HR Manager – OVS Retail
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With a network of over 2,000 stores worldwide and over 8,000 employees, we work every day to achieve our mission of making fashion and beauty accessible to all. We make a difference for our customers through our group's brands: OVS, OVS Kids, UPIM, Blukids, Croff, Les Copains, Stefanel, Shaka, and Goldenpoint.
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Overview
With a network of over 2,000 stores worldwide and over 8,000 employees, we work every day to achieve our mission of making fashion and beauty accessible to all.
We make a difference for our customers through our group's brands: OVS, OVS Kids, UPIM, Blukids, Croff, Les Copains, Stefanel, Shaka, and Goldenpoint.
Apply to join our Group as
HR Manager – OVS Retail
and help us to launch our new office and market in Dubai.
You will manage the Human Resources function for large-format stores, ensuring alignment with OVS Global HR standards, Italian brand values, and Middle East retail strategy.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Embedding global brand practices into local operations, ensuring compliance with UAE labour laws, building high-performing teams, and driving a premium customer-centric culture consistent with OVS international benchmarks.
- Ensure full compliance with UAE Labor Law, visa regulations, MOHRE requirements, and WPS, maintain updated employment contracts as per local and global guidelines.
- Develop manpower plans aligned with store expansion, seasonal peaks, and sales forecasts and manage visa processing, onboarding documentation, and probation confirmations.
- Implement OVS global training modules for product knowledge, styling, VM standards, and customer engagement and facilitate new store induction programs aligned with global brand storytelling.
- Partner with Retail Operations to enhance selling skills and conversion KPIs and track training ROI and productivity improvements.
- Ensure salary structures align with UAE retail benchmarks and OVS global compensation philosophy, manage retail incentive schemes and commission structures and coordinate payroll inputs, WPS compliance, and final settlements.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field
- 6–10 years HR experience in fashion or large-format retail
- Experience working with international/global brands preferred
- Strong knowledge of UAE labor laws and minimum 5 years working experience in UAE
- Experience managing 80–200+ retail employees
- Fluency in English Mandatory
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