Senior HR Business Partner Corporate & Business Expansion | Retail

Al-Futtaim

  • Dubai
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 13 days ago
Overview of the roleAct as a strategic HR advisor to senior leadership, driving cross-functional organizational design, reporting efficiency, and scalable people strategies. The role is critical in building new business sectors from scratch, leading through M&A transitions, and shaping agile structures that enable performance, growth, and complianceWhat you will doOrganizational Design & Transformation
  • Lead org structure design, workforce planning, and reporting lines to support growth and efficiency.
  • Drive restructuring and capability shifts during M&A, integration, or new business launches.
  • Conduct org reviews and assessments to ensure agility and alignment.
Scaling & New Business Development
  • Build HR and talent infrastructure for new sectors or markets from inception.
  • Accelerate onboarding and upskilling to drive productivity in newly formed units.
People Strategy & Performance
  • Shape succession, retention, and performance strategies aligned with business goals.
  • Deliver impactful L&D plans and talent development for high-potential and critical roles.
HR Governance & Compliance
  • Ensure adherence to HR policies, internal controls, local laws, and Emiratization targets.
  • Support cultural transformation, engagement, and change initiatives.
Financial & Reporting Efficiency
  • Manage manpower planning, HR budgeting, and employee cost reporting.
  • Use human capital metrics to advise leadership and enable data-driven decisions.
  • Workforce Optimisation
  • Play an advisory role in creating and managing a lean and multi-skilled workforce.
  • Support and facilitate the implementation of business structure reorganisation and consolidation to deliver efficiencies.
  • Play a key role in communicating organisational messages and monitoring feedback within the business units.
  • Ensure compliance with localisation policy and targets. Look at business unit productivity and take necessary actions to improve it.

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