Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead the Group-wide HR strategy, governance and HR operations.
• Manage HR across multiple entities, sectors and jurisdictions.
• Drive talent acquisition, workforce planning and manpower budgeting.
• Lead Emiratisation and other GCC nationalisation programmes.
• Ensure compliance with MOHRE, WPS, labour laws, visa and immigration requirements.
• Manage large blue-collar workforces, accommodation, mobilisation and employee welfare.
• Oversee performance management, compensation, succession planning and talent development.
• Manage employee relations, disciplinary matters, grievances and HR governance.
• Lead HRIS implementation and HR process automation.
• Provide strategic HR reporting and people insights to the Board.
• ✅ Employee strength should be minimum 2,000.

✅ Strong experience within a diversified group, conglomerate or family holding company.

✅ Strong GCC experience with hands-on knowledge of Emiratization, MOHRE, WPS, visa/immigration and labor disputes.

✅ Experience managing large blue-collar workforces and worker welfare.

✅ Working knowledge of UK employment law and at least one European jurisdiction, including TUPE and GDPR.

✅ Experience implementing HRIS and developing HR policies and processes.

✅ Excellent English communication skills.