Lead Consultant – Organization Design & Workforce Analytics (10 Weeks Contract)

Job Description

Lead Human Capital & Organization Design ConsultantContract: 10 weeks Location: Jeddah Project OverviewThe Lead Consultant will independently drive and execute the end-to-end organizational restructuring, workforce sizing, and market benchmarking project for our client over an intensive 10-week timeline. This individual must possess a rare blend of strategic organization design expertise and advanced data-driven workforce analytics.Core ResponsibilitiesOrganization Design & Restructuring: Assess the current state and design a future-ready corporate operating model, including optimized organizational structures and clear spans-and-layers frameworks across retail, distribution, and telecom business units.Workforce Sizing & Analytics: Cleanse complex HR data, conduct rigorous activity-based workforce sizing, and build predictive modeling tools to determine optimal headcount requirements.Market Benchmarking & Total Rewards: Source, analyze, and apply local Saudi and GCC compensation and benefits surveys to benchmark structures and reward programs against direct market competitors.Stakeholder Implementation: Author comprehensive implementation guidelines and present data-backed organizational frameworks directly to our client's executive leadership team.Required QualificationsExperience: 6–10+ years within a premier management consulting firm (e.g., Mercer, Korn Ferry, WTW, Aon, or Big 4) specifically within a dedicated Organization Design or Total Rewards practice.Sector Expertise: Proven track record leading enterprise-wide restructuring or workforce planning projects within the Retail, Distribution, Logistics, or Telecom sectors in Saudi Arabia.Technical Mastery: Advanced Excel wizardry (financial modeling, workforce sizing metrics, macros) and impeccable PowerPoint storytelling for executive-level presentations.Languages: Native or professional bilingual fluency in both English and Arabic (mandatory for stakeholder interviews and local data analysis).Location/Access: Active access to or direct experience working with local GCC compensation benchmarks and market surveys.Project Timeline, Milestones & DeliverablesThe Lead Consultant will be strictly accountable for executing the project across three core phases over a 10-week lifecycle, driving the following specific milestones and client-facing deliverables:Phase 1: Diagnosis & Benchmarking (Weeks 1–4)├── Wk 1-2: Stakeholder Interviews & Data Cleanse└── Wk 3-4: As-Is Review & Market Compensation Benchmarking [Milestone 1]Phase 2: Design & Sizing (Weeks 5–8)├── Wk 5-6: Future-State Org Architecture (To-Be)└── Wk 7-8: Activity-Based Workforce Sizing & Modeling [Milestone 2]Phase 3: Implementation & Governance (Weeks 9–10)├── Wk 9: Governance Framework & Implementation Guidelines└── Wk 10: Final Executive Presentation & Sign-off [Milestone 3]Phase 1: Diagnosis & Market Benchmarking (Weeks 1–4)Deliverable 1 (As-Is Assessment): Baseline report mapping current structures, identified organizational bottlenecks, and spans-and-layers inefficiencies across retail, distribution, and telecom business units.Deliverable 2 (Market Benchmarking Framework): Comprehensive GCC/Saudi external market peer analysis comparing compensation, benefits structures, and structural reward alignments.MILESTONE 1 (End of Week 4): Delivery and formal sign-off of the As-Is Organizational Diagnosis and Market Compensation Benchmarking Report.Phase 2: Strategy, Design & Workforce Sizing (Weeks 5–8)Deliverable 3 (To-Be Target Operating Model): Optimized future-ready corporate blueprints, localized reporting lines, refined job matrices, and structural architecture definitions.Deliverable 4 (Workforce Sizing Tool & Model): Data-driven, activity-based analytics tool calculating macro and micro headcount requirements mapped against optimized operational volumes.MILESTONE 2 (End of Week 8): Finalization of the To-Be Target Operating Model and Quantitative Workforce Sizing Model.Phase 3: Governance & Implementation Strategy (Weeks 9–10)Deliverable 5 (Governance & Change Management Guidelines): Detailed transition roadmaps, structural risk assessments, capability deployment schedules, and change playbooks.Deliverable 6 (Final Executive Presentation): Concise, executive-ready presentation detailing the transformation roadmap for board and leadership alignment.MILESTONE 3 (End of Week 10): Successful completion of the Final Leadership Alignment Workshop & Project Handover.