Abdullah Almadhi
Riyadh,Saudi Arabia
Summary
Strategic Organization Design Manager with 10+ years of experience across military defense, customs, tourism, and semi-government sectors. Expertise in organization design, manpower planning, performance management, and recruitment. Known for aligning structures, policies, and people strategies with organizational goals, values, and vision. Trusted partner to senior leadership with a strong track record of building effective, high-performing teams.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work history
Organization Design Manager
Red Sea Global
05.2024 - 12.2025
- Lead organization design initiatives to align structure, roles, and governance with business strategy
- Assess current organizational effectiveness, spans and layers, and workflows
- Partner with senior leaders to define target operating models and future state organizational structures
- Design and implement role clarity, job architectures, and accountability frameworks
- Support business transformations such as restructures, growth, mergers, or cost optimization efforts
- Collaborate with HR partners on workforce planning, talent implications, and change impacts
- Develop business cases and recommendations supported by data, benchmarking, and analytics
- Ensure organization designs support agility, scalability, and employee experience
- Oversee implementation plans, including transition management and risk mitigation
- Monitor post-implementation effectiveness and recommend adjustments as needed
- Document organization design standards, principles, and best practices
- Act as a subject-matter expert on organization design methodologies and tools
- Partner with Change Management and Communications teams to support adoption
Organization Design Lead
Royal Commission for AlUla
07.2021 - 05.2024
- Managed activities within Organization Design unit, including structure, job descriptions, and evaluations.
- Reviewed organization structures to align with RCU goals and objectives.
- Developed mandates for each sector to enhance operational efficiency.
- Provided recommendations for improvements in organizational structure as needed.
- Monitored updates to organizational structures and positions in Human Capital IT system.
- Conducted job evaluations for all new roles within RCU.
- Revised current OD Policy and established new processes for job evaluations and structure changes.
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority
04.2020 - 07.2021
- Created recruitment plans to optimise team performance.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with executives and hiring managers for effective collaboration.
- Handled end-to-end recruitment processes, ensuring swift transitions from advert to job offer.
- Implemented recruitment SLA with clients to enhance service delivery.
- Produced recruitment reports and dashboards for performance tracking.
- Supported recruitment team on various projects while monitoring all phases.
- Crafted engaging adverts for vacancies using job portals and LinkedIn.
- Developed recruitment procedures and initiated new strategies for improvement.
Recruitment Specialist
National Company for Mechanical Systems
02.2019 - 04.2020
- Implemented recruiting strategies that adhered to company policies and procedures.
- Oversaw full-cycle recruitment processes for more than 80 vacancies each quarter across multiple sites.
- Evaluated job descriptions to effectively identify and select qualified candidates.
- Conducted thorough pre-screening assessments and interviews, enhancing candidate quality.
- Negotiated competitive salaries and drafted detailed job offers.
- Built a diverse candidate pool by advertising roles and assessing resumes.
- Compiled employment-related data and generated reports for management review.
- Facilitated coordination of interviews with technical teams for selected candidates.
Organization Development Specialist
National Company for Mechanical Systems
03.2015 - 01.2019
- Monitored and established all positions within the system effectively.
- Updated job descriptions to meet evolving organisational requirements.
- Prepared analyses and benchmarks for organisational design proposals.
- Engaged in restructuring projects with stakeholders to define needs and best practices.
- Aligned reporting lines and approval levels with the organisational structure.
- Connected positions directly with managers according to approved design.
- Revised departmental mandates to eliminate overlaps using comprehensive analyses.
Education
Bachelor - Business Administration
Saudi Electronic University
Diploma - Human Resources Management
Institute of Public Administration
Skills
- Effective presentation delivery
- Strong organizational abilities
- Leadership in teams
- Negotiation expertise
- Team collaboration
- Efficient time management
- Pressure resilience
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- SAP HR background
Training & Certification
- CIPD: Oakwood International.
- Data Analysis using Excel
- Certificate in KPI Selection and Management: Informa
- Application of competencies in selection, recruitment, and performance. Assessment systems: EuroMaTech
- International English Language Testing System (ILTS) 6.0 overall score
- Recruitment, Selection and People Development – Best Practice: London Management Center
- Designing The Organization: University of Illinois
- Organization Design & Structural Analysis Masterclass: Informa
Organization Design & Job Architecture Highlights
- Led a strategic partnership with Aon Talent Solutions to deliver an enterprise-wide organization design transformation for RSG senior leadership (N-1 to N-3), enhancing role clarity, decision-making, and organizational effectiveness.
- Developed job description guidelines, job analysis forms, and job level upgrade templates to standardize HR processes.
- Reviewed and updated all RCU Arabic job titles and ensured accurate translation of job titles across the organization.
- Managed organization structure change request forms and acted as the primary liaison for all job evaluation and job description requests with Willis Towers Watson (WTW).
Timeline
Organization Design Manager
Red Sea Global
05.2024 - 12.2025
Organization Design Lead
Royal Commission for AlUla
07.2021 - 05.2024
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority
04.2020 - 07.2021
Recruitment Specialist
National Company for Mechanical Systems
02.2019 - 04.2020
Organization Development Specialist
National Company for Mechanical Systems
03.2015 - 01.2019
Diploma - Human Resources Management
Institute of Public Administration
Bachelor - Business Administration
Saudi Electronic University