Organizational Development Manager

Title: Organizational Development Manager

Location: Dubai, UAE

Reporting to: Director of People & Culture

Sector: Holding Group - Construction related

HR Team size
: 12-15

Our Dubai-based client is seeking an experienced Organizational Development (OD) Manager to join their People & Culture function in a strategic, group-level role. This position will play a critical part in strengthening organizational effectiveness, governance, and performance across multiple business units and geographies, with primary coverage across the UAE and KSA. The OD Manager will act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, ensuring alignment between business strategy, organizational structure, talent capability, and performance outcomes.

• Lead and oversee group-wide organization design and structure optimisation, ensuring clear reporting lines, effective spans of control, and operational efficiency across all entities and regions.
• Develop, standardise, and maintain job architecture, job descriptions, and role evaluation frameworks, ensuring internal equity and alignment with business strategy and career pathways.
• Design, implement, and govern performance management frameworks, including KPI development, goal setting, mid-cycle reviews, annual appraisals, calibration processes, and executive reporting.
• Establish and continuously refine job grading structures, salary frameworks, and benefits alignment, supported by market benchmarking and compliance with UAE and KSA labour regulations.
• Act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, succession planning, and change management initiatives.
• Ensure strong governance, documentation, and standardisation of all OD policies, frameworks, and practices to support audit readiness and HR best practice.
• Partner closely with internal stakeholders including HR Operations, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Finance, Legal, and business leaders to drive integrated people solutions.
• Engage and manage external consultants and benchmarking providers to ensure market competitiveness and continuous improvement.
• Drive initiatives focused on culture alignment, employee engagement, leadership capability, and organisational effectiveness in line with strategic objectives.
• Support business transformation and expansion initiatives by ensuring smooth implementation of new structures and minimal operational disruption.
• Provide data-driven insights and reporting on workforce metrics, organisational health, performance trends, and grade/salary alignment to the leadership team.

• Must have a minimum of 3 years of GCC regional work experience
• Must have 5 years minimum specifically in Organizational Development