Senior Manager Total Rewards
TAQA
Total years of experience :25 years, 0 months
- Mergers & Acquisition -planned and executed the integration strategy for the acquired company and brought them at the same rewards and benefits platform of the parent company.
- Integration includes grades, salary ranges, benefits, performance management,
incentive schemes (short and long term), and HRIS
- Board Remuneration Committee and Board Matters - prepared and presented the matters related to polices & benefits (update/new), merit
increase, leadership development and promotions, HR transformation project, hiring of CEOs
and n-1 level executives and sought approvals for execution/implementation.
- Executive Remuneration - benchmarked, designed and developed executive remuneration framework with appropriate compensation mix for executive compensation plans in alignment with industry norms.
- Ensured that executive compensation plans produce intended results i.e. linking pay with
performance, attract and retain executives, align executives' goals with the company's long-
term strategy, and deter unnecessary risk-taking
- Short & Long-Term Incentive and Retention Schemes - Developed and managed retention schemes which includes Short Term Incentive (STI) Long Term Incentives (LTI), retention bonuses, transaction bonus schemes to increase employee
engagement and retention to meet business goals
- Reward Strategy, Programs and Benefits - developed rewards philosophy and strategy that has contributed at strategic levels in
attracting, retaining, and engaging employees.
- Led studies on market compensation practices, analyzed internal/external pay equities and
recommended adjustments
- Assessed pay positioning, benchmarked with market and recommended enhancement
Benchmarked and aligned reward & benefits policies with region's dynamics
- Administered bonus payouts and salary reviews,
- Partnered with companies, functional heads and legal to develop/implement rewards programs
including variable pay
- Harmonized and synchronized benefits and compensation during mergers and acquisitions
- Salary / Grading Structure - developed/modified grading and salary structures and alignment with the market/industry and company's chosen pay positioning
- HR Policies & Process - developed, benchmarked, and updated policies and processes, alignment with the region/industry's dynamics
- Organizational Design and Architecture - carried out Job Analysis, developed Job Descriptions and conducted Job Evaluation
- Contributes at both operational and strategic levels to cultivate a vibrant culture as the business continues to grow regionally to ensure attraction / retention and motivation of qualified staff in order to increase the return on investment over C&B budgets.
- Develops, updates and maintain policies and processes related to compensation & benefits and their alignment with the region/industry’s C&B dynamics.
- Design, delivery and measurement of compensation and benefit programs across consumer division.
- Carries out Job Analysis and Job Evaluation to have the job profile and job level (relative worth) based on HAY methodology.
- Assess current pay positioning at total cash, benchmark with the market/industry based on survey results and recommend enhancement to the President and Board for approval for maintaining market competitiveness to attract and retain talent.
- Partners with operating companies, line manager, functional heads, legal department to develop, adapt and implement compensation and benefits programs in line with industry practice and legal requirements.
- Manages Performance Development Review cycle for Consumer Division (four business units and shared services (division) and administers Bonus payouts and salary reviews.
- Coaches Operating Companies HR and divisional heads on compensation and benefits philosophy, positioning and industry practices.
- Manages base salary, benefits, variable pay and incentives programs and their continuous alignment with the market/industry.
- Lead studies of compensation practices and market rates and analyze internal and external pay equities to make recommendations for specific changes and/or general adjustments.
- Lead and partner with the Sales and Operations teams on Incentive programs design and update.
- Participates in, and manages appropriate third party salary surveys to ensure appropriate assessment of the relevant salary market to assure that compensation objectives are achieved.
- Harmonizes and synchronizes benefits and compensation relating to mergers and acquisitions.
- Analyzed workforce sourcing requirements and making recommendations on required manpower.
- Participated in the Development and design of Talent management programs.
- Facilitated the development of job descriptions/job design and conducted job evaluation and market pricing activities for revised and new roles based on HAY method.
- Benchmarking of jobs and benefits within the KSA market to be competitive with the market.
- Managed the refinement of pay administration policies and procedures.
- Managed the performance management system (merit increase, promotion, variable pay and special
Adjustments.
- Manpower planning both in terms of numbers and total cost for the project phase.
- Advising on improving compensation structure to attract and retain the best manpower for the project.
- Established, reviewed and administered pay scales for Saudis, Easterners and Westerners and their alignment with the market.
- Conducted market survey and analyzed the data., prepared proposals with recommendations based on research and analysis of this information to present to management.
- Reviewed and improved existing HR policies.
- Established and maintained internal and external network for the efficient exchange of information and
benchmarking data.
- Managed and prepared the annual budget and forecasts till 2015.
- Full life cycle implementation of SAP HCM along with work flows for HR Operations.
- Job Evaluation of 138 positions based on Mercer IPE.
- Restructured the compensation & benefits of management and non-management employees.
- Led the alignment of compensation & benefits with the market.
- Developed and streamlined new salary scales in line with the market.
- Managed integration of salaries and benefits as part of the Company’s total compensation package.
- Advised on design of best-practice compensation and reward systems.
- Monitored the effectiveness of new and current programs and made recommendations for future initiatives.
- Revamped of around 10 compensation & benefits related polices.
- Made arrangements for periodic compensation surveys and propose revisions in the existing compensation plan in order to keep it market/industry competitive.
- Managed the payroll in SAP for around 1000 employees.
- Reviewed, improved and developed various employee benefits (medical, terminal, etc.) and recognition
programs / schemes.
- Prepared and managed annual HR budget.
- Developed and maintained a market driven grading structure and salary ranges.
- Made arrangements for periodic compensation surveys and propose revisions in the existing compensation plan in order to keep it market/industry competitive.
- Managing the payroll for chemical and power businesses.
- Reviewed, improved and developed various employee benefits (medical, terminal, etc.) and recognition
programs / schemes.
- Managed HR operations of UAE Office in terms of recruitment, performance management, compensation & benefits, training and personnel matters.
- Restructured and reorganized the human resources through right sizing.
- Managed the performance appraisals across chemical and power businesses.
- Managed the annual HR budget for the three businesses.
- Acted as catalyst in various change management initiatives which includes changing the TNA approach, get away with the traditional performance management system and implementation of an objective oriented performance assessment system.
- Led full life cycle implementation of SAP HCM starting from developing Business Blue Print to Go Life
phase and post implementation acted as power user, facilitated payroll and time administrator for monthly and off cycle payrolls and time management system; administration of company benefits, payroll, time
management, terminal benefits and supervised and updated SAP based on business requirements.
- Led the employee engagement initiative including survey design, delivery of action plan, employee
communications and benchmarking.
- HR Planning in line with Company current and future strategy.
- Developed, improved, communicated, and implemented HR Polices.
- Recruitment and selection of employees, trainee engineers, and apprentices.
- Conducted Job Analysis and Job Evaluations for various jobs in the organization based on HAY guidelines.
- Developed and maintained market driven grading structure and salary ranges using HAY methodology.
- Handled periodic compensation surveys and proposed enhancements in order to keep it market/industry competitive.
- Reviewed, improved and developed various employee benefits (medical, terminal, etc.) and recognition
programs / schemes.
- Managed monthly and off-cycle payroll runs in SAP HCM.
- Facilitated all department heads in identifying training and development needs (TNA) of their respective
employees and to developed and implemented training plans / courses.
- Designed & conducted training programs and arrange for external trainings.
- Administered effective performance development reviews using scorecard.
- Facilitated in identification of Current Estimated Potential (High Potential) and developed IDPs.
- Managed the process of replacement planning, succession planning, key employee retention design, change management, workforce management and development.
- Developed and managed HR budgets.
- Successfully completed the synchronization of grades / salaries of the three merged companies.
- Facilitated in developing Strategic Human Resource Planning.
- Prepared and managed annual Human Resource Budget.
- Developed, reviewed, modified and implemented HR policies.
- Managed recruitment and selection in line with Bank’s policy.
- Reviewed, evaluated and made recommendations for revision in compensation and benefits plan of the bank based on the market survey.
- Developed and administered effective performance appraisal system.
- Developed a system of training needs assessment and to facilitate all department heads in identifying training and development needs of their respective employees and developed and implemented training plans.
- Made arrangement for both in-house and external training as per training plan.
- Managed all personnel related issues (leave, loans and advances, records, car leasing, attendance, late arrival and periodic reporting to management, etc.).
- Prepared HR policies for various clients.
- Carried out studies of existing systems of various clients and identified the issues and recommended solutions.
- Developed and conducted training programs for ISO 9000, ISO 14000, SA 8000, MS Office, Companies
Ordinance 1984, and Code of Corporate Governance.
- Facilitated clients in developing and implementing Quality and Environmental Management systems.
- Developed pre-feasibilities and feasibilities studies and prepared financial models using spread sheets for making the financial projections.
- Carried out the due diligence and valuation (share) of companies.
- Prepared technical and financial proposal for various consultancy assignments.