OQ8

Senior Specialist Talent Management

Muscat, OmanPosted 3 days ago

Salary
AED 11k–17k a month· est.
Job type
Full time
Level
Senior
Field
Human Resources
Work mode
On site

About the role

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. Education requirements • Bachelor’s degree in human resource, Administration, or related field Background and experience 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 • Good communication skills & interpersonal skills. • 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 Competencies and skills: Technical: • Computer literate with expertise in MS Office. • Performance Management • Talent Management: • Learning and Development: • Succession Planning • Training programs

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in human resource, Administration, or related field. 5+ years of experience for Specialist, 8+ years for Senior Specialist in relevant HR functions (Talent Management, Learning & Development, Succession Planning, Performance Management). Oil & Energy experience (preferred). Proficiency with HR systems (e.g., SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle, Workday) and MS Office. Strong communication, planning, and collaboration skills in a multi-cultural environment. Ability to work on own initiative, be flexible, motivated, and organized.

Responsibilities

Organizes and controls end-to-end performance management processes, including goal setting, performance reviews, KPI frameworks, and calibration. Supports Talent Management initiatives (Learning & Development, Competency Assurance, Succession Planning, Talent Reviews). Aligns performance outcomes with rewards, development, and workforce planning. Develops and maintains policies, reports, and tools for performance management. Cascades corporate objectives into departmental and individual goals. Analyzes performance data and provides dashboards and insights for leadership. Provides coaching to managers on performance management and underperformance. Supports PIPs and continuous improvement of the performance management cycle. 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.

Skills

  • Performance Management
  • Talent Management
  • Learning and Development
  • Succession Planning
  • Training programs
  • KPI frameworks
  • OKRs
  • Calibrations
  • PIPs (Performance Improvement Plans)
  • Data analytics
  • Dashboards
  • HR systems (SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle, Workday)
  • MS Office

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