Head Of People And Culture - UAE National

Job Description

Be part of build a flagship institution from scratch

Shape the future of AI-enabled HR

About Our Client

Our client is building a new, high-profile organisation undergoing significant establishment and transformation activity within the UAE. Backed by substantial long-term investment, the organisation is creating a modern operating model that places innovation, technology and future workforce capability at its core.

Job Description

• Design and establish the People & Culture function from inception.
• Develop the people strategy, employee value proposition and talent framework.
• Create workforce planning, organisational design and job architecture frameworks.
• Build scalable onboarding, performance management and employee experience initiatives.
• Lead Emiratisation strategy and create pathways for UAE National talent development.
• Design reward, recognition and career development frameworks.
• Partner with leadership on organisational growth, transformation and culture.
• Develop policies, governance structures and employee relations frameworks.
• Manage external recruitment and HR service providers during the establishment phase.
• Drive the adoption of automation, AI and digital solutions across people processes.
• Build a high-performing culture characterised by collaboration, accountability, innovation and constructive challenge.
• Provide strategic advice to senior leadership on workforce, talent and organisational effectiveness.

The Successful Applicant

• UAE National with strong stakeholder management and influencing capability.
• Proven HR experience across organisational development and core HR disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience building or transforming HR functions, operating models or people practices.
• Experience in a start-up, scale-up, transformation or greenfield environment highly preferred.
• Strong capability in organisational design, workforce planning and employee engagement.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building processes from the ground up.
• Commercially minded with strong negotiation and conflict-resolution skills.
• Able to challenge senior stakeholders with confidence and credibility.
• Experience leveraging technology, analytics, automation or AI within HR.
• Ambitious, hands-on and motivated by the opportunity to help shape a long-term institutional success story.

What's On Offer

This is a significant opportunity to join at the foundation stage of a high-profile organisation with significant visibility and exposure to senior leadership and key stakeholders. This is a chance to contribute to a nationally significant initiative focused on talent development, innovation and future workforce creation. There is a package of up to 45,000 AED + Benefits on offer.

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Sevda Savas

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