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Regional HR Manager (MEA)

BYD
Dubai, UAE
Full Time
Manager
3 days ago
HR OperationsHR ComplianceCompensation & BenefitsEmployee RelationsLabor Law KnowledgeHRIS
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Position Summary

  • The Regional HR Manager (MEA) is responsible for driving and overseeing HR Operations, Compliance & Governance, Compensation & Benefits, and Employee Relations across the MEA region.
  • This role serves as a strategic HR partner to regional business leaders, ensuring compliant, efficient, and scalable HR practices that support organizational growth while effectively managing people related risks.

Key Responsibilities HR Operations & Shared Services

  • Lead and manage end to end HR operations across the Middle East and Africa region, ensuring efficient, standardized, and high quality HR service delivery.
  • Establish and continuously optimize regional HR operational processes, policies, and service standards.
  • Oversee the entire employee lifecycle, including onboarding, confirmation, personnel changes, transfers, promotions, expatriate management, and offboarding.
  • Ensure timely and accurate employee data management, personnel documentation, and HRIS maintenance.
  • Develop and implement HR operational governance mechanisms, service level agreements (SLA), and operational KPIs.
  • Drive HR process automation and digitalization initiatives to improve operational efficiency and employee experience.
  • Manage regional HR vendors and shared service providers to ensure service quality and cost effectiveness.
  • Build and optimize regional HR shared service frameworks and delivery models.
  • Standardize HR services and workflows across countries while balancing local compliance requirements.
  • Establish employee self service and manager self service processes to enhance HR service efficiency.
  • Monitor HR service performance and continuously improve employee satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities HR Compliance & Governance

  • Ensure full compliance with labor laws, employment regulations, immigration requirements, and statutory obligations across all MEA countries.
  • Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and assess business impact proactively.
  • Partner with Legal and external counsel to manage employment related legal matters and labor disputes.
  • Develop, review, and update regional HR policies, employee handbooks, codes of conduct, and governance frameworks.
  • Establish HR control mechanisms and compliance monitoring processes.
  • Conduct periodic HR compliance audits and implement corrective action plans.
  • Ensure employment contracts, policy documents, and HR practices align with local regulatory requirements.
  • Support internal and external audits related to HR operations and compliance.
  • Identify HR related operational and compliance risks and develop mitigation strategies.
  • Ensure proper documentation, record retention, and audit readiness across the region.
  • Advise management on labor law implications and employment risk exposure.

Key Responsibilities Compensation & Benefits

  • Design and implement competitive compensation strategies aligned with business objectives and market practices.
  • Lead annual salary review, merit increase, promotion adjustment, bonus, and incentive planning processes.
  • Conduct compensation benchmarking and market analysis across MEA markets.
  • Develop salary structures, job grading systems, and compensation governance frameworks.
  • Ensure internal pay equity and external market competitiveness.
  • Design, implement, and continuously optimize employee benefits programs across the region.
  • Manage medical insurance, life insurance, pension schemes, leave programs, wellness initiatives, and statutory benefits.
  • Evaluate benefit utilization and vendor performance to improve cost effectiveness and employee value proposition.
  • Partner with Finance to ensure payroll accuracy and effective compensation budgeting.
  • Establish compensation and benefits policies, approval mechanisms, and governance processes.
  • Ensure reward programs comply with local legal and tax requirements.

Key Responsibilities Employee Relations & Labor Risk Management

  • Establish and maintain a robust employee relations framework across the MEA region.
  • Foster a positive employee experience and healthy workplace culture.
  • Develop communication and engagement initiatives to strengthen employee trust and organizational commitment.
  • Support leadership teams in driving employee engagement and retention strategies.
  • Lead investigations and resolution of employee relations cases, including complaints, grievances, disciplinary actions, workplace misconduct, harassment, ethics concerns, performance disputes, and conflict resolution.
  • Ensure all cases are handled fairly, consistently, and in compliance with local laws and company policies.
  • Manage sensitive labor matters including workforce restructuring, redundancies, terminations, and organizational changes.
  • Develop labor risk assessment and escalation mechanisms.
  • Identify potential employee relations risks and implement preventive measures.
  • Partner with Legal and business leaders to minimize litigation exposure and protect company reputation.
  • Support crisis management and business continuity initiatives involving workforce related issues.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or above in Human Resources, Business Administration, Law, Psychology, or related disciplines.
  • Minimum 8–10 years of HR experience, with at least 3–5 years in a regional HR leadership role.
  • Strong experience in HR Operations, Compliance, Compensation & Benefits, and Employee Relations.
  • Experience managing HR activities across multiple countries within the Middle East and/or Africa.
  • Experience working in multinational, matrixed, or high growth organizations is preferred.

Knowledge & Skills

  • Strong knowledge of labor laws and employment regulations across MEA markets.
  • Solid understanding of HR governance, HR operations, and shared services models.
  • Strong compensation and benefits design and implementation experience.
  • Excellent employee relations investigation and labor risk management capabilities.
  • Strong stakeholder management and cross cultural communication skills.
  • Proficiency in HRIS systems and HR analytics.
  • Fluent English; Arabic and/or French language capability is an advantage.

Success Measures

  • HR operational excellence and service quality across the region.
  • Full compliance with local labor laws and internal governance requirements.
  • Competitive and sustainable compensation & benefits programs.
  • Effective management of employee relations cases and labor risks.
  • High employee satisfaction and positive employee experience.
  • Strong partnership and credibility with regional business leaders.

About BYD Group

  • BYD Group is a leading multi sector high tech company focused on innovation in automobiles, rail transit, renewable energy, and electronics.
  • Committed to fulfilling a better life through technological innovations, with over 900,000 employees worldwide.
  • Upholds values of innovation, pragmatism, passion, and competition, contributing to a sustainable future.

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