsibilities include the overall direction, planning, and evaluation of Policies & Planning unit.
• Accountable for USD 1M‑5M annual budget. Partial budgetary preparation / compliance accountability in assigned areas.
• Responsible for direct and indirect headcount management of 3+ full‑time equivalent (FTE) employees.
• Highest level of confidentiality and access to information which unauthorized disclosure could be expected to have a severe or catastrophic adverse effect on organizational operations, organizational assets, or individuals.
• Decisions are made within policy parameters.
• Partially accountable for long‑range operational planning in assigned areas.
• Oversees development, implementation and maintenance of organization development / HR tools, policies, frameworks and practices that guarantee and support the existence of competitive human capital, who will contribute to achieve the corporate objectives.
• Works with HR colleagues to provide support to business managers with specific OD interventions and ad‑hoc queries.
• Oversees delivery and facilitation of events, workshops and programs.
• Oversees development of processes and frameworks to ensure the development of quality OD activities, and to measures and report on the effectiveness of OD interventions.
• Oversees development of strong working relationships with the wider HR team and business managers to ensure the OD activities are well embedded in the business.
• Oversees gathering of feedback on the effectiveness of the organization’s career development framework, policy, and programs in shaping workforce’s career progression and recommend areas for improvement.
• Oversees design and maintenance of the methodology for the organizational structure creation.
• Oversees all organizational change requests, propose rollout plan and coordinates implementation.
• Oversees design and maintenance of the methodology for the job creation and ensures accurate job description database.
• Oversees all job description change requests, revision of job content, conducts interviews with management and oversees implementation of new job descriptions.
• Oversees delivery of effective communications toolkit on performance management programs and policies to the people, ensuring that they understand how they will be evaluated, rewarded, or developed, according to their performance evaluation. Oversees planning and execution of organization‑wide communications activities to communicate organization‑wide performance management system.
• Oversees implementation of compensation structure through job analysis and evaluations, employee feedback and external industry analysis to ensure that compensation remain relevant for the business and is market‑competitive.
• Oversees benchmarking process of benefits with other comparable organizations.
• Oversees implementation of benefits that would meet the needs of the workforce and within the approved budget.
• Keeps abreast of local and global HR trends and developments to provide further benchmarking insights on data analysis outcomes.
• Oversees review of the range of HR services against their corresponding HR service delivery channels critically to identify opportunities for continuous improvement of service quality or costs reduction.
• Oversees implementation of HR transformation programs to improve the effectiveness of HR service delivery and cost efficiency for the organization.
• Oversees development of the annual budget with inputs on headcount, competency gap assessment, training and development activities and any other planned organizational development projects.
• Acquires funds for the end‑to‑end unit's activities and manages assigned budget.
• Accountable for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the managed unit.
• Carries out leadership responsibilities following the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems; managing organizational structure.
• Strictly follows established environmental, health, safety and quality policies and procedures in order to guarantee employee safety, legislative compliance, delivery of high‑quality products / services and a responsible environmental attitude.
• Advocates safety culture across the organization.
• Provides environmental, health, and safety leadership in maintaining a goal of zero incidents, process safety and environmental events within area of responsibility.
• Develops and implements operational excellence (OE) requirements within the assigned area, coaching staff in expectations to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.
• Undertakes accountabilities in the operational excellence process as set out in the schedule of responsibilities.
• Contributes to the processes of continuous improvement for the area managed and the organization more widely.
• Performs any other relevant task as directed by HR Policies & Planning Manager.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

• 16 years related experience with at least five years in manpower planning, OD, policies development and compliance in the oil and gas industry.
• Academic background includes a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in business administration / human resources or equivalent. Master’s Degree is preferred.
• Language Skills: English and Arabic.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.