Senior Manager, Strategic Workforce Planning & Localization - Saudi Arabia
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Hilton is seeking a Senior Manager for Strategic Workforce Planning & Localization in Saudi Arabia. The role involves building workforce plans aligned to business growth and Saudization requirements, developing localization frameworks, and partnering with stakeholders to ensure Saudi talent development.
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Responsibilities
- Build and maintain Saudi wide workforce plans aligned to business growth, operating requirements, workforce cost considerations, and localization priorities
- Develop demand and supply views across key functions and levels, including critical roles, leadership roles, and roles impacted by Saudization requirements
- Provide leadership with clear insights on workforce shortages, Saudi talent gaps, readiness gaps, or localization compliance risks using workforce data, dashboards, headcount models, attrition trends, productivity indicators, and scenario planning
- Build on hotel talent reviews and critically analyze successors, proposed moves and timelines; in depth follow up to the outcome of the hotel talent reviews
- Create a country wide localization roadmap, aligning with Saudi labor law and hotel pipeline
- Set governance, standards, and tools for how localization is planned and measured across all hotels
- Provide early warning of compliance risks and recommend mitigation actions with HR and Operations
- Work with Talent acquisition Lead to ensure recruitment of Saudi talent are prioritized and embedded in hotel HR practices
- Work with Talent and Leadership Lead to ensure development of Saudi talent are prioritized and embedded in hotel HR practices
- Launch and coordinate local development programs and Saudi local programs such as Management Development Program, Women in Leadership, Saudi Ambassador program
- Partner with Openings team, Operations, and HR leaders to understand future hotel openings and manpower requirements based on location
- Foster a strong relationship with relevant ministries in the country and serve as the primary Ministry point of contact on matters related to Saudi talent development, nationalization, and capability building
Requirements
- Experience in HR and/or Talent Management
- Demonstrated experience in talent pipeline creation, leadership development, or large scale workforce planning
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders within a matrix organization
- Analytical and data driven decision making
- Strong communicator and collaborator
- Strong understanding of Saudi labour market dynamics, localization requirements, and relevant government frameworks
- 10+ years of work experience
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Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Workforce planning and leadership pipeline: Build and maintain Saudi wide workforce plans aligned to business growth, operating requirements, workforce cost considerations, and localization priorities.
- Develop demand and supply views across key functions and levels, including critical roles, leadership roles, and roles impacted by Saudization requirements.
- Provide leadership with clear insights on where workforce shortages, Saudi talent gaps, readiness gaps, or localization compliance risks may affect business delivery by the use of workforce data, dashboards, headcount models, attrition trends, productivity indicators, and scenario planning.
- Build on hotel talent reviews and critically analyze successors, proposed moves and timelines; in depth follow up to the outcome of the hotel talent reviews.
- Localization Framework: Create a country wide localization roadmap, aligning with Saudi labor law and hotel pipeline.
- Set governance, standards, and tools for how localization is planned and measured across all hotels.
- Provide early warning of compliance risks and recommend mitigation actions with HR and Operations.
- Work with Talent acquisition Lead to ensure recruitment of Saudi talent are prioritized and embedded in hotel HR practices.
- Work with Talent and Leadership Lead to ensure development of Saudi talent are prioritized and embedded in hotel HR practices.
- Launch and coordinate local development programs and Saudi local programs such as Management Development Program, Women in Leadership, Saudi Ambassador program.
- Workforce Capacity building: Partner with Openings team, Operations, and HR leaders to understand future hotel openings and manpower requirements based on location.
- Partner with Talent Acquisition Lead to ensure sourcing capacity for secondary cities.
Qualifications
- Experience in HR and/or Talent Management
- Demonstrated experience in talent pipeline creation, leadership development, or large scale workforce planning. Able to convert data insights into actions.
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders within a matrix organization
- Analytical and data driven decision making
- Strong communicator and collaborator
- Strong understanding of Saudi labour market dynamics, localization requirements, and relevant government frameworks
- 10+ years of work experience
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