Assistant Manager Human Resources

Landmark Group; Dubai; Sur place; AED 180 000 - 260 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Home Centre Landmark group in Dubai seeks an Assistant Manager – Human Resources to lead HR operations, recruitment, engagement, and analytics for a multi-location retail concept. The role reports to the Senior Manager – Human Resources and requires travel across locations.

The candidate should possess a Master’s degree in HR and 6–8 years of relevant experience, with strong communication, leadership, and project-management skills. Fluency in English and stakeholder management are essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree/MBA with specialization in HR from a reputed university.
• 6–8 years of proven experience in a similar HR role, preferably in retail.
• Strong understanding of HR best practices and business operations.
• Ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Autonomy in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and strong team leadership.

Responsabilités

• Own HR operations and compliance for the concept population, including contracts and records.
• Manage manpower planning, recruitment, and HR project coordination across locations.
• Lead employee engagement, relations programs, and exit interviews to identify retention risks.
• Maintain live headcount plans, dashboards, and quarterly manpower summaries.
• Coordinate HR projects, SOPs, and communications with cross-functional teams.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Time management

HR operations

Interpersonal skills

Formation

Master’s degree in HR

Outils

HRMS

Excel

Dashboards

Description du poste

Home Centre Landmark group is looking for a Assistant Manager- Human Resource for Dubai, UAE

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Assistant Manager – Human Resources is a generalist role with a strong operational core sitting within Home Centre’s People & Culture team. The role covers four areas: HR operations and compliance, manpower planning and corporate recruitment, HR project coordination, and employee engagement and relations. This is a role for someone who moves easily between a headcount tracker and a listening circle — bringing the same level of ownership to transactional HR as to people-facing work. In a lean team, execution matters as much as intent, and this role is expected to deliver across all four areas with consistency and care. Reports to the Senior Manager – Human Resources, based at the corporate office with travel across locations as required.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & RESULT AREAS

Employee Engagement & Relations

• Drive engagement initiatives for the concept population — activities, cultural events, recognition moments, and team-building programmes. Coordinate end-to-end logistics, manage vendor partnerships where applicable, and measure impact through participation and feedback data.
• Organize and facilitate HR connect sessions, focus group discussions, and pulse-check conversations across concept and concept teams. Ensure insights are captured, actioned, and communicated back to employees and leadership.
• Plan and execute employee events — managing end-to-end logistics, content coordination, employee communications, and post-event follow-up.
• Lead Recognition program end to end (including nomination, felicitation, reporting) across all GCC countries while closely liasoning with business and HR stakeholders
• Support in managing employee performance and check-ins along with business managers
• Conduct structured exit interviews to capture departure insights and identify retention risks.

Reporting & Analytics

• Maintain the live headcount plan for the concept function — tracking approved positions, vacancies, pipeline status, and attrition projections to ensure the plan reflects both current reality and forward business needs.
• Prepare quarterly manpower summaries covering headcount movement, open roles, time-to-fill, and offer-to-join ratios.
• Analyse attrition data on a quarterly basis to identify trends by function, band, and level.
• Benchmarking external practices and support team in designing and executing world class people practices

HR Project Management

• Own the coordination and execution of HR projects and initiatives — from scoping and planning through to delivery and closure. Manage timelines, track actions, and ensure cross-functional dependencies are flagged and resolved in advance.
• Maintain the HR activity calendar for the concept population. Draft and publish HR communications policy updates, process changes, reminders in a clear, professional, and timely manner.

HR Operations

• Own and execute core HR transactions for the concept population — contracts, letters, HRMS updates, probation tracking. Ensure data accuracy and policy adherence across all records.

Maintain and audit HR systems data on a regular basis. Generate standard and ad-hoc HR reports — headcount, tenure, movement, attrition — and flag anomalies to the HR Manager. Own the weekly/monthly HR dashboard for the concept population

HR Operations & Systems

• Strong command of end-to-end HR operations - contracts, HRMS, compliance and audit readiness
• Proficiency in HR data management and reporting; ability to build and maintain dashboards and trackers
• High accuracy and attention to detail in all documentation and record-keeping

Project Management & Execution

• Structured project management approach — able to plan, track, and close HR initiatives on time and to brief
• Skilled at building and maintaining SOPs, process maps, and HR communication materials
• Comfortable managing multiple workstreams simultaneously with a high degree of ownership

Engagement & Employee Relations

• Proven ability to design and deliver engagement programmes that resonate with diverse, professional workforces
• Skilled facilitator of focus groups, HR connects, and townhall-format sessions
• Sound understanding of employee relations, grievance handling, and conflict resolution
• Experience in attrition analysis and presenting data-driven ER insights to leadership
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English; strong ability to draft HR communications and reports
• Collaborative, stakeholder-oriented approach with the ability to influence across functions
• Sensitivity to cultural nuances and ability to build trust with a multicultural workforce across the GCC

Knowledge & Experience

Education

Master’s degree/ MBA with specialization in HR from a reputed university

Job Experience and Core Competencies

• 6 – 8 years of proven experience in a similar role, preferably in retail industry in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Strong understanding of HR best practices and business operations.
• Ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a high degree of autonomy.
• Demonstrated abilityto lead and inspire a team, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively present and articulate concepts and ideas.
• Strong project management and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize, meet tight deadlines and eye for detail