Director Organizational Development

About the Role

Qiddiya is seeking a Director, Organizational Development to provide enterprise-wide leadership in organizational design, workforce planning, and OD foundations across the group and its subsidiaries. This full-time role is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and requires over 10 years of experience. The Director ensures that organizational structures, roles, governance, and workforce capacity align with business priorities, capital programs, and long-term growth ambitions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and continuous evolution of enterprise and functional target operating models (TOMs) aligned with strategy and growth plans.
• Establish and govern organizational design frameworks, principles, and standards to ensure scalability and operational effectiveness.
• Oversee the design of organization structures, reporting lines, role charters, and governance forums.
• Lead the setup of OD foundations for new subsidiaries and group entities, including structure, grading architecture, and job frameworks.
• Own the enterprise workforce planning framework and annual/multi-year planning cycles in partnership with HRBPs and Finance.
• Govern enterprise job architecture, grading standards, and job evaluation methodologies, ensuring equity and internal consistency.
• Act as a strategic advisor to executive leadership and HR on organizational effectiveness and structural design.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the Organizational Development team, building capability, tools, and knowledge assets.

Organizational Effectiveness and Workforce Planning

This role is responsible for the organization's OD frameworks, job architecture, grading standards, and job evaluation governance, ensuring internal equity, role clarity, scalability, and operating effectiveness. The Director leads the establishment of OD foundations for new subsidiaries and business verticals and provides governance oversight for structural changes across the group. Additionally, the Director contributes to target operating model (TOM) development initiatives and ensures workforce supply-demand alignment to strategic priorities.

Stakeholder Engagement and Leadership

As a strategic advisor to senior leadership and HR, the Director partners closely with Strategy, Finance, HR Business Partners, and business leaders. This collaboration integrates workforce and organizational considerations into enterprise strategy, transformation programs, and growth initiatives. The role involves representing OD in enterprise transformation and growth initiatives and escalating material workforce risks to executive leadership.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 12 years of experience in Organizational Development, Operating Model Design, or Strategic HR roles.
• Proven experience in target operating model (TOM) design and enterprise transformation.
• Hands-on experience in setting up OD foundations for new subsidiaries or business entities.
• Experience working in group company environments with multiple subsidiaries.
• Strong background in strategic workforce planning, organizational design, and job evaluation.
• Executive-level stakeholder engagement and governance leadership experience.
• Exposure to or experience within development-sector organizations is preferred.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Director will build and lead the Organizational Development function, setting delivery standards, governance processes, and quality controls, while developing OD capability, tools, and knowledge assets to ensure high-impact, analytically rigorous delivery.