Group Head of People - dubai - CA Global Headhunters

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    CA Global Headhunters dubai

    1 week ago

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    Nature & Scope:


    This opportunity sits within a leading global provider of trade-technology solutions that supports governments in modernising and digitising their trade Customs and logistics ecosystems.

    The organisation delivers large-scale digital transformation programmes across Latin America the Middle East Africa and Asia helping public-sector institutions enhance efficiency transparency and revenue collection.

    The Corporate Head of People leads the global People & Culture function of our client ensuring the alignment of human capital strategies with the Group's vision values and business objectives.

    This role oversees the HR structures and processes of the entities worldwide guaranteeing consistency compliance workforce excellence leadership development and a unified organizational culture across the Group.


    Responsibilities:
    Global HR Leadership & Strategy
    Develop and implement a global People strategy aligned with our client's long-term business goals.
    Ensure harmonized HR policies and procedures across different entities while adapting to local labour laws and cultural contexts.
    Lead organizational design initiatives to support growth project delivery and future capabilities.
    Advise the CEO and Group Executives on strategic HR matters.
    Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning

    Design and implement structured repeatable recruitment processes suited to a maturing and standardize hiring practices including interview frameworks candidate assessment criteria and onboarding procedures.

    Oversee global recruitment strategies and ensure high-quality hiring processes for technical managerial and executive roles.
    Identify inefficiencies in current hiring workflows and implement improvements to reduce time-to-hire while maintaining quality.
    Define a recruitment strategy to attract and secure top talent from competitors and market leaders.
    Promote global mobility programs to leverage internal talent.
    Performance Management & Organizational Development
    Implement a consistent transparent and merit-based performance management framework across all entities.
    Introduce programs for leadership development skills upgrading and continuous learning.
    Drive initiatives aimed at employee engagement employer branding and retention of high performers.
    Compensation Benefits & Compliance
    Oversee the design and governance of global compensation frameworks to ensure competitiveness and fairness.
    Model total employment costs (salary taxes social contributions mandatory benefits) across different jurisdictions.
    Conduct compensation benchmarking against competitors and industry standards in existing and prospective markets.
    Develop cost-to-company analyses for new market expansion including local labour laws employer obligations and statutory costs.
    Guarantee compliance with labour regulations in each jurisdiction in collaboration with local HR leads.
    Establish mechanisms for monitoring payroll benefits and employee records across the Group.
    Define Compensation & Benefits for new countries.
    Partner with Finance on headcount cost forecasting for business planning.
    Culture Values & Change Management
    Promote the business's values and culture consistently across all global teams.
    Foster an inclusive collaborative and respectful workplace environment.
    HR Operations & Governance
    Oversee HR systems data analytics reporting and technology used across the Group.
    Build KPIs and dashboards for Group Executives reporting.
    Strengthen HR governance ensuring consistent HR service delivery worldwide.
    Team Leadership
    Lead and coordinate the global network of HR Managers and People Partners across the different entities.
    Build a strong global HR community through capacity-building coaching and cross-entity collaboration.

    Requirements:
    Skilland Competencies
    Proven experience in international HR leadership roles across multiple regions.
    Strong knowledge of labour laws compliance requirements and HR best practices globally.
    Excellent leadership communication and cross-cultural management skills.
    Strategic thinking with ability to operationalize large-scale HR initiatives.
    Expertise in organizational development talent management and HR systems.
    Ability to work in a fast-paced high-growth and innovation-driven environment.
    Experience structuring and professionalizing HR and recruitment functions in maturing organizations.
    Financial literacy with experience in employment cost modelling compensation benchmarking and multi-country payroll structures.
    Qualifications and Experience
    Master's degree in Human Resources Organizational Development Business Administration or related field.
    Minimum 5 years of progressive HR leadership experience including multinational or multi-entity management.
    Experience working in technology digital transformation or complex project-oriented environments is an advantage.
    Track record of building scalable recruitment processes and HR structures during organizational growth phases.
    Experience developing compensation frameworks and cost models for new market entry.
    Fluency in English and French is required.
    If you wish to apply for the position please send your CV to Shearidan Pearman at
    Shearidan Pearman
    Recruitment Manager – Africa & Middle East
    CA Global Finance
    CA Global will respond to short-listed candidates only.

    If you have not had any response in two weeks please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.

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