Chief People Officer — Growth, Policy & Culture (UAE)

Foreground LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Foreground LLC in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Head of Human Resources to lead the end-to-end HR agenda across talent acquisition, organisational design, performance management and employee engagement.

The role works closely with the executive team to build leadership pipelines, standardise policies, ensure labour compliance, and align culture across business units while guiding compensation, learning initiatives and workforce planning.

Qualifications

• Senior HR leadership experience within fast-growing or multi-entity organisations.
• Strong knowledge of UAE labour law and HR governance.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end HR agenda across talent acquisition, design, performance, and engagement.
• Partner with executives to build leadership pipelines and succession plans.
• Standardise policies, ensure labour compliance, and drive culture alignment across units.
• Oversee compensation structures, learning initiatives, and workforce planning.
• Provide strategic advisory while staying operationally grounded.

Skills

HR leadership

Strategic HR

Executive presence

Labour compliance

Job description

Foreground LLC in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Head of Human Resources to lead the end-to-end HR agenda across talent acquisition, organisational design, performance management and employee engagement.

The role works closely with the executive team to build leadership pipelines, standardise policies, ensure labour compliance, and align culture across business units while guiding compensation, learning initiatives and workforce planning.