HR Lead - Digital Transformation - Oil & Gas/Power/Petrochemicals/Fertilizer

Industries: - Oil & Gas | Power | Petrochemicals | Fertilizer | - Metals & Mining
About Sterling Oil & Gas:
Sterling Oil & Gas is a rapidly expanding integrated energy and infrastructure group managing large-scale Oil & Gas, LNG, Petrochemical, Refinery, Fertilizer, Mining, Power, and Metals projects globally. With multi-billion-dollar investments and a strong project execution footprint across Africa, Middle East, and Asia, Sterling is transforming businesses with digital-first, future-ready strategies.
We are now strengthening our HR Leadership to support enterprise-wide digital transformation and build an agile, technology-enabled workforce.
Position: HR Lead - Digital Transformation
We are seeking a seasoned and visionary HR leader to drive digital transformation across the Hire-to-Retire spectrum, ensuring HR systems, processes, analytics, and capabilities evolve with Sterling's global business growth.
Key Responsibilities:
Digital HR Strategy Development:
- Create and execute a structured transformation roadmap aligned with organizational priorities.

HR Technology Implementation:
- Deploy and optimize HRMS/HRIS, ATS, LMS, PMS, Payroll and digital workflows connecting all stages of the employee lifecycle.
Digital Adoption & Change Management:
- Lead structured change programs to improve adoption, behavioral shift, and digital orientation.
Employee Experience Enhancement:

- Utilize automation, self-service, AI-driven solutions, chatbots, and mobile-first access to elevate experience and efficiency.
People Analytics & Reporting:
- Build dashboards, HR KPIs, talent intelligence, and predictive analytics to support strategic decision-making.
Stakeholder & Leadership Collaboration:
- Work closely with leadership, IT, PMO, Finance, and business units for seamless delivery and business alignment.
Digital Skilling & Capability Building:
- Establish development frameworks to build digital capabilities across HR and project teams.
- Standardization & Process Re-Engineering
- Simplify and re-imagine legacy HR processes for automation, scalability, and faster people decisions.
Desired Profile
- 12-20+ years of strong HR leadership experience with hands-on digital transformation exposure.
- Proven experience in implementing HR technology platforms and driving process digitization.
- Understanding of HR Centers of Excellence and project-based business environments.
- Strong change management, stakeholder engagement, and execution skills.
- Experience working in multi-geography or large industrial setups preferred.
Preferred Industry Background
Candidates from the following industries will be preferred:
- Oil & Gas
- Power
- Petrochemicals
- Fertilizer
- Metals & Mining

Location : Lagos, Nigeria
Expat Compensation & Benefits:
- Tax-free or optimized expat compensation
- Company-provided furnished accommodation
- Official vehicle & driver support
- Annual paid home-country tickets