Job Description

Overview

Weatherford is a leading global energy services company. Our world-class experts partner with customers to optimize their resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Across our operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities, operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation.

We are focused on technology development, digital solutions, and defining our footprint in the new energy space. Our ability to provide integrated solutions across our segments will be critical to growth in our core operations and the energy transition.

Energy producers face unique challenges every day, so it is our job to create solutions that enhance safety, streamline operations, and sustain uptime to meet or exceed their targets. We operate across the global energy landscape employing some of the best diverse talent in the industry. At Weatherford, we understand the value each individual brings to the table. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and are immensely proud of our workforce. We invite you to join our passionate, talented, word-class team.

When you join Weatherford, you instantly feel connected to something bigger - a community that is grounded by our core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers. We celebrate each other's successes, grow together, and learn from each other constantly. Individually, we are impressive. Together, we are unstoppable. We are One Weatherford.

Weatherford offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits program and provides you a challenging and enriching career path, with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course.

Weatherford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Responsibilities

QUALITY

+ Responsible for being familar with the Company's Quality policies and takes an active role in the compliance and improvement of Weatherfords Management System

+ Maintains service quality as immediate priorities when working across all areas of the business and continually seeks areas for improvement

OPERATIONS

+ Anticipates, identifies and analyzes business opportunities, needs and challenges to deliver solutions

+ Contributes to the Weatherford HR strategy and translates it for the client and HR team

+ Establishes trusted working relationships with business leadership and staff to be able to actively and effectively advise and provide thought partnership and coaching

+ Ensures key business HR processes are delivered with high expectations for quality results (e.g., performance, talent, resourcing, compensation, retention, DE&I, employee relations, HRMS, training/development, communication, change management)

+ Contributes from design through execution on organization, portfolio and leadership changes and the change management of each

+ Collaborates across a global, highly distributed, matrixed and transformational business environment

+ Acts as a Change & Culture Transformation champion

+ Functions autonomously with minimal guidance from the Global Manufacturing HR Manager to independently meet the needs of the organization

+ Analyzes data trends and metrics to assess and/or anticipate business risks and, in partnership with HR Centers Of Excellece (COE), develops and/or deploys recommended solutions, programs and applicable policies

+ Works with management and HR COE partners to develop appropriate compensation and benefit strategies tied to geography and external market indicators

+ Independently manages and resolves complex employee relations issues. Conducts effective, thorough and objective investigations for assigned cases

+ Cultivates a positive workplace culture

COMMUNICATION

+ Maintains effective communication with all key stakeholders both internally and where appropriate externally

+ Supervisors & Managers should clearly communicate expectations, roles and responsibilities to their reports

+ Effectively communicates with a global, cross-functional, diverse workforce focused on continuous quality and productivity improvement of HR service delivery

+ Stakeholder engagement bolstered by strong customer focus to develop and sustain productive customer and stakeholder relationships at all levels of the organization

+ Ensures stakeholder understanding and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements as well as Weatherford's policies, procedures, and standards

FINANCIAL

+ All employees have an accountability to the organisation to be financially responsible whether they are in charge of a function budget or simply their own expenses

+ Costs incurred should be within approved budget, processed within agreed time frames & following the relevant financial policy and procedure

+ Understands the fundamentals of financial management in a global HR function and what constitutes effective, optimal delivery of cost-effective HR services

+ Provides guidance, tools and action plans to meet talent, financial, productivity, quality and other HR targets

PEOPLE & DEVELOPMENT

+ Employees have a responsibility for developing their own careers within the Company including completing all necessary function, compliance & business standards training to enhance their knowledge, skills and experience

+ Employees should engage on a regular basis with their line manager to discuss their personal performance, objectives and opportunities to enhance their skills and experience to support their career potential

+ Supervisors are expected to actively engaging their employees to support talent management through Weatherford's performance management process, including but not limited to talent assessments, succession planning & regular coaching opportunities

+ Supervisors should collaborate with Human Resources & Training Development to drive strategies for the recruitment & retention of key personal & to foster an environment that supports the attraction & retention of a high performing talented workforce

+ Responsible for leading a team of HR professionals in multiple countries and actively engaging them to support their development (performance, talent identification, succession planning, development)

+ Guides the EH Manufacturing HR team to have influence and contribute to the Global Manufacturing and Weatherford organizations

+ Contribute to creating a talent pipeline that assures the right people are placed at the right time with the right skill

VISION & LEADERSHIP

+ Demontrates leadership, ethical behaviour and adherence to Weatherford standards at all times

+ Contributes to the Weatherford HR strategy and translate it for the client and country such that a compelling vision and purpose is understood

Qualifications

Experience & Education

REQUIRED

+ 10 years progressive general HR experience, including a demonstrated career track record across multiple HR business partnership roles

+ Experience or demonstrated capability leading other professionals

+ Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a related field

+ Fluent in English, both written and verbal

PREFERRED

+ Knowledge of HR practices, processes and laws/regulations in multiple countries, specifically UAE, India & China

+ Experience using PeopleSoft, Oracle, and Salesforce

+ Experience in oilfield and/or manufacturing environment

+ Experience in a rapidly changing, transformative environment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

REQUIRED

+ Must be able to think holistically and objectively, balancing business, functional and workforce needs

+ Strong organizational and analytical skills with attention to detail

+ Able to work effectively under pressure with multiple priorities and with tight deadlines, making efficient use of time management

+ Strong written and oral communication skills with a proven ability to communicate and influence peers and client groups that can impact at all levels

+ Works effectively in a matrix organizational structure

+ Able to work in a multi-national and multi-cultural environment with minimal supervision

+ Able to deliver day to day operational requirements and continue to progress strategic objectives

+ Comprehensive knowledge of effective HR practices, methods, programs and processes in all areas including performance, talent, resourcing, compensation, benefits, retention, DE&I, employee relations, HRMS, training/development, communication, change management

+ HR system and process knowledge

+ In-depth knowledge of relevant governmental policy, regulations and laws and the ability to apply them

+ Proven ability to develop excellent working relationships with leaders and act as a strategic partner on people related decisions

+ Capacity to gather and analyze complex and varied information and provide clear solutions at different levels of detail

+ Strong leadership, mentoring and coaching skills

+ Experience developing and implementing effective, proactive HR related policies/procedures/processes

+ High initiative, resourceful, able to balance competing priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced and dynamic enviroment.

+ Ability to use business acumen to drive results and make decisions

+ Advanced skills with Microsoft Office products

PREFERRED

+ Ability to speak multiple languages, preferably Gujarati, Hindi, Erdu, Arabic, and/or Chinese/Mandarin

Job Locations AE-ABU DHABI

ID

Category HUMAN RESOURCES

Position Type Regular Full-Time