Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) / Head of HR

Company Description

Job Overview

*Strategic Leadership & Governance*

• **HR Strategy & Alignment:** Design, implement, and update comprehensive HR strategies and policies aligned with global best practices and overarching business goals across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
• **Executive Advisory:** Partner with senior leadership and the Board to advise on manpower planning, organizational restructuring, culture, change management, and succession planning.
• **Data-Driven Insights:** Develop and leverage data-driven HR insights, metrics, and analytics to support executive decision-making and measure HR effectiveness.
• **Budgetary Control:** Oversee and manage the global HR budget, ensuring optimal resource allocation.

Talent Lifecycle & Management

• **Workforce Planning & Talent Acquisition:** Lead end-to-end workforce planning and high-impact recruitment and onboarding strategies to attract top-tier global talent.
• **Talent & Succession Management:** Champion talent management frameworks, including leadership development, succession planning, and continuous training initiatives to retain high-performing employees.
• **Performance Management:** Oversee objective, robust performance management frameworks, goal-setting systems (KPIs/OKRs), appraisal processes, and performance improvement plans (PIPs).

Employee Relations & Culture

• **Employee Engagement:** Cultivate a positive, respectful, and inclusive work environment by driving strong employee engagement and retention strategies.
• **Conflict & Grievance Management:** Act as the ultimate escalation point for complex employee relations cases, conflict resolution, and disciplinary matters.
• **Diversity & Inclusion:** Champion and mentor a diverse, multi-cultural HR team, fostering an environment rooted in equity and collaboration.

Compliance & Total Rewards

• **Regulatory Compliance:** Ensure absolute compliance with UAE labor laws and corporate regulations, while monitoring legal frameworks across other operational regions (Middle East, Africa, Asia).
• **Compensation & Benefits:** Design and manage competitive compensation, benefits, and total rewards structures to position the company as an employer of choice.

Education & Certifications

• **Minimum:** Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
• **Preferred:** Master’s degree (MBA/MSc) or premium professional HR certifications (e.g., SHRM-SCP, SPHRi, CIPD Level 7).

Experience & Knowledge

• **Experience:** Minimum of 8–12 years of progressive HR experience, with a proven track record in a senior leadership role (Director or C-level) within complex, multi-country, or multi-entity organizations.
• **Legal Expertise:** Deep, authoritative knowledge of UAE labor laws and regulations; strong familiarity with regional HR practices across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia is highly desirable.
• **Core Competencies:** Extensive hands-on experience in organizational development, employee relations, total rewards, and performance evaluation frameworks.

Skills & Attributes

• **Strategic Thinking:** Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business goals into actionable human capital strategies.
• **Leadership:** Proven ability to lead, mentor, and inspire a distributed HR team while influencing senior stakeholders.
• **Communication:** Outstanding interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• **Availability:** Immediate joiners based in the UAE are highly preferred.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to shape the human capital strategy of a rapidly expanding, prestigious international conglomerate.
• A collaborative, dynamic, and culturally diverse workspace.
• Competitive executive compensation and benefits package.
• Pay: AED7,000.00 - AED25,000.00 per month