Director People and Organization

About the Role

Carrefour Saudi Arabia (Majid Al Futtaim) is seeking a Director, People and Organization to lead the People & Organization agenda across Majid Al Futtaim Development. This regular full-time position is based in Riyadh and requires over 10 years of experience. The Director will act as a strategic partner to the business, focusing on enabling growth, organizational effectiveness, and capability building.

Role Purpose and Context

The Director, P&O for MAF Properties, KSA Portfolio, is responsible for driving the development and execution of people strategies, organization design, workforce planning, leadership capability, and culture initiatives. This role supports business objectives across existing and emerging markets within Majid Al Futtaim Development, ensuring alignment with overall strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the SVP P&O and Heads of Departments to develop the P&O strategy by analyzing business needs, market dynamics, and P&O challenges, establishing a roadmap aligned with the Majid Al Futtaim Development people strategy.
• Lead the end-to-end people and organizational setup and talent deployment for new Development entities and markets, including operating model design, organization structures, leadership hiring, talent mapping, and workforce mobilization.
• Provide functional leadership and expertise to MAF Development on the company’s P&O strategies, policies, processes, and procedures.
• Build and execute the P&O setup strategy for current and future growth markets, encompassing workforce planning, organizational design, operating model activation, leadership hiring, and scaling capabilities in line with business growth.
• Manage and drive talent data and analytics to provide leaders with insights on leadership development, employee engagement, talent needs, compensation, and attrition trends.
• Translate business objectives into strategic initiatives and actions that align with the MAFD People Strategy and contribute to business unit growth, profitability, and high employee engagement.
• Support the Development leadership team in establishing fit-for-purpose organizational structures, operating models, governance frameworks, capabilities, and change management plans required to scale new business units and projects effectively.
• Partner with the MAF head office on the Leadership Institute agenda to implement targeted learning and development programs for the leadership team, strengthening the management pipeline and bench-strength as part of the succession planning program.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in People and Organization leadership roles.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategic P&O initiatives.
• Experience in organizational design, workforce planning, and talent management.
• Proven track record of partnering with senior leadership to achieve business objectives.

Work Environment

This role is a regular, full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, within Carrefour Saudi Arabia (Majid Al Futtaim).

Application Process

Candidates who meet the outlined qualifications and experience are encouraged to apply. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.