OD & Reward Lead
Listed on 2026-10-04
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HR/Recruitment
HR Generalist / Talent Management, HR Manager, Recruiter / Talent Acquisition, Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Job Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Date Posted: 1 October 2026
Job Reference/: 546377000085946059
Job Description / Role:
Black & Grey HR is partnering with a leading Oil & Gas company to hire an experienced OD & Reward Lead on a one-year consultancy contract. The role will lead and support organization development, workforce planning, job evaluation, compensation, and reward initiatives to strengthen organizational effectiveness and ensure alignment with market practices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead workforce/manpower planning and organizational design initiatives, ensuring structures and workforce requirements are aligned with business objectives.
- Develop, review, and maintain organization structures, organization charts, job descriptions, and job evaluation frameworks across the business.
- Conduct job analysis, grading, and evaluation exercises, ensuring consistency, internal equity, and clear role architecture.
- Lead compensation and benefits activities, including salary benchmarking, market surveys, salary structures, allowances, incentives, and reward frameworks.
- Develop and maintain relevant HR policies and frameworks, while supporting reward & recognition, career frameworks, succession planning, and workforce effectiveness initiatives.
Experience
Required:
- 8–12+ years of relevant experience in Organization Development, Rewards, Compensation & Benefits, or related HR consulting/HR transformation roles, preferably within Oil & Gas or other large-scale industrial environments.
- Strong consulting background with hands‑on experience delivering organization design, workforce planning, job evaluation, grading, and compensation projects.
- Proven expertise in salary benchmarking, market surveys, compensation structures, benefits, incentives, and reward frameworks.
Skills Required:
- Strong understanding of job architecture, job descriptions, organization structures, internal equity, and external market competitiveness.
- Excellent analytical, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with the ability to translate workforce and reward data into practical organizational recommendations.
Employment / Job Type: Contract
Benefits: Attractive Salary + Benefits
About the Company:
UAE recruitment and human resources consultancy supporting startups, small businesses, and corporates across the Gulf. The firm offers permanent and contract recruitment, executive search, recruitment process outsourcing, and advisory work covering policy design, organisational structuring, and compensation benchmarking, spanning technology, finance, construction, engineering, healthcare, retail, logistics, and professional services.
Company Industry: Oil & Gas
Department /
Functional Area:
Human Resources
Closing Date: Not mentioned
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