Human Resources Consultant
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About the Role
A leading global consulting firm is seeking an experienced Manager/Senior Manager for HR Advisory in Riyadh. The role involves leading client engagements on HR strategy, workforce transformation, and organization design.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and advise clients on HR strategy, workforce transformation, and organization design initiatives
- Assess current HR functions, governance structures, and operating models to identify opportunities for improvement
- Design future state HR operating models aligned with business objectives
- Deliver HR advisory engagements across talent strategy, workforce planning, employee experience, performance management, and capability development
- Conduct organizational diagnostics and HR assessments to develop actionable recommendations
- Support HR technology and process transformation initiatives
- Facilitate executive workshops and present strategic recommendations to senior leadership
- Drive change management and stakeholder alignment across transformation programs
- Lead project teams and mentor junior consultants
Requirements
- Proven experience in HR Advisory, Human Capital Consulting, Organization Design, Workforce Transformation, or People Consulting within a consulting environment
- Prior experience from Big 4 or leading strategy/management consulting firm highly preferred
- Strong expertise in HR operating model design, organizational effectiveness, workforce strategy, talent transformation, and HR process improvement
- Demonstrated ability to lead strategic client engagements and influence senior stakeholders
- Experience managing multiple workstreams and delivering large scale transformation programs
- Strong communication, executive presentation, and problem solving skills
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Role Overview
- We are partnering with a leading global professional services and consulting organization to appoint an experienced Manager / Senior Manager – HR Advisory to join their growing team in Saudi Arabia.
- This opportunity is ideal for candidates from a consulting background (preferably Big 4 or leading management consulting firms) with deep experience advising clients on HR strategy, operating model design, workforce transformation, and organization effectiveness.
- This is a client facing HR Advisory / Consulting role focused on shaping and delivering strategic HR solutions — not a traditional in house HR Business Partner or HR Operations position.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and advise clients on HR strategy, workforce transformation, and organization design initiatives.
- Assess current HR functions, governance structures, and operating models to identify opportunities for improvement and transformation.
- Design future state HR operating models aligned with business objectives and organizational growth.
- Deliver HR advisory engagements across areas including talent strategy, workforce planning, employee experience, performance management, and capability development.
- Conduct organizational diagnostics, HR assessments, and maturity evaluations to develop actionable recommendations.
- Support HR technology and process transformation initiatives, partnering with stakeholders through implementation phases.
- Facilitate executive workshops and present strategic recommendations to senior leadership and client stakeholders.
- Drive change management, stakeholder alignment, and adoption activities across transformation programs.
- Lead project teams and mentor junior consultants while ensuring high quality client delivery.
Ideal Background
- Proven experience in HR Advisory, Human Capital Consulting, Organization Design, Workforce Transformation, or People Consulting within a consulting environment.
- Prior experience from Big 4 (Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG) or a leading strategy/management consulting firm is highly preferred.
- Strong expertise in HR operating model design, organizational effectiveness, workforce strategy, talent transformation, and HR process improvement.
- Demonstrated ability to lead strategic client engagements and influence senior stakeholders.
- Experience managing multiple workstreams and delivering large scale transformation programs.
- Strong communication, executive presentation, and problem solving skills.
- Exposure to Middle East projects or multinational client environments is advantageous.
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