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About the Role
Al-Futtaim seeks a Head of HR to serve as a strategic advisor to senior management for the Automotive division. You will create HR strategy, drive organizational development, manage employee relations, and ensure compliance.
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Responsibilities
- Create a HR strategy and annual HR Plan with senior management and communicate it effectively across the HR Function and Business Units
- Support a continuous improvement environment for HR activities within the Business Units
- Ensure new employees are properly inducted and develop succession plans and retention strategies for key talent
- Develop and execute learning and development plans to equip individuals with necessary skills
- Formulate and implement performance management plans to improve performance or facilitate exit
- Monitor performance management processes and safeguard promotion processes
- Manage ER issues within the business units and support line managers in creating a culture of employee engagement
- Act as a trusted business partner and coach to senior management
- Advise on creating and managing a lean and multi skilled workforce
- Provide regular financial reporting of employee costs to line management
Requirements
- Professional qualification in Human Resources or Business Management, or a First Degree
- Minimum of 10 years HR experience, preferably in a leadership role such as Head of HR or HRBP within large multinational organizations
- Exposure to Middle Eastern market and dynamic best practice operating models
- Skills in Change Management, Organisational Development, Leadership Development, Performance/Compensation Management, Recruitment & Selection, Employee Relations, Mentoring/Coaching
- Expertise in Human Capital Metrics and strong analytical, financial modeling, communication, and problem solving skills
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Overview Of The Role
- The Head of HR serves as a strategic advisor to senior line management, ensuring alignment with business strategy and operating model for optimal performance.
- This role involves planning and implementing HR strategies across the Automotive division to enhance performance, diversity, and compliance with company policies.
What You Will Do
- Create a HR strategy and annual HR Plan with senior management and communicate it effectively across the HR Function and Business Units.
- Support a continuous improvement environment for HR activities within the Business Units.
- Ensure new employees are properly inducted and develop succession plans and retention strategies for key talent.
- Develop and execute learning and development plans to equip individuals with necessary skills.
- Formulate and implement performance management plans to improve performance or facilitate exit.
- Monitor performance management processes and safeguard promotion processes.
- Ensure SMART objectives are set for employees.
- Specify training initiatives required to support the business and liaise with Group Training Department to deliver them.
- Ensure training needs of key and high potential staff are identified and met.
- Ensure all key positions have identified successors.
- Develop annual training plans and organize regular organizational charts updates.
- Conduct regular TDC meetings and annual people reviews.
Employee Relations
- Manage ER issues within the business units and support line managers in creating a culture of employee engagement based on Al Futtaim Way values.
- Reinforce a culture of meritocracy, performance focus, and diversity.
- Advise line managers to educate them and minimize risk, ensuring compliance with local law and Group policy.
- Communicate and implement changes to HR policies and procedures.
- Ensure disciplinary procedure is properly applied before any employee exit.
Business Partnering
- Act as a trusted business partner and coach to senior management.
- Consult and support line managers across the business units.
- Focus on measuring and improving employee engagement.
- Advise, coach, and mentor management and HR team on people related issues.
- Act as change agent and facilitate transitions.
Workforce Optimisation
- Advise on creating and managing a lean and multi skilled workforce.
- Support and facilitate business structure reorganisation and consolidation to achieve efficiency.
- Communicate organizational messages and monitor feedback within business units.
- Ensure compliance with localization policy and targets.
- Improve business unit productivity with necessary actions.
Financial Management
- Provide regular financial reporting of employee costs to line management.
- Conduct annual manpower budgeting exercises accurately.
- Manage HR Department budget and ensure HR Team adherence to financial systems and processes.
- Monitor incentives payouts and manage manpower performance, focusing on performance vs. budget.
- Communicate consistent metric reporting to management teams monthly.
- Attend board and financial meetings.
HR Policy
- Ensure HR policy compliance and review to strengthen internal controls and procedures.
- Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and other requirements.
- Maintain focus on Emiratization and reinforce diversification goals.
- Educate staff about policies and procedures.
- Address policy breaches promptly and decisively.
- Safeguard Emirati only positions.
Required Skills To Be Successful
- Change Management
- Organisational Development
- Leadership Development
- Human Capital Metrics
What Qualifies You For The Role
- Professional qualification in Human Resources or Business Management, or a First Degree.
- Minimum of 10 years HR experience, preferably in a leadership role such as Head of HR or HRBP within large multinational organizations.
- Exposure to Middle Eastern market and dynamic best practice operating models.
- Skills in Change Management, Organisational Development, Leadership Development, Performance/Compensation Management, Recruitment & Selection, Employee Relations, Mentoring/Coaching.
- Expertise in Human Capital Metrics and strong analytical, financial modeling, communication, and problem solving skills.
- Behavioral competencies such as achievement orientation, strategic thinking, solution orientation, and teamwork.
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