Senior Specialist Talent Management

Job purpose

• Provide Performance Management and Talent Management support services across the organization, acting as an accountable resource for the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of performance and talent processes.
• Organizes and controls end-to-end performance management processes, including goal setting, performance reviews, KPI frameworks, and calibration, ensuring clarity of individual contributions and alignment with corporate objectives.
• Supports wider Talent Management initiatives, including Learning & Development, Competency Assurance, Succession Planning, and Talent Reviews, to strengthen organizational capability and leadership pipeline.
• Ensures alignment of performance outcomes with rewards, development, and workforce planning, contributing to building a high-performance culture and long-term business sustainability.
• The position operates in accordance with organizational strategy, policies, governance standards, and best international HR practices.

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Organizes and controls the end-to-end performance management cycle, including goal setting, mid-year reviews, annual appraisals, and calibration processes in line with the approved performance management framework.
• Plans and executes implementation of performance frameworks (KPIs/OKRs), ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and business objectives.
• Ensures clarity, consistency, and fairness in performance evaluations across departments.
• Facilitates performance calibration sessions to ensure equitable rating distributions and objectivity.
• Develops and maintains performance management policies, guidelines, reports and tools.
• Supports the cascading of corporate objectives into departmental and individual goals.
• Monitors quality of goal setting and ensures alignment with strategic priorities.
• Analyzes performance data and produces reports, dashboards, and insights for leadership decision-making.
• Identifies trends, gaps, and risks in workforce performance and recommends improvement actions.
• Provides guidance and coaching to managers on effective performance management, feedback conversations, and handling underperformance.
• Supports development and tracking of Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs).
• Promote continuous improvement of the performance management cycle through periodic reviews, stakeholder feedback, and adoption of best practices to enhance process efficiency and effectiveness.
• Supports Talent Review processes, including identification of high-potential employees and critical roles.
• Contributes to the design and execution of Succession Planning frameworks and talent pipelines.
• Collaborates with Learning & Development to align performance outcomes with development plans.
• Assists in competency framework design, assessment, and gap analysis.
• Supports leadership development and capability-building initiatives.
• Manages performance management systems (e.g., SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle, Workday) ensuring data integrity and user adoption.
• Ensures compliance with internal policies, audit requirements, and applicable regulations.

Education requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resource, Administration, or related field

Background and experience

Degree

Bachelor

Years of Experiance

-Sr Specialist 8+ years of experience

-Specialist 5+ years of experience

• (preferred) Oil & Energy experience (greenfield petrochemical plant operations and infrastructure)
• Experience with various HR functions, including:
• Talent Management:
• Learning and Development:
• Succession Planning
• Training programs
• Performance Management
• Detailed-oriented with excellent organizing and planning skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with people in a multi-cultural environment
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Good communication skills & interpersonal skills.
• Ability to be flexible, motivated, resourceful, and organized to work in a multi-functional role
• Builds expert knowledge in our organization and conveys knowledge to others

Competencies and skills:

Technical:

• Computer literate with expertise in MS Office.
• Performance Management
• Talent Management:
• Learning and Development:
• Succession Planning
• Training programs