Head of HR Middle East & North Africa
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About the Role
Beiersdorf seeks a commercially astute Head of HR for the MENA region to act as a strategic business partner to the General Manager and leadership team. The role involves shaping organizational design, leading change and transformation, and fostering a high-performance culture across the Middle East and North Africa.
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Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted advisor to the GM/CM and leadership team, contributing to critical business decisions
- Design and evolve organisational structures to support long term growth
- Lead the people agenda through change, ambiguity, and business transformation
- Champion a psychologically safe, inclusive, and high performance culture
- Develop robust career pathways and talent development strategies
- Drive succession planning and build a strong leadership pipeline
Requirements
- 10 15 years of relevant HR experience
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
- Proven HR leadership experience in UAE and Saudi Arabia
- Strong understanding of Middle East HR landscape, including labour laws and cultural context
- Experience within a global FMCG or comparable multinational organisation
- Demonstrated success operating in complex matrixed environments
- Arabic language proficiency
- Experience supporting senior management or regional leadership teams
- Exposure to North Africa markets (Egypt, Morocco)
- Experience leading a small HR team (hands on leadership style)
Full Job Posting
Role Purpose
- We are seeking a commercially astute and strategically minded Head of HR – MENA to act as a true business partner to the General Manager, Country Manager and local leadership team.
- This role goes beyond traditional HR delivery, requiring a leader who can shape the organisation for future success, guide it through complexity and transformation, and actively influence business outcomes in a highly matrixed, multinational environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted advisor to the GM/CM and leadership team, contributing to critical business decisions.
- Provide constructive challenge, using data, insight, and sound judgment to influence outcomes.
- Develop deep understanding of commercial priorities, growth ambitions, and cost dynamics.
- Align people strategy with business objectives to drive sustainable performance.
- Design and continuously evolve organisational structures to support long term growth.
- Ensure clarity in roles, optimal spans and layers, and effective governance frameworks.
- Translate global HR frameworks into pragmatic, locally relevant solutions.
- Lead the people agenda through change, ambiguity, and business transformation.
- Support leadership transitions, restructuring initiatives, and capability building.
- Foster a unified, high performing Middle East leadership team.
- Communicate transparently and credibly during periods of uncertainty.
- Champion a psychologically safe, inclusive, and high performance culture.
Your Profile
- Seasoned HR professional with 10 15 years of relevant experience.
- Fluent in English (written and spoken).
- Proven HR leadership experience in UAE and Saudi Arabia.
- Strong understanding of Middle East HR landscape, including labour laws and compliance, cultural and business context.
- Experience within a global FMCG or comparable multinational organisation.
- Demonstrated success operating in complex matrixed environments with multiple reporting lines.
- Arabic language proficiency.
- Experience supporting senior management or regional leadership teams.
- Strong track record of influencing stakeholders without formal authority.
- Exposure to North Africa markets (Egypt, Morocco).
- Commercially savvy and credible at senior leadership level.
- Calm, resilient, and effective under pressure.
About Beiersdorf
- At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin – and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin.
- For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well known brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin, La Prairie, Hansaplast, and Labello.
- We act according to our purpose, WE CARE BEYOND SKIN, and take responsibility for our consumers, our employees, the environment and society.
- Behind every brand, every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20,000 employees.
- We live an inclusive culture of respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values – CARE, COURAGE, SIMPLICITY and TRUST.
Additional Information
- Your responsible recruiter is Akash Sharma.
- Please apply online via Careers Site until 22nd June, 2026.
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