SALWA AL-BATTAH
Riyadh
Summary
Dynamic professional with expertise in strategic transformation, innovation leadership, and business enablement. Demonstrates proficiency in systems thinking, organisational design, and strategic planning & execution. Skilled in executive stakeholder management and workforce transformation, fostering leadership development and strategic partnerships to enhance organisational effectiveness. Known for visionary thinking and adept at driving change leadership initiatives. Committed to leveraging these competencies to achieve impactful business outcomes.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Principal, Performance & Business Enablement
Elm
2024.01 - 2026.06
- Lead strategic transformation and business enablement initiatives across the sector, translating strategic priorities into actionable programs, driving organizational effectiveness, and enabling sustainable growth through innovation, alignment, and execution excellence.
- Lead the development and execution of strategic transformation initiatives aligned with sector priorities and future-state objectives.
- Facilitate strategic alignment sessions with business leaders and program managers to translate organizational goals into project-level execution plans.
- Drive business enablement initiatives that strengthen workforce readiness, employee experience, leadership capability, and organizational sustainability.
- Lead the design and implementation of innovative solutions and transformation programs that improve operational effectiveness and support long-term organizational growth.
- Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to drive adoption, execution, and continuous improvement of strategic initiatives across the sector.
HR Business Partner Manager
Elm
2021.01 - 2024.01
- Served as a strategic business partner to leadership teams across one of the sector’s largest project portfolios, supporting workforce effectiveness, organizational performance, and sustainable business growth.
- Partnered with business leaders to align workforce strategies with operational priorities across a portfolio representing approximately 70% of the sector’s projects.
- Influenced workforce planning and resource optimization decisions, contributing to cost-efficiency initiatives while maintaining operational continuity and workforce effectiveness.
- Provided strategic consultation on organizational effectiveness, workforce challenges, employee relations, and talent-related decisions.
- Established strategic partnerships with educational and development institutions to provide high-quality learning opportunities and strengthen workforce capability development.
- Designed and launched workforce initiatives that were subsequently adopted by the Performance & Business Enablement function, demonstrating scalability and broader organizational value.
- Influenced business and workforce decisions through stakeholder engagement, strategic consultation, and alignment of people strategies with organizational priorities.
Employer Relations Advisor
Taqat – Elm
2017.01 - 2021.01
- Managed relationships with public and private sector employers, enhancing collaboration on workforce and employment initiatives.
- Developed partnerships and talent solutions that expanded employment opportunities and strengthened stakeholder engagement.
- Contributed to large-scale workforce activation programs through strategic collaboration, market engagement, and effective employer relationship management.
- Supported national workforce development initiatives through strategic employer engagement, cross-sector partnerships, and workforce activation programs aligned with Saudi Arabia’s employment objectives.
Education
Master of Educational Leadership -
Concordia University
Bachelor's Degree - undefined
King Abdulaziz University
Skills
- Strategic Transformation Innovation Leadership Business Enablement Change Leadership
- Systems Thinking Organisational Design Strategic Planning & Execution
Certification
- Certified Change Management Professional (2026)
- Harvard Division of Continuing Education – Professional & Executive Development (2025)
- Certified KPI Professional – The KPI Institute (2024)
- Strategic Change Management for HR Professionals – LMC London (2023)
- Advanced Project Management – University of Oxford (2019)
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Silver Stevie Award 2025 – International Business Awards, awarded for designing an innovative project-based employee experience framework recognized for originality, innovation, and organizational impact., Exceptional Performance Rating – Achieved for three consecutive years in recognition of sustained organizational impact, innovation, and leadership contribution.
SELECTED LEADERSHIP & TRANSFORMATION IMPACT
- Recipient of the Silver Stevie Award 2025 for designing an innovative project-based employee experience framework recognized internationally for originality, innovation, and organizational impact.
- Designed and launched LeadUp, an AI-powered leadership development platform that reimagines leadership growth through personalized learning journeys, leadership intelligence, and simulation-based development experiences.
- Architected a multi-year strategic transformation roadmap integrating workforce capability, leadership development, employee experience, governance, and business enablement into a unified future-state operating model.
- Created Beyond, an internal workforce mobility platform that strengthened talent sustainability, reduced organizational knowledge loss, and expanded career opportunities across project-based environments.
- Developed Smart Advisor, an AI-powered organizational knowledge solution that transformed employee access to policies, procedures, and organizational information.
- Established a workforce development ecosystem through strategic partnerships with universities and specialized institutions, enabling development opportunities for more than 2,500 employees while optimizing learning investment.
- Reimagined onboarding across multiple projects and operating entities through a unified onboarding model supported by continuous experience measurement, reporting, and improvement mechanisms.
- Redesigned issue management and operational follow-up practices through real-time performance monitoring, interactive dashboards, and proactive intervention frameworks that enhanced visibility, responsiveness, and decision-making.
- Led strategic communication and engagement initiatives that strengthened organizational identity, increased leadership visibility into sector achievements, and supported organizational transformation.
- Achieved Exceptional Performance Ratings for three consecutive years in recognition of sustained organizational impact, innovation, and leadership contribution.
Timeline
Principal, Performance & Business Enablement
Elm
2024.01 - 2026.06
HR Business Partner Manager
Elm
2021.01 - 2024.01
Employer Relations Advisor
Taqat – Elm
2017.01 - 2021.01
Bachelor's Degree - undefined
King Abdulaziz University
Master of Educational Leadership -
Concordia University