Director Organization Learning📣 إعلان

About Qiddiya and the Role

Qiddiya is seeking a Director Organization Learning to lead the development and delivery of its learning architecture. This full-time position is based in Riyadh and is central to ensuring learning initiatives enable current performance and build the capabilities required for future growth within the organization.

Role Purpose and Context

Reporting to the Executive Director - Talent Management, the Director Organization Learning (internally referred to as Head of Learning) will partner closely with business and HR leaders. The primary objective is to align learning with operational priorities, address critical skill gaps, and embed continuous development across Qiddiya. This position requires a strategic focus, strong knowledge of the Saudi learning environment, and hands-on execution to build internal capability and shape impactful learning experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement Qiddiya's learning architecture, including frameworks, pathways, curricula, standards, and development journeys across priority capability areas.
• Translate strategic priorities into practical learning roadmaps and interventions that support current performance and future workforce readiness.
• Establish and continuously improve learning governance, policies, standards, operating procedures, and decision rights, ensuring alignment with Saudi regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Define reporting and effectiveness measures to track adoption, application, capability growth, stakeholder value, and return on learning investment.
• Lead the growth, adoption, and integration of Qiddiya's learning ecosystem, including platforms like SuccessFactors, Sana, and future digital learning solutions.
• Create blended learning experiences that combine digital, in-person, social, experiential, and performance-based learning.
• Partner with internal stakeholders, providers, academic institutions, and professional bodies to improve access, personalization, learner experience, and insight through technology and data.

Learning Organization Leadership

This role involves designing and leading the future learning organization, encompassing learning business partnership, digital learning, operations, design, and enabling capabilities. The Director will be responsible for building a resilient, service-oriented, and commercially aware learning team that partners effectively with the business and delivers with pace and quality.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 15 years of experience in Learning & Development, with at least 8 years in a leadership or managerial role.
• Proven success in designing and delivering enterprise learning in complex, fast-paced environments, ideally with regional or global scope including the Middle East.
• Strong understanding of the Saudi learning environment, including relevant regulatory, governance, workforce development, and compliance expectations.
• Demonstrated experience managing internal stakeholders, external providers, budgets, business cases, and learning investment decisions.
• Digitally fluent, with a strong understanding of learning technologies.
• Experience in building internal capability and managing external partnerships.
• Demonstrated use of learning analytics and data to improve outcomes and show impact.

Application Information

Candidates meeting the specified qualifications are encouraged to apply for this full-time position in Riyadh.