Lead Evaluation & Architecture

We are seeking an experienced Lead – Job Evaluation & Job Architecture to design, govern, and continuously enhance the organization’s enterprise Job Evaluation and Job Architecture framework. This role will be based in Riyadh, KSA.

This role will act as the center of excellence for job architecture, ensuring roles are consistently evaluated, structured, and aligned with organizational strategy. The position will govern the Korn Ferry Hay job evaluation methodology, oversee enterprise job architecture frameworks, and provide advanced insights into organizational structure and workforce design.

This is a highly strategic role that supports executive decision‑making, workforce planning, and organizational transformation across corporate functions, geographies, project companies, and operational assets.

• Job Evaluation Governance
• Establish and lead the Job Evaluation Committee (JEC) responsible for approving role evaluations and grade assignments.
• Define governance policies covering job evaluation requests, role creation, re‑evaluation triggers, and promotion approvals.
• Ensure consistent application of the Korn Ferry Hay methodology across all functions and entities.
• Act as the internal authority on job evaluation principles and maintain integrity and independence of evaluation outcomes.

• Design and maintain the organization’s job architecture framework, including job families, sub‑families, and levels aligned to KF Hay grades.
• Develop standardized job profiles outlining scope, accountabilities, decision authority, and capability expectations.
• Ensure roles are accurately slotted within job families and levels.
• Align architecture with organizational design principles, career pathways, and talent development frameworks.

• Conduct and oversee formal job evaluations using the Korn Ferry Hay methodology.
• Assess roles across Know‑how, Problem Solving, and Accountability dimensions.
• Facilitate evaluation calibration sessions and ensure internal role parity.
• Provide independent challenge where roles appear over‑graded or misaligned.

Deliver advanced analytics on workforce structure, including

• Grade compression and grade inflation
• Span of control and managerial efficiency
• Organizational layering and hierarchy health
• Title inflation and role duplication
• Structural cost efficiency of management layers
• Provide actionable recommendations to improve organizational design and structural effectiveness.

• Evaluate promotion requests to ensure grade progression reflects genuine increases in role scope and responsibility.
• Distinguish between role promotion vs. individual progression. Organizational Reporting & Insights

  Develop strategic reporting and dashboards covering

  • Span of control and leadership efficiency
  • Workforce capability mix and job family distribution
  • Promotion trends and talent pipeline insights
  • Structural cost analysis and workforce efficiency
  Strategic Job Architecture Initiatives / Lead Enterprise Initiatives
  • Cross‑entity job leveling across corporate and operational entities.
  • Integration of acquired organizations into the job architecture framework.
  • Organizational redesign and leadership layer alignment.
  • Development of a global job catalogue to standardize role definitions.
  Capability Building
  • Train HR Business Partners and HR leaders on job evaluation and job architecture principles.
  • Develop guidance materials and evaluation manuals.
  • Maintain relationships with external methodology providers (e.g., Korn Ferry).
  Experience
  • 10+ years of experience in job evaluation, rewards, or organizational design.
  • Extensive experience applying the Korn Ferry Hay job evaluation methodology.
  • Proven experience building and governing enterprise job architecture frameworks.
  • Experience supporting organizational transformations, restructuring, and acquisitions.
  • Experience with in a complex global organization.
  Qualifications
  • Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • Certification or formal experience in Korn Ferry Hay Job Evaluation is mandatory.
  • CIPD or equivalent HR professional qualification preferred.