Associate Director, HR Strategy & Transformation (Dubai)

Aventus Global Talent; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Aventus Global Talent in Dubai is seeking an Associate Director of Human Resources to partner with executive leadership and shape the people agenda across the organisation. This senior role leads workforce strategy, organisational design and leadership initiatives while driving employee engagement and transformation.

The successful candidate will act as a trusted HR advisor to senior stakeholders, oversee HRBP teams, ensure UAE compliance, and deliver strategic people solutions aligned with

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years in HR
• Strong generalist HR experience
• Experience in a large headcount company preferred
• Must live in Dubai or be willing to relocate

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic HR advisor to executive leadership, providing insight and guidance on people and workforce priorities.
• Develop and execute people strategies aligned with business growth and organisational objectives.
• Lead workforce planning, organisational design and operating model effectiveness.
• Drive succession planning, talent reviews and leadership pipeline development for critical roles.
• Lead performance management and organisational effectiveness initiatives.
• Develop and implement employee engagement and culture transformation strategies.
• Lead major change and transformation programmes, including restructuring and organisational integration.
• Provide strategic guidance on employee relations, risk, governance and people-related matters.
• Ensure HR practices remain compliant with UAE labour legislation and internal policies.
• Use workforce analytics and HR data to identify trends and support senior-level decision-making.
• Partner with HR Centres of Excellence including Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards and Learning & Development.
• Lead the localisation and implementation of wider group HR initiatives.
• Lead, develop and build the capability of the HRBP team.
• Drive a high-performance, collaborative HR culture aligned with business requirements.
• Monitor key people metrics including engagement, retention, succession coverage and organisational effectiveness.

Job description

Aventus Global Talent in Dubai is seeking an Associate Director of Human Resources to partner with executive leadership and shape the people agenda across the organisation. This senior role leads workforce strategy, organisational design and leadership initiatives while driving employee engagement and transformation.

The successful candidate will act as a trusted HR advisor to senior stakeholders, oversee HRBP teams, ensure UAE compliance, and deliver strategic people solutions aligned with