HR Business Partner Specialist

This role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran Saudi Arabia.

About the Company

This company engages in the exploration production transportation and sale of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Upstream Downstream and Corporate. The Upstream segment includes crude oil natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration field development and production. The Downstream segment focuses on refining logistics power generation and the marketing of crude oil petroleum and petrochemical products and related services to international and domestic customers. The Corporate segment offers supporting services including human resources finance and information technology. The company was founded on May 29 1933 and is headquartered in Dhahran Saudi Arabia.

Job Summary

The Upstream HR Business Partnering Department is responsible for providing endtoend HR services to the entire Upstream Business Line. They are currently seeking to hire a Senior HR Business Partner with experience leading HR transformation in a large matrix reporting organization. Upstream produces up to 12 million barrels of oil and approximately 18 billion standard cubic feet of gas per day. The organization consists of 8 business units (Admin Areas) and approximately 30000 employees.

The Senior HR Business Partner (HRBP) plays a crucial role as the link between the This Company Corporate HR function and the Upstream Business Line. They develop partnerships across the HR function to deliver valueadding services that enable the Upstream business to achieve its growth ambitions by 2030. To be effective the HRBP needs to develop a deep understanding of the Business Line strategy key valuedrivers business and workforce plans and culture. They must be able to translate these insights into a people agenda for the Upstream organization.

Responsibilities:

• Business understanding:
  • Understand key business challenges and drivers
  • Speak the language of the business
  • Strong understanding of financial figures and analytics
  • Translate business strategy and objectives into a people agenda
• Strategic workforce planning:
  • Drive workforce planning
  • Identify future capabilities and skills gaps
  • Conduct workforce assessments
  • Make informed decisions on internal and external talent strategic choices
• Talent and recruitment management:
  • Develop and execute HR roadmaps for talent attraction retention and development
  • Apply best practices to meet business needs
• Individual performance management:
  • Advocate for highquality individual performance management
  • Implement across the organization
• Business performance management:
  • Provide insights into drivers of labor cost
  • Work with Finance and business leaders to reduce labor cost and improve productivity
• Stakeholder management:
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders
  • Provide strategic HR advice and guidance
• Change management and continuous improvement:
  • Drive change initiatives
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement
• HR data analytics:
  • Integrate digital tools and analytics in HR practices
  • Enhance efficiency and effectiveness
• Diversity and inclusion initiatives:
  • Promote a diverse and inclusive workplace culture
• Organizational health:
  • Maintain a healthy culture and structure
  • Ensure it can deliver business needs
• Leadership capabilities and coaching:
  • Develop leadership capabilities at all levels
  • Provide individual coaching to leaders
  • Ensure leadership team effectiveness

Requirements:

• This role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran Saudi Arabia.
• Masters degree in a relevant field
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in HR business partnering with specific experience in the Oil and Gas sector advantageous
• Understanding of business functions industry trends and competitive landscape
• Proven track record of translating business requirements into people strategy
• Proficiency in communicating effectively with all organizational levels and building strong relationships with stakeholders
• Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and resilience in facing industry challenges
• Strong leadership and analytical abilities with a focus on datadriven approaches to improve business performance