About the Role
The Senior Specialist in Talent Management provides Performance Management and Talent Management support services across the organization. This role is accountable for the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of performance and talent processes. Key responsibilities include organizing and controlling end-to-end performance management processes, supporting wider Talent Management initiatives, and ensuring alignment of performance outcomes with rewards, development, and workforce planning. The position operates in accordance with organizational strategy, policies, governance standards, and best international HR practices.
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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 the 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 the 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 the development and tracking of Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs).
- Promotes 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.
Key Interactions
- Internal: Liaise with colleagues and stakeholders for day-to-day work.
- External: Acts as a liaison between clients, vendors, and consultants, and main stakeholders.
Notable Working Conditions
- Office environment and field operations. Moderate to intensive computer screen use.
Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, administration, or related field.
Language Requirements
- Excellent knowledge of written, read, and spoken English (required).
Background and Experience
- Experience:
- Senior 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
Competencies and Skills
- Detail-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 and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to be flexible, motivated, resourceful, and organized to work in a multi-functional role.
- Builds expert knowledge in the organization and conveys knowledge to others.
Technical Skills
- Computer literate with expertise in MS Office.
- Performance Management.
- Talent Management.
- Learning and Development.
- Succession Planning.
- Training programs.
