Senior Specialist Talent Programs📣 Job Ad

About Qiddiya and the Role

Qiddiya is seeking a Senior Specialist - Talent Programs to join its team in Riyadh. This full-time role is integral to supporting the delivery, development, and continuous improvement of the PlayPath Development Program, which focuses on cultivating future engineering talent.

Role Overview

The Senior Specialist plays a key role in coordinating essential program activities, contributing to program design and materials, and fostering a positive and engaging experience for participants. This position involves close collaboration with the Program Lead, HR teams, business stakeholders, and participants to ensure effective program delivery, gather feedback, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate schedules, rotations, meetings, materials, communications, and logistics for program activities.
• Maintain accurate trackers, files, participant records, and program documents.
• Follow up with business teams and participants to keep actions, placements, and development milestones on track.
• Support participant onboarding, touchpoints, mentoring sessions, engagement activities, and day-to-day queries.
• Track participation, completion, feedback, and common issues across the participant journey.
• Support the development of program content, templates, tools, evaluation forms, and participant materials.
• Prepare status updates, data summaries, and evaluation inputs for manager review.
• Recommend practical improvements to the program using feedback, data, and lessons learned.
• Coordinate with HR Business Partners, Capability & Learning, Talent Management, external providers, and business contacts.
• Support agreed governance steps, approvals, criteria, documentation, and reporting requirements.
• Escalate risks, delays, gaps, and decisions needed to the program manager.
• Translate priorities into clear tasks, assign work, and track progress against agreed targets.
• Support individual and team performance through regular check-ins, feedback, coaching, and escalation of issues when needed.
• Build team capability and engagement through communication, recognition, on-the-job development, and onboarding support.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of relevant professional experience in talent development, program coordination, or a related HR function.

Required Skills and Attributes

• Strong organizational and coordination skills to manage complex program logistics and activities.
• Proficiency in maintaining accurate records, trackers, and program documentation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective participant and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to gather feedback, analyze data, and propose practical improvements for program effectiveness.
• Capability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and track progress against targets.
• Proactive approach to identifying and escalating risks, delays, or critical decisions.

Work Environment

This full-time position is based in Riyadh, requiring close collaboration with various internal HR functions, business units, and external partners to achieve the objectives of the PlayPath Development Program.