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About the Role

PwC Middle East is looking for an experienced Manager to join our Management Consulting team, with a focus on Workforce Transformation within the Financial Services sector. This full-time role is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is integral to the firm's mission of helping organizations and individuals create lasting value through specialized advisory services. You will be part of a dynamic team dedicated to shaping the future of business in the region, contributing to Saudi Arabia's transformation journey by delivering innovative and sustainable solutions.

Role Responsibilities

As a Workforce Transformation Manager, you will operate within PwC Consulting, a practice focused on delivering forward-thinking solutions across Strategy, Operations, Digital Transformation, and Risk Management. Our redesigned operating model empowers sector and solution-specialized teams to operate with agility and deliver significant impact. You will play a critical role in transforming how organizations operate, perform, and grow, leveraging business performance insights and human potential, underpinned by technology and purpose.

Key Tasks

• Develop and manage executive-level relationships within the Saudi Arabian Financial Services sector, including banks, insurance companies, development funds, sovereign wealth funds, market authorities, regulators, and asset and wealth management firms, ensuring alignment between workforce strategies and organizational priorities.
• Address client challenges with agility and insight, driving strategic workforce planning and organizational design initiatives.
• Shape new workforce transformation offerings and identify growth opportunities within the Financial Services sector, collaborating across service lines to build integrated solutions that enhance market presence and client impact.
• Define and execute a go-to-market strategy for workforce transformation in the Saudi Arabian Financial Services sector, including priority clients, target accounts, offerings, and pipeline development plans.
• Lead independent pursuits for complex workforce transformation opportunities by engaging with C-suite executives and senior buyers, understanding their operational and transformational challenges in the Financial Services sector, and shaping outcome-focused propositions.
• Support the end-to-end pursuit lifecycle, from qualification and proposal development to deal shaping, negotiation, and closing.
• Build market presence and credibility for the workforce transformation offering within the Saudi Arabian Financial Services sector and the broader Middle East.
• Oversee high-impact transformation programs, potentially involving multiple concurrent projects, for Saudi Arabian Financial Services clients across various workforce transformation advisory services.
• Lead projects related to operating model and organizational design, workforce strategic and operational planning, performance management, and total rewards.
• Drive initiatives in competency/skill framework development, talent assessment and upskilling, leadership development, and talent management.
• Enhance HR function effectiveness, including HR operating models, policies, practices, processes, HR AI use cases, HR intelligent automation, and HR technologies.
• Manage change management, culture development, employee engagement, and employee experience initiatives.
• Mentor and coach team members on projects and those assigned outside of projects, supporting their professional growth through structured feedback, skill development planning, and ongoing performance guidance.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; Master's degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 12-15 years of experience in workforce transformation, human capital, or organization effectiveness consulting.
• Minimum of 6 years of specific experience within the Financial Services sector.
• Proven experience in independently delivering business and operational performance initiatives in Saudi Arabia.
• Strong network within the Saudi Arabian Financial Services sector is preferred.
• Clear experience in leading large-scale workforce transformation projects and managing teams of 5-6 members.
• Solid understanding of the business and operational aspects of the banking and financial services industry.
• Deep technical expertise in workforce transformation advisory services.

Required Skills

• Client Relationship Management
• Business Development
• Go-to-Market Strategy Development and Execution
• New Business Generation
• Proposal Writing and Development
• Negotiation
• Project Leadership and Oversight
• Operating Model Design
• Workforce Planning
• Performance Management
• Talent Management Strategies
• HR Function Effectiveness Improvement
• Change Management
• Culture Development
• Employee Engagement Strategies
• Employee Experience Enhancement
• Mentoring and Coaching
• Human Capital Consulting
• Organization Effectiveness Consulting
• In-depth knowledge of the Financial Services sector
• Understanding of the Banking industry
• Problem-solving capabilities
• Proactive and entrepreneurial mindset
• Strong collaboration skills
• Ability to foster inclusive team dynamics

Work Environment

This is a full-time role requiring excellent command of both English and Arabic, written and spoken. You will be expected to embody the PwC Professional's framework skills and behaviors, and contribute to our strategy and your development as a leader. The work location is Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.