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About Sapphire

Sapphire (SILZ) is a joint venture based in the Special Integrated Logistical Zone (SILZ) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The company focuses on manufacturing industrial robots that support the next generation of automation and smart manufacturing.

Role Overview

Sapphire is seeking a Manager Rewards & Organizational Development to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is responsible for managing and executing rewards, workforce planning, annual merit and bonus cycles, and organizational development initiatives. The position aims to support organizational effectiveness, workforce competitiveness, and continuous capability building.

The Manager leads the administration of reward frameworks, annual merit and incentive processes, manpower planning, and OD interventions. This ensures alignment with business requirements, approved budgets, governance standards, and overall organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct rewards analysis, including salary benchmarking, internal equity reviews, market comparisons, and pay positioning analysis.
• Prepare and manage annual merit review cycles, encompassing salary adjustment analysis, recommendations, validation, and approval coordination.
• Consolidate annual merit increase budgets in alignment with approved manpower plans and financial guidelines.
• Administer annual bonus and incentive processes, including calculations, validation, allocation analysis, and coordination with Finance and management stakeholders.
• Maintain rewards records, reports, and supporting documentation while ensuring confidentiality and data accuracy.
• Lead workforce planning and manpower budgeting activities, aligning them with business growth requirements.
• Monitor headcount, approved positions, manpower utilization, and workforce changes across departments.
• Lead the design and implementation of organizational development frameworks, including organizational structure reviews, job design, and role clarity initiatives.
• Partner with business leaders to assess capability gaps and develop targeted learning and development interventions.
• Lead succession planning processes, talent review calibrations, and high-potential identification programs.
• Administer employee engagement surveys, analyze results, and coordinate follow-up action plans with relevant stakeholders.
• Lead performance management processes, including goal-setting frameworks, performance review cycles, and development planning.

Policy, Reporting, and Continuous Improvement

• Lead the development and implementation of rewards, OD, and HR governance policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, approved structures, labor regulations, and governance frameworks.
• Prepare rewards reports, OD dashboards, manpower reports, and workforce analytics.
• Analyze rewards and OD effectiveness, along with workforce data, to support management decision-making.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of HR, manpower, and rewards reporting.
• Identify opportunities to improve rewards practices, OD interventions, and HR operational efficiency.
• Support HR system enhancements, automation initiatives, and process standardization efforts.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reward governance and organizational development frameworks and practices.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates for this role should possess 5 to 10 years of experience in rewards, organizational development, or a related human resources field.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.