Head of HR
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About the Role
A maritime transportation company seeks a Head of Human Resources to lead the HR function across the group, based in Dubai. The role involves shaping and executing people strategy to support business growth, talent quality, culture, and statutory compliance across maritime, technology, and commercial teams.
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Responsibilities
- Lead end to end talent acquisition for senior, commercial, technology, and operations roles across the group
- Build workforce plans linked to business growth, new office expansion, and capability gaps
- Develop strong hiring pipelines across maritime, technology, finance, and corporate talent communities
- Strengthen employer branding and candidate experience
- Own all HR operations including onboarding, employee lifecycle, transfers, and exits
- Ensure full compliance with local laws, visa and immigration processes
- Manage HR delivery across different offices and align processes across UAE, India and other group locations
- Maintain HRIS data integrity and drive automation of HR workflows
- Design and benchmark compensation structures across roles, levels, and geographies
- Manage payroll execution, end of service benefits, leave records, and statutory contributions
- Run annual review cycles linked to performance, market data, and approved budget
- Build benefits programs that support employee wellbeing, retention, and family care
Requirements
- Proven experience in leading HR function, preferably in maritime or related industry
- Strong knowledge of UAE labor laws and visa/immigration processes
- Experience in talent acquisition for senior, commercial, technology, and operations roles
- Experience in compensation benchmarking and benefits design
- Ability to manage HR operations across multiple jurisdictions
- Strong leadership and team management skills
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Company Overview
- Our client is a Maritime Transportation company, headquartered in Dubai, with over 10 years of experience in bunker management, commercial vessel operations and post fixture services such as laytime (demurrage) and claims management.
- The team has a proven track record of creating bottom line efficiencies by delivering commercial solutions for a large fleet of bulk carriers and tankers across the globe.
- They are seeking a highly skilled Head of Human Resources to join the team in Dubai.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Talent Acquisition and Workforce Planning: Lead end to end talent acquisition for senior, commercial, technology, and operations roles across the group
- Build workforce plans linked to business growth, new office expansion, and capability gaps
- Develop strong hiring pipelines across maritime, technology, finance, and corporate talent communities
- Strengthen employer branding and candidate experience to attract quality talent in a competitive market
- HR Operations and Compliance: Own all HR operations including onboarding, employee lifecycle, transfers, and exits
- Ensure full compliance with local laws, and visa and immigration processes of the employee locations
- Manage HR delivery across the different offices and align processes across UAE, India and other group locations
- Maintain HRIS data integrity and drive automation of HR workflows and documentation
- Compensation, Benefits and Payroll: Work alongside the parent group to design and benchmark compensation structures across roles, levels, and geographies
- Manage payroll execution, end of service benefits, leave records, and statutory contributions
- Run annual review cycles linked to performance, market data, and approved budget
- Build benefits programs that support employee wellbeing, retention, and family care
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