HR Manager - CIB (UAE National)

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Coach CIB managers on performance, capability, talent, and development.
• Create practical MENAT people plans covering workforce, skills, learning, and succession.
• Support organization design and change, including operating models, role clarity, spans, layers, and location strategy.
• Build trusted partnerships with business, finance, risk, compliance, and HR stakeholders.
• Facilitate talent and succession discussions and champion diverse slates and inclusive decisions.
• Coordinate with HR Operations, Employee Relations, Recruitment, Learning & Development, and Reward.
• Guide managers through performance, conduct, and employee relations matters with fairness and sound governance.
• Maintain HR governance, labour law alignment, and internal controls.
• Use people data on attrition, engagement, performance, diversity, learning, and vacancies to inform action.
• Lead people projects through delivery, tracking plans, risks, communications, and adoption.

Requirements

• Graduation degree is essential for obtaining a work permit.
• Certificates issued outside the UAE require current attestations and equivalency under UAE recognition requirements.
• Experience in HR generalist or advisory roles in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Banking, financial services, or another regulated environment is ideal.
• Strong coaching skills across performance, talent, succession, and development planning.
• Understanding of HR risk, controls, and employee relations; sound judgment to engage specialist support.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and deliver through HR Business Partners and Centres of Excellence.
• Discretion, emotional intelligence, and care with sensitive conversations.
• Communication across cultures, geographies, and seniority levels; proactive, customer-focused ownership.

Working arrangements

• Flexible and alternative working arrangements, including working from home and different hours, may be available subject to approval.

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