Group Head of People (HR Strategy/ Talent Acquisition/ Organisational Development) – Dubai, UAE

• Develop and implement a global People strategy aligned with our client’s long-term business goals.

• Ensure harmonized HR policies and procedures across different entities, while adapting to local labour laws and cultural contexts.

• Lead organizational design initiatives to support growth, project delivery, and future capabilities.

• Advise the CEO and Group Executives on strategic HR matters.

• Design and implement structured, repeatable recruitment processes suited to a maturing organization.

• Professionalize and standardize hiring practices, including interview frameworks, candidate assessment criteria, and onboarding procedures.

• Oversee global recruitment strategies and ensure high-quality hiring processes for technical, managerial, and executive roles.

• Identify inefficiencies in current hiring workflows and implement improvements to reduce time-to-hire while maintaining quality.

• Define a recruitment strategy to attract and secure top talent from competitors and market leaders.

• Promote global mobility programs to leverage internal talent.

• Implement a consistent, transparent, and merit-based performance management framework across all entities.

• Introduce programs for leadership development, skills upgrading, and continuous learning.

• Drive initiatives aimed at employee engagement, employer branding, and retention of high performers.

• Oversee the design and governance of global compensation frameworks to ensure competitiveness and fairness.

• Model total employment costs (salary, taxes, social contributions, mandatory benefits) across different jurisdictions.

• Conduct compensation benchmarking against competitors and industry standards in existing and prospective markets.

• Develop cost-to-company analyses for new market expansion, including local labour laws, employer obligations, and statutory costs.

• Guarantee compliance with labour regulations in each jurisdiction, in collaboration with local HR leads.

• Establish mechanisms for monitoring payroll, benefits, and employee records across the Group.

• Define Compensation & Benefits for new countries.

• Partner with Finance on headcount cost forecasting for business planning.

• Promote the business’s values and culture consistently across all global teams.

• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and respectful workplace environment.

• Oversee HR systems, data analytics, reporting, and technology used across the Group.

• Build KPIs and dashboards for Group Executives reporting.

• Strengthen HR governance, ensuring consistent HR service delivery worldwide.

• Lead and coordinate the global network of HR Managers and People Partners across the different entities.

• Build a strong global HR community through capacity-building, coaching, and cross-entity collaboration.

• Proven experience in international HR leadership roles across multiple regions.

• Strong knowledge of labour laws, compliance requirements, and HR best practices globally.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-cultural management skills.

• Strategic thinking with ability to operationalize large-scale HR initiatives.

• Expertise in organizational development, talent management, and HR systems.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-growth, and innovation-driven environment.

• Experience structuring and professionalizing HR and recruitment functions in maturing organizations.

• Financial literacy with experience in employment cost modelling, compensation benchmarking, and multi-country payroll structures.

• Master's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration, or related field.

• Minimum 5 years of progressive HR leadership experience, including multinational or multi-entity management.

• Experience working in technology, digital transformation, or complex project-oriented environments is an advantage.

• Track record of building scalable recruitment processes and HR structures during organizational growth phases.

• Experience developing compensation frameworks and cost models for new market entry.

• Fluency in English and French is required.

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