Senior Manager - Talent Development
Posted date [2026-06-28]
(ID: 47164)
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Founded in 1971, ADNOC is a leading diversified energy group, wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi Government. Our network of fully integrated businesses operates across the energy value chain, helping us to responsibly meet the demands of an ever-changing energy market.
Already in the top tier of the lowest carbon intensity oil and gas producers in the world, we are taking significant steps to make today’s energy cleaner while investing in the clean energies of tomorrow, strengthening our position as a reliable and responsible global energy provider. We are allocating an initial $23 billion to advance and accelerate lower-carbon solutions, investing in new energies and decarbonization technologies to enable our net zero by 2045 ambition and our commitment to zero methane emissions by 2030. ... |
Job Description and Requirements
Senior Manager - Talent DevelopmentJob Snapshot
Role: Senior Manager - Talent Development
Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Training and Development
Experience: Senior experience in talent development, succession planning, learning strategy, and workforce capability development
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Senior Manager - Talent Development in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates is an Oil and Energy hiring opportunity focused on enterprise talent development, succession planning, leadership pipeline governance, learning strategy integration, and workforce capability building. This role leads the deployment of talent frameworks across assigned business areas, translating enterprise priorities into practical development solutions that support leadership readiness, Emiratization goals, business continuity, and ADNOC’s long-term strategic workforce requirements.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi Emirate
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Training and Development
Salary: 45000-65000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job
city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Senior Manager - Talent Development will guide business areas in building sustainable capability pipelines by connecting talent assessments, succession planning, leadership development, learning programs, employee growth pathways, and workforce analytics. The position advises senior leaders on talent risks and development priorities while ensuring enterprise frameworks are applied consistently across business units. By using data-driven insights, portfolio-level learning evaluation, and structured talent governance, the role helps strengthen future leadership readiness, employee development experience, and organizational performance across ADNOC Group.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the translation of enterprise talent development frameworks into business-specific strategies that address capability gaps and future workforce needs.
* Oversee execution of talent development initiatives across multiple business units, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and measurable outcomes.
* Consolidate business insights, capability trends, and development feedback to support continuous enhancement of enterprise talent approaches.
* Oversee succession planning across assigned portfolios by identifying critical roles, leadership risks, readiness levels, and development priorities.
* Validate talent assessments, succession outcomes, and pipeline decisions to ensure consistency, objectivity, and alignment with enterprise standards.
* Direct targeted interventions to strengthen bench strength, leadership readiness, succession depth, and continuity for critical positions.
* Align learning strategies with business capability requirements by integrating learning priorities into workforce and talent plans.
* Partner with Centers of Excellence to prioritize, scale, and evaluate learning programs focused on enterprise-critical skills and leadership capabilities.
* Review learning effectiveness at portfolio level and direct adjustments to improve impact on performance, productivity, and workforce readiness.
* Advise senior business leaders on talent strategy, succession risks, capability gaps, development investment, and leadership pipeline priorities.
* Shape workforce strategies by integrating talent development, succession planning, and learning solutions into broader business plans.
* Influence leadership decisions through talent analytics, workforce scenarios, capability insights, and forward-looking development recommendations.
* Establish mechanisms to monitor talent development and succession initiatives through defined KPIs, dashboards, and performance indicators.
* Analyze workforce data and talent insights to identify systemic risks, capability trends, readiness concerns, and improvement opportunities.
* Drive corrective actions to ensure development initiatives remain aligned with strategic objectives and deliver intended business outcomes.
* Shape the employee development experience by embedding structured career pathways, growth opportunities, leadership development, and role-based capability plans.
* Promote a performance-driven and development-focused culture aligned with ADNOC’s people and capability value proposition.
* Plan and supervise department activities, personnel, and resources to achieve division objectives efficiently and cost-consciously.
* Develop department knowledge, competencies, and innovation by supporting Personal Development Plans, succession planning, and talent pipelines.
* Coordinate with the Human Capability Group to strengthen employee development with emphasis on UAE Nationals and Emiratization targets.
* Provide input for division budgets, monitor department expenditure, and investigate significant variances to support performance and cost control.
* Lead implementation of approved policies, systems, standards, procedures, and internal controls in line with company and international standards.
* Implement the company performance management system and monitor department KPIs linked to annual performance contracts and the balanced scorecard.
* Review and recommend organization structure improvements that optimize human capital and support sustainable business objectives.
* Encourage innovation, employee motivation, and change management initiatives to improve services and operational effectiveness.
* Propose internal process improvements against best practices and ISO standards to create more efficient talent development solutions.
* Support HSE culture, ensure relevant HSE training and induction, and comply with applicable sustainability guidelines and ADNOC Code of Practices.
Ideal Profile
* Strong experience in talent development, learning strategy, succession planning, workforce planning, leadership development, or human capability management.
* Proven ability to translate enterprise talent frameworks into practical business-level development strategies.
* Strong understanding of succession planning governance, critical role identification, talent assessment, readiness measurement, and leadership pipeline development.
* Experience advising senior leaders on capability gaps, talent risks, employee development, and workforce priorities.
* Ability to use talent analytics, workforce data, and performance insights to guide business decisions and development interventions.
* Strong knowledge of learning strategy, leadership programs, employee value proposition, career pathways, and development effectiveness evaluation.
* Experience managing department plans, budgets, KPIs, operational performance, and internal governance requirements.
* Good understanding of performance management systems, balanced scorecards, annual performance contracts, and structured capability development.
* Ability to support Emiratization objectives through talent pipelines, Personal Development Plans, succession planning, and national workforce development.
* Skilled in working with Centers of Excellence, human capability teams, business leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders.
* Strong communication, advisory, influencing, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
* Analytical and strategic mindset with the ability to convert complex workforce issues into clear development priorities.
* Strong leadership capability with a focus on employee growth, accountability, operational discipline, and continuous improvement.
* Comfortable working in a structured Oil and Energy environment with high standards for governance, performance, compliance, and long-term workforce planning.
Skills Set
* Talent development
* Succession planning
* Leadership pipeline
* Learning strategy
* Workforce capability development
* Talent assessment
* Critical role planning
* Bench strength management
* Leadership readiness
* Career pathways
* Employee development
* Talent analytics
* Workforce planning
* Capability gap analysis
* Performance monitoring
* KPI tracking
* Learning effectiveness
* Business partnering
* Senior leader advisory
* Scenario analysis
* Development interventions
* Personal Development Plans
* Emiratization support
* People capability strategy
* Performance management
* Balanced scorecard
* Budget monitoring
* Organizational development
* Change management
* Process improvement
* ISO standards awareness
* HSE culture
* Stakeholder management
* Department planning
* Talent governance
Why Join Us
This opportunity is ideal for a senior talent development professional who wants to influence leadership capability, succession strength, and workforce readiness across Abu Dhabi Emirate’s Oil and Energy sector. The role offers strategic exposure to enterprise talent frameworks, leadership pipeline governance, learning transformation, Emiratization support, workforce analytics, and senior stakeholder advisory. It is a strong career move for someone who can combine people strategy, data-driven decision-making, business partnership, and disciplined execution in a large, high-impact organization.
About the Company
ADNOC Group is a leading energy company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with operations across the full oil and gas value chain. The group plays a central role in energy production, industrial development, national capability building, and long-term economic growth for the UAE. Through its people, capability, and business divisions, ADNOC Group offers professionals the opportunity to contribute to strategic workforce development, leadership readiness, operational excellence, and sustainable Oil and Energy growth.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Senior Manager - Talent Development will guide business areas in building sustainable capability pipelines by connecting talent assessments, succession planning, leadership development, learning programs, employee growth pathways, and workforce analytics. The position advises senior leaders on talent risks and development priorities while ensuring enterprise frameworks are applied consistently across business units. By using data-driven insights, portfolio-level learning evaluation, and structured talent governance, the role helps strengthen future leadership readiness, employee development experience, and organizational performance across ADNOC Group.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the translation of enterprise talent development frameworks into business-specific strategies that address capability gaps and future workforce needs.
* Oversee execution of talent development initiatives across multiple business units, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and measurable outcomes.
* Consolidate business insights, capability trends, and development feedback to support continuous enhancement of enterprise talent approaches.
* Oversee succession planning across assigned portfolios by identifying critical roles, leadership risks, readiness levels, and development priorities.
* Validate talent assessments, succession outcomes, and pipeline decisions to ensure consistency, objectivity, and alignment with enterprise standards.
* Direct targeted interventions to strengthen bench strength, leadership readiness, succession depth, and continuity for critical positions.
* Align learning strategies with business capability requirements by integrating learning priorities into workforce and talent plans.
* Partner with Centers of Excellence to prioritize, scale, and evaluate learning programs focused on enterprise-critical skills and leadership capabilities.
* Review learning effectiveness at portfolio level and direct adjustments to improve impact on performance, productivity, and workforce readiness.
* Advise senior business leaders on talent strategy, succession risks, capability gaps, development investment, and leadership pipeline priorities.
* Shape workforce strategies by integrating talent development, succession planning, and learning solutions into broader business plans.
* Influence leadership decisions through talent analytics, workforce scenarios, capability insights, and forward-looking development recommendations.
* Establish mechanisms to monitor talent development and succession initiatives through defined KPIs, dashboards, and performance indicators.
* Analyze workforce data and talent insights to identify systemic risks, capability trends, readiness concerns, and improvement opportunities.
* Drive corrective actions to ensure development initiatives remain aligned with strategic objectives and deliver intended business outcomes.
* Shape the employee development experience by embedding structured career pathways, growth opportunities, leadership development, and role-based capability plans.
* Promote a performance-driven and development-focused culture aligned with ADNOC’s people and capability value proposition.
* Plan and supervise department activities, personnel, and resources to achieve division objectives efficiently and cost-consciously.
* Develop department knowledge, competencies, and innovation by supporting Personal Development Plans, succession planning, and talent pipelines.
* Coordinate with the Human Capability Group to strengthen employee development with emphasis on UAE Nationals and Emiratization targets.
* Provide input for division budgets, monitor department expenditure, and investigate significant variances to support performance and cost control.
* Lead implementation of approved policies, systems, standards, procedures, and internal controls in line with company and international standards.
* Implement the company performance management system and monitor department KPIs linked to annual performance contracts and the balanced scorecard.
* Review and recommend organization structure improvements that optimize human capital and support sustainable business objectives.
* Encourage innovation, employee motivation, and change management initiatives to improve services and operational effectiveness.
* Propose internal process improvements against best practices and ISO standards to create more efficient talent development solutions.
* Support HSE culture, ensure relevant HSE training and induction, and comply with applicable sustainability guidelines and ADNOC Code of Practices.
Ideal Profile
* Strong experience in talent development, learning strategy, succession planning, workforce planning, leadership development, or human capability management.
* Proven ability to translate enterprise talent frameworks into practical business-level development strategies.
* Strong understanding of succession planning governance, critical role identification, talent assessment, readiness measurement, and leadership pipeline development.
* Experience advising senior leaders on capability gaps, talent risks, employee development, and workforce priorities.
* Ability to use talent analytics, workforce data, and performance insights to guide business decisions and development interventions.
* Strong knowledge of learning strategy, leadership programs, employee value proposition, career pathways, and development effectiveness evaluation.
* Experience managing department plans, budgets, KPIs, operational performance, and internal governance requirements.
* Good understanding of performance management systems, balanced scorecards, annual performance contracts, and structured capability development.
* Ability to support Emiratization objectives through talent pipelines, Personal Development Plans, succession planning, and national workforce development.
* Skilled in working with Centers of Excellence, human capability teams, business leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders.
* Strong communication, advisory, influencing, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
* Analytical and strategic mindset with the ability to convert complex workforce issues into clear development priorities.
* Strong leadership capability with a focus on employee growth, accountability, operational discipline, and continuous improvement.
* Comfortable working in a structured Oil and Energy environment with high standards for governance, performance, compliance, and long-term workforce planning.
Skills Set
* Talent development
* Succession planning
* Leadership pipeline
* Learning strategy
* Workforce capability development
* Talent assessment
* Critical role planning
* Bench strength management
* Leadership readiness
* Career pathways
* Employee development
* Talent analytics
* Workforce planning
* Capability gap analysis
* Performance monitoring
* KPI tracking
* Learning effectiveness
* Business partnering
* Senior leader advisory
* Scenario analysis
* Development interventions
* Personal Development Plans
* Emiratization support
* People capability strategy
* Performance management
* Balanced scorecard
* Budget monitoring
* Organizational development
* Change management
* Process improvement
* ISO standards awareness
* HSE culture
* Stakeholder management
* Department planning
* Talent governance
Why Join Us
This opportunity is ideal for a senior talent development professional who wants to influence leadership capability, succession strength, and workforce readiness across Abu Dhabi Emirate’s Oil and Energy sector. The role offers strategic exposure to enterprise talent frameworks, leadership pipeline governance, learning transformation, Emiratization support, workforce analytics, and senior stakeholder advisory. It is a strong career move for someone who can combine people strategy, data-driven decision-making, business partnership, and disciplined execution in a large, high-impact organization.
About the Company
ADNOC Group is a leading energy company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with operations across the full oil and gas value chain. The group plays a central role in energy production, industrial development, national capability building, and long-term economic growth for the UAE. Through its people, capability, and business divisions, ADNOC Group offers professionals the opportunity to contribute to strategic workforce development, leadership readiness, operational excellence, and sustainable Oil and Energy growth.
