# Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)

**Company:** [Ultimate Peaks](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/tQ1NMf2LvQj3yAHJATPRQ6.md)
**Location:** Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Event

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## Description

### **Overview**

A large-scale, high-growth organization in Saudi Arabia (6,000+ employees) is entering a critical phase of transformation.

The business has scaled rapidly and is now prioritizing **organizational control, governance, and people effectiveness**. This role is not a traditional HR leadership position — it is a **turnaround and stabilization mandate** at the core of the business.

The successful candidate will be tasked with restoring structure, accountability, and performance across the organization, while building the foundation for future group-level capability.

### **Key Responsibilities**

### **The Mandate**

This role carries a **clear and immediate priority**:

**Fix the organization. Stabilize it. Then build for scale.**

Key focus areas include:

-   Establishing **strong HR governance and authority frameworks**
-   Regaining control over **hiring, approvals, and decision rights**
-   Addressing **talent disengagement and retention risks**
-   Enforcing **organizational discipline and accountability**
-   Activating and embedding **HR systems (ERP) and processes**
-   Partnering with leadership to ensure **clarity of structure and reporting lines**
-   Supporting operational leaders in transitioning from **informal to structured execution**

### **Key Challenges**

The environment is complex and requires a leader who can operate under pressure:

-   Rapid growth without matching governance maturity
-   Inconsistent hiring practices and approval structures
-   Talent frustration due to lack of empowerment and clarity
-   Underutilized systems and manual HR processes
-   Functions operating beyond defined authority limits

This is a **hands-on leadership role**, not a purely strategic or policy-driven position.

### **Group HR Strategy & Governance**

-   Define and implement the **group-wide HR strategy** aligned with business objectives
-   Establish **HR governance frameworks** across all subsidiaries
-   Standardize core HR policies, while allowing flexibility for business units

### **Organizational Design & Workforce Planning**

-   Design and optimize **organizational structures** across the group
-   Lead **workforce planning and headcount strategy**
-   Ensure alignment between business strategy and organizational capability

### **Leadership & Talent Management**

-   Build and implement **leadership development frameworks**
-   Oversee succession planning for critical roles
-   Partner with executives on **talent decisions at senior levels**

### **Performance & Culture**

-   Establish a **group-wide performance management system**
-   Drive accountability, productivity, and performance culture
-   Align culture across companies while respecting business differences

### **Compensation & Rewards**

-   Design and implement **compensation and grading structures**
-   Ensure internal equity and market competitiveness
-   Oversee incentives, bonus structures, and executive compensation frameworks

### **HR Operations & Systems**

-   Oversee HR operations across the group
-   Ensure efficient HR systems, reporting, and data-driven decision-making
-   Drive HR transformation and automation initiatives

### **Compliance & Saudization**

-   Ensure compliance with Saudi labor laws and regulations
-   Lead Saudization strategy across the group
-   Maintain strong governance in HR practices

## Requirements

-   12–18+ years of experience in HR, with at least 5 years in a **senior leadership role (CHRO)**
-   Experience in **holding groups, multi-entity organizations, or complex structures**
-   Strong background in **organizational design, HR governance, and transformation**
-   Proven ability to partner with **C-level executives and boards**
-   Experience in Saudi Arabia is essential
-   Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders

### **Preferred Profile**

-   Experience building HR functions from the ground up
-   Exposure to logistics, operations, or large workforce environments
-   Strong strategic thinking combined with hands-on execution

## Benefits

-   Opportunity to **shape and build the HR function at group level**
-   Direct impact on leadership, structure, and long-term growth
-   Work closely with executive leadership on critical strategic initiatives