Heba Diab

Following the acquisition of Noble Energy Assets in June 2020, joined Chevron Merger and Acquisition team to manage acquisition and integration activities for Noble. Supported Egypt as a new country entry for Chevron Upstream and worked with complex and challenging external stakeholders (e.g EGAS and GANOPE).
HR Manager for an organization with existing Legacy Noble marketing employees, integrating with Chevron. Leveraging Chevron downstream presence whilst having all technical resources (exploration and wells) based in Houston to maintain a lean, but effective in country team with considerable organizational and teaming complexity.
• Managing relationship and interfacing with EGAS and GANOPE to develop and approve an org. structure for Chevron Upstream, to ensure Chevron's interests are prioritized appropriately.
• Partners with country leaders and supervisors, and out of country leaders and line management (Drilling, Exploration and Supply Chain, security etc..) to plan and coordinate HR support and requirements for drilling operations in Egypt.
• Lead advisor for expatriates’ relocation, immigration, and cross-border issues in coordination with service providers. Work with business partners in Global mobility to plan and execute 25 expats assignments (LTA, STA, Rotational …) in 2022 ensuring smooth relocation and permitting process.
• Engage with GSC to source service providers for expatriates’ accommodation and in country services required to assist expatriates assignments
• Partners with functional managers to ensure implementation of HR strategies in compliance with corporate policies and, provide necessary HR management tools and programs. ensuring superior and consistent execution and implementation of all HR programs, processes, and tools.
• Supports and guides out-of-country exploration team, wells team, finance, supply chain, commercial etc. teams on EGAS/ GANOPE HR requirements and with country expertise.
• Partner with Corporate HR to ensure that HR services, policies and procedures for Egypt and total reward provided are competitive and meeting employee needs and are in line with local labor laws and market trends.
• Identify International HR priorities and actively participate in the HR delivery Model & execution on the ground.
• Proactively consults with management to assess effectiveness of existing work and Organization designs.
• Facilitates organizational change efforts through Stakeholder engagement questionnaire / Pulse Survey.
• Partner with management to identify actions and find solutions for any process issues raised by stakeholders, ensuring implementation of the solutions to improve or identify new processes.
• Guide and coach leaders and managers for PMP process, employee’s development plans and training needs analysis.
• Negotiates labor relations contracts, manage formal consultation processes and responsible for Investigation for grievances, complaints, and legal claims.
• Supports and guides out-of-country teams, Exploration, wells team, finance, supply chain, etc. teams on concession agreement and requirements for HR work permitting and cost recovery.
• Partners with line management in country and out of country to create workforce planning and estimate budget. Ensures core and contingent staffing resources for operations are available to meet project requirements.
• Manage hiring process effectively, ensuring compliance throughout the process. Coach and advise functional leaders to ensure Compliance through recruitment process & provides guidelines, support and consultation including development of specific training for Managers on interviewing skills and recruitment guidelines.
• Working with the Egyptian Tax Department and MOL in closing the end of year settlement for income tax & social insurance registration.
• Manage Egypt payroll process and benefits, administration of eligible earnings and CIP calculations and payroll processes for contingent workers.

Supporting local agencies in a variety of projects:
- Recruitment and selection.
- Salary Survey
- Coaching for Performance
- Performance Management Process

Noble Energy “A multinational Gas Marketing company”
Joined Noble Energy in a challenging stage to participate in the setup of a complex project and meet commitment of supplying gas to the Egyptian government.
• Sourcing candidates, going through selection process till on boarding new hires.
• Support a new organization through oil prices crises and COVID 19.
• Participating in a major resizing project for Egypt organization.
• In addition to handling all HR operational business.

Came into the company during a rapid development phase, restructured HR department to implement HR standards and ensure compliance, issued employee handbook, policies and procedures, introduced on boarding process.
• As HR Manager, partnered with multiple aspects of the business to create staffing plans to provide core and contingent resources for long term operations and projects.
• Aligned recruitment strategy to develop talent pipeline and evaluate existing talent to determine best fit for organization.
• Lead Contributor in transforming business objectives into HR initiatives and objectives. Assess completion rates and processes throughout the year to support achieving business goals.
• Drove the continuous personal improvement and professional development of employees reducing turnover by 10%.
• Improved employee satisfaction by 20% by implementing a process to identify and correct problem areas
• Met demands for critical business skills and upgraded talent by strong recruiting and employee referral program.
• Identified market place salary lag in some positions and developed strategy to adjust to the market.
• Worked with functional managers to ensure implementation of HR strategies and compliance with corporate policies.
• Partnered with leadership advising on best practice to set up a new JV for Hess with EGPC. Benchmarked salaries and benefits for major JVs in the industry.
• Lead advisor for expatriates relocation, immigration and cross-border issues. Developed culture sensitivities handbook for new expatiates.
• In 2012, revived struggling organization by reducing overstaffed workforce by 25%, addressing and resolving compliance issues and facilitating extensive training programs. Created statistical severance data to support contractual employment agreements and effectively managed the outplacement of impacted employees.
• Coached and mentored Managers to promote employee engagement and provide guidance for performance management process.
• Contributed in the implementation of various projects for EMEA (including SAP, Taleo and employee self service) that are aligned with HR strategy.
• Handled employees’ grievances and support management to boost morale and build team spirit.
• Managed all activities and services related to Administration Department including:
- Service contracts management.
- Facilities management including expatriates houses.
- Fleet Management

Established this rapidly growing company’s hiring 150 employees. Designed policy and procedures and brought company up to HR standards and compliance.
• Member of leadership team providing advice and solutions on policies, employee relations, performance management, terminations and investigations of internal complaints.
• Reviewed salary surveys and compared it with company job population. Identify market median and advise senior management relative to pay position.
• For a period of fifteen months the Procurement, contracts, IT, and Admin departments reported to the HR Manager while the organization was issuing tenders and contracting materials, equipment and drilling services.
• Conducted a comprehensive analysis of compensation methods and provided analytical data for comparison to the executive team. Identified market place salary lag and executed cost effective changes to existing benefit plans.
• Streamlined hiring process saving 30% in recruitment costs.
• Developed a cost recovery process and advised management of organizational changes which helped increasing cost recovery rate by 10%.

Performed all HR functions including recruitment, training, employee relations, recognition programs, benefits, and initiatives with responsibilities across 2 locations in Cairo and Beni Suef.

Responsible of Operations, Drilling, Materials and Procurement Departments Administration and personnel including coordinating daily activities and managing all the nationals and expatriates affairs.

- Review daily transactions
-Review and Audit internal documents
- Interbanking reconciliation