Associate Director - HRBP

Responsibilities

• Strategic HR Leadership: Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, influencing business strategy through human capital insights
• Lead the development and execution of enterprise-wide people strategy aligned with business growth objectives
• Drive workforce planning, organizational design, and operating model effectiveness across multiple business units
• Talent Strategy & Leadership Development: Oversee succession planning and leadership pipeline development for critical roles
• Drive enterprise talent reviews, ensuring alignment with long-term business needs
• Shape and sponsor leadership development and capability-building initiatives in partnership with COEs
• Organizational Performance & Effectiveness: Lead the performance management framework, ensuring alignment with business priorities and outcomes
• Define and track organizational performance metrics and ensure continuous improvement initiatives are implemented
• Culture, Engagement & Transformation: Champion culture transformation initiatives, fostering engagement, inclusion, and high-performance behaviors
• Drive employee engagement strategies, leveraging insights from surveys and analytics to influence leadership action planning
• Change & Transformation Leadership: Lead enterprise-level change management initiatives, including restructuring, integration, and transformation programs
• Provide strategic counsel on people implications, risk mitigation, and stakeholder alignment during major business changes Employee Relations & Governance: Ensure governance, compliance, and risk management in line with company policies and UAE labor laws
• Provide oversight on complex employee relations cases, investigations, and escalations
• HR Analytics & Business Insights: Drive data-led decision-making, leveraging workforce analytics to inform strategy
• Present insights on talent trends, productivity, engagement, and organizational health to senior leadership Collaboration with HR Centers of Excellence: Ensure alignment and integration of HR services across Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, L&D, and other COEs
• Lead the localization and execution of group-wide HR initiatives across company
• Leadership & Team Development: Lead and develop HRBP teams, ensuring capability building and succession readiness
• Foster a high-performing, collaborative HR function aligned to business needs

Desired Candidate Profile

Bachelor s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field. A Master s degree or MBA is preferred. 8 10 years of progressive HR experience, with at least 3 5 years in a business partnering or HR leadership role. Proven experience supporting senior leadership and driving strategic HR initiatives. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Familiarity with systems and collaboration platforms (e.g., Microsoft Teams, SharePoint) is preferred. Strong verbal and written communication skills in English. Interpersonal Skills. Employee Relations. Organizational Development. Additional languages (e.g., Arabic) is an advantage.