Senior Manager Talent & Organisation Performance

About the role

We are conducting a confidential search for a Senior Manager to lead Talent & Organisation Performance for a large, diversified organization in Dubai. The role will design and embed enterprise‑wide people frameworks that translate business strategy into measurable outcomes across performance management, organization development and talent management.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement and continuously improve the Performance Management framework, including objectives, ratings, calibration, governance and reporting.
• Develop an organisational Balanced Scorecard that aligns business and individual objectives.
• Build and evolve Job Architecture – job families, levels, role profiles and governance.
• Lead job evaluation and benchmarking using Mercer IPE and/or Korn Ferry Hay in partnership with Total Rewards.
• Establish frameworks for critical roles, talent reviews and succession planning.
• Translate talent decisions into development, mobility, retention and workforce actions.
• Drive people transformation initiatives from design through implementation and adoption.
• Leverage people analytics, AI and automation to enhance decision‑making and process efficiency.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to provide structure, insight and challenge on complex people topics.

Required profile

• 5‑8+ years of experience in Talent Management, Organisation Development, HR Strategy or people transformation.
• Background in a Centre of Excellence, consulting environment or large enterprise.
• Proven track record of building people frameworks from scratch.
• Hands‑on experience with performance management, succession planning and job architecture.
• Experience developing organisational Balanced Scorecards across multiple business units.
• Practical exposure to Mercer IPE and/or Korn Ferry Hay methodologies.

Required skills

• People Analytics
• Mercer IPE
• Job Evaluation
• Korn Ferry Hay
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Benchmarking
• Job Architecture
• Balanced Scorecard
• Performance Management
• Automation