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Director - Human Capital

Presight
Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Job Description

The HR Director is a senior people leader and strategic partner, accountable for shaping and enabling the people agenda across a defined part of the organisation.

The role combines strategic leadership with deep business partnering, focusing on organisational effectiveness, leadership capability, and workforce outcomes in a complex and evolving environment.

Operating within a broader enterprise people framework, the HR Director plays a critical role in setting direction, guiding decision making, and ensuring the business is supported by fit for purpose people strategies and practices.

The role requires strong judgement, high levels of discretion, and the ability to operate independently while collaborating closely with enterprise stakeholders and specialist teams.

This position is well suited to a leader who can operate effectively today within a federated model, while having the capability and ambition to take on broader people leadership responsibility as the organisation evolves.

The Hr Director Will

  • Provide strategic leadership on the people agenda, ensuring alignment between business priorities, organisational design, leadership capability, and workforce planning
  • Partner closely with business leadership to shape and deliver people strategies that enable performance, growth, and sustainable outcomes
  • Act as a trusted advisor on complex and sensitive people matters, offering insight, challenge, and pragmatic solutions grounded in strong professional judgement and commercial awareness
  • Support the organisation through change, growth, and restructuring, enabling leaders to navigate evolving priorities and organisational complexity with confidence
  • Leverage people data, metrics, and qualitative insight to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, translating analysis into clear recommendations and measurable impact
  • Oversee and/or work in close partnership with Human Capital Centers of Excellence to guide the effective delivery of people activities across Talent, Performance, Reward, Learning and Development, Succession, and Workforce Planning
  • Set expectations and standards for people practices and outcomes, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment with governance, regulatory requirements, and enterprise frameworks
  • Contribute to and lead cross functional initiatives that support organisational effectiveness, capability building, and continuous improvement
  • Build strong, trust based relationships across the organisation, operating with integrity, discretion, and credibility
  • Develop and support HR capability within scope, fostering strong business partnering behaviours and preparing the people function to respond to changing organisational needs

What You’ll Need To Succeed

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, Master’s degree preferred
  • 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role or Director level business partnering roles within complex, fast paced, or scaling organisations
  • Demonstrated ability to shape and influence people strategies, with experience overseeing or guiding multiple Human Capital domains such as Talent, Reward, Learning and Development, Performance, and Succession
  • Proven capability to operate effectively in matrixed or federated environments, balancing independence with alignment and working constructively within enterprise frameworks
  • Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with experience using people data and insight to inform decisions and demonstrate impact
  • High levels of professional judgement, integrity, and discretion, with the ability to manage sensitive, ambiguous, and confidential matters
  • Experience supporting organisational change, including the ability to adapt quickly to restructures, strategic shifts, and evolving operating models
  • The capacity to grow with the role, taking on broader people leadership responsibility as organisational needs and scope develop
  • Solid understanding of employment legislation, governance, and risk management
  • A leadership style that combines confidence, pragmatism, and adaptability, with a strong focus on partnership and outcomes

Culture

An open, diverse and inclusive environment with a global vision that encourages personal growth and focuses on ground-breaking, industry-first innovations.

Career

Accelerate your career through high-impact projects and access to resources for continuous growth and learning opportunities.

Rewards

A competitive remuneration package with a host of perks including healthcare, education support, leave benefits and more.

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