Project Manager People & Organisation

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Job Description

Company Description
Roland Berger, a top European strategy consulting firm, launched an exciting new global platform called People & Organization in early 2025. We're building on years of great work in this space and doubling down on helping clients tackle all things people, culture, and organizational change. Here's what we're focusing on:

  • Workforce & Leadership: Helping clients with workforce planning, talent management, and making sure their people strategies match their business goals.
  • Culture & Change: Supporting organizations through culture shifts and change management.
  • Organizational Performance: Redesigning organizations, rightsizing teams, and transforming how companies operate.
  • Functional Excellence: Creating top-notch HR and Finance operating models.

Context: While we have been engaged in projects in People & Organization for many years, the decision to establish a dedicated platform underscores our belief in the growth potential of People & Organization business, particularly by leveraging existing relationships with RB clients and replicating our success in key markets, including the Middle East, United States, and France. Our team has achieved significant organic growth, doubling business in the last two years.
Team Structure: The global platform will be led by three co-Heads, with 13 Partner/Principals currently already assigned. We are currently adding two external partners (from BCG and Deloitte) who will join the team in 2025. One of the global co-Heads, Frederick Van Gysegem (with RB since 2014), will focus on expanding our business in the Middle East. The team aims to foster collaboration across industrial platforms in the region (Industrials, Transportation, Energy, Public Services) and other functional platforms (such as Transaction & Investment Services and Digital).
Expectations: The future (senior) manager/ director/ principal should work on complex issues in the area of organizational strategy, transformation and people issues at client companies from a business perspective and develop solutions. The future colleague will benefit from his comprehensive consulting expertise in specialist issues and client relationship management and his ability to structure and translate complex analyses. In addition, the role includes : * Promoting thought leadership in the specific core topics and expanding the knowledge & experience in order to ensure innovative strength
  • Co-animate the community of consultants with a "People & Organization" focus
  • Participate in the management of Roland Berger's Middle East office (e.g. HR committees, Mentorship of junior colleagues, Wellbeing committee,...)
Qualifications
Role Requirements: We are looking for candidates for the future (senior) Manager/Director/Principal role who possess: * 6-12 years of experience, including strategy consulting, with a proven track record in end-to-end project delivery focused on People & Organization
  • Strong insights into People & Organization topics, particularly:
  • Organizational performance (organization design, corporate center, steering model, shared services, TOM transformation)
  • Functional excellence (HR TOM, Finance TOM, IT TOM)
  • People strategy (recruitment strategy, HR roadmap)
  • Experience with target firms such as BCG, McKinsey, ADL, Kearney, Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG
  • A successful track record within their firm
  • Experience working in the Middle East or with major accounts in sectors like Industrials, Logistics, Utilities, and Public Services
  • Arabic language capabilities are a plus
Additional Information
This is a great chance to join a fast-growing, collaborative team at the forefront of People & Organization consulting. If you're passionate about helping organizations transform and want to work with top-tier clients and colleagues, this opportunity is for you.

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  • Job Id
    JD1995602
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
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  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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