Human Resources Director

Company and role context

Role purpose

Leadership and organizational strategy

• Advise executive leaders on workforce strategy, organizational effectiveness, succession, culture, and people-related business decisions.
• Lead enterprise transformation, change management, restructuring, acquisitions, and organizational integration.
• Design scalable structures, governance, job architecture, grading, competency models, career pathways, and workforce plans.
• Establish enterprise performance objectives, KPI frameworks, and performance management.

Talent, learning, rewards, and culture

• Oversee talent acquisition, executive recruitment, employer branding, succession planning, and Emiratization.
• Lead leadership development, talent management, learning programs, capability frameworks, and LMS enhancement.
• Oversee total rewards, compensation, benefits, executive pay, payroll governance, salary reviews, incentives, and workforce budgeting.
• Promote culture, engagement, retention, wellbeing, and employee experience.

Governance and operations

• Lead employee relations, HR policies, investigations, grievances, and compliance with UAE labor laws and Emiratization regulations.
• Oversee HR operations, shared services, payroll governance, employee lifecycle processes, HR technologies, and data integrity.
• Support workplace health, safety, and wellbeing compliance across business units.
• Develop executive workforce dashboards and report HR strategy, organizational performance, and talent risks to leadership and the Board.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, or a related discipline is required; a master’s degree is preferred.
• Requires 18+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 7 years in executive HR leadership.
• Requires experience leading HR strategy in large, multi-brand, multi-entity, or regional organizations and delivering transformation, restructuring, and business growth.
• Requires experience in Total Rewards, organizational design, executive talent management, UAE labor law, Emiratization, and international HR practices.
• Requires experience partnering with executive leadership teams and Board-level governance.
• SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CIPD Level 7, or equivalent certification is desirable.