Manager, HR Governance & Oversight (UAE National)

Role overview

Governance, risk and reporting

• Maintain and enhance the HR Governance Framework in line with regulatory, risk and corporate governance requirements.
• Monitor HR controls and governance arrangements; coordinate reviews, identify gaps and keep governance documentation current.
• Track actions from audits, reviews, regulatory inspections and risk assessments through to closure.
• Act as HR Operational Risk Coordinator and primary liaison with Enterprise Risk Management.
• Lead HR Risk and Control Self-Assessments, maintain risk registers and mitigation plans, and monitor people-related operational risks.
• Track Key Risk Indicators and control effectiveness; prepare operational risk reports for executive governance committees.
• Support incident management, root cause analysis and remedial actions for HR risk events.
• Coordinate HR regulatory reporting and ensure timely, accurate and complete people-related regulatory returns.
• Monitor regulatory developments affecting HR, remuneration, Emiratisation, governance and workforce management; assess gaps and support inspections and reviews.

Remuneration, policies and assurance

• Support remuneration frameworks, incentive schemes and employee reward programmes; lead annual Material Risk Taker identification and governance reviews.
• Support remuneration governance assessments and regulatory reviews, monitor policy adherence and coordinate annual salary and bonus review governance.
• Manage HR policy development, review cycles, consultation, approvals, exceptions, breaches, attestations and the central policy repository.
• Coordinate HR responses to Internal Audit, Compliance Reviews and Regulatory Assessments; manage findings, overdue actions and control testing.
• Monitor CBUAE Emiratisation requirements and performance, and coordinate governance reviews, corrective actions and reporting.

Continuous improvement

• Drive HR governance maturity and continuous improvement using best practices, data analytics, technology and process automation.
• Champion data and AI-enabled governance solutions to improve controls, reporting accuracy, risk monitoring and transparency.
• Identify emerging workforce, conduct, technology, data privacy and AI-related people risks and implement suitable governance and controls.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Risk Management, Finance, Law or a related discipline.
• At least five years’ experience in Human Resources, Operational Risk, Governance, Compliance or Regulatory Reporting.
• Professional qualifications such as CIPD, GRCP, IRM, compliance certification or risk management certification are desirable.
• Banking or financial services experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of CBUAE regulations, UAE Labour Law, corporate governance standards, risk management frameworks, remuneration governance and operational risk methodologies is desirable.
• Experience preparing Board, Committee and regulatory papers.