Assistant Manager Performance Management

About the Role

Qiddiya is seeking an Assistant Manager Performance Management to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves managing the operational delivery and continuous improvement of Performance Management and Promotions lifecycles. The position focuses on ensuring timely execution, quality, consistency, and effective stakeholder engagement across these processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end operational execution of the annual Performance Management cycle, including objective setting, continuous check-ins, Mid-Year Reviews, Year-End Reviews, calibration, and feedback quality reviews.
• Provide guidance to PlayMakers and People Leaders on Performance Management requirements, timelines, and best practices.
• Monitor cycle completion and compliance, implementing follow-ups and interventions to address delays.
• Lead AI-enabled quality reviews at key stages of the Performance Management lifecycle, assessing consistency and alignment with established standards.
• Develop and deliver targeted feedback and recommendations to PlayMakers and People Leaders based on quality review findings.
• Manage the end-to-end operational delivery of the promotions cycle, coordinating timelines, submissions, validations, and approvals with HRBPs.
• Conduct analysis and validation of promotion submissions, outcomes, and trends to support decision-making.
• Translate operational feedback, quality-review findings, and stakeholder insights into recommendations for process enhancements.
• Benchmark Performance Management and Promotion practices against market standards.
• Partner with HR Business Partners and key stakeholders to drive accountability and successful delivery of Performance Management and Promotions activities.
• Support the planning and coordination of Performance Management events, training sessions, and enablement activities.

Performance Quality and Governance

This role involves leading quality reviews for Performance Management outputs, identifying gaps, and providing recommendations for improvement. It also includes consolidating quality-review findings into insights to strengthen practices and collaborating with Talent Management teams for capability-building initiatives.

Promotion Management

The Assistant Manager will oversee the promotions cycle, including coordinating submissions, validations, and approvals. Responsibilities extend to managing communications, maintaining trackers, monitoring completion, and preparing data inputs for leadership discussions.

Process and Framework Development

The position contributes to enhancing Performance Management and Promotion processes, governance, and guidance by translating operational feedback and benchmarking practices against industry standards. This includes supporting the implementation and evaluation of approved enhancements.

Stakeholder Engagement and Enablement

The role requires effective stakeholder management, providing timely updates and insights, and coordinating cross-functional dependencies. It also involves supporting the planning of engagement initiatives, delivering training sessions, and developing innovative ideas to enhance stakeholder understanding and participation.

Qualifications and Experience

• 5-10 years of relevant experience.