Head of People & Culture (mfd)

BeWunder; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Lunch in Dubai office

Annual flight allowance

Referral bonuses

Team engagement activities

Job summary

BeWunder is seeking a Head of People & Culture to lead and scale the people function from 200 team members to the next growth phase across the UAE, KSA, Europe and Asia. You will lead a four-person People & Culture team and drive People Operations, Organisational Development and Talent Acquisition to build scalable structures for international expansion.

As a strategic partner to the leadership team, you will shape our people strategy, strengthen culture, and create an outstanding employee

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in People & Culture or HR in a scale-up or high-growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the People & Culture strategy aligned with international growth.
• Build scalable People Operations processes across the employee lifecycle.
• Drive Organisational Development including design, leadership development, performance management and change initiatives.
• Act as strategic partner to leadership and liaise with teams on planning and effectiveness.
• Own and improve Talent Acquisition strategy and candidate experience across functions.
• Establish data-driven HR processes, KPIs and reporting for decision making.
• Lead a People & Culture team of four to foster high performance and collaboration.
• Ensure compliant HR practices across multiple regions with local specialists as needed.

Job description

Your mission

We are looking for a Head of People & Culture to lead and scale our people function from 200 team members to the next stage across the UAE KSA Europe and Asia. Leading a People & Culture team of four you will drive People Operations Organisational Development and Talent Acquisition building scalable structures that support our international and ambitious growth. As a strategic partner to the leadership team you will shape our people strategy strengthen our culture and create an outstanding employee experience.

Your key responsibilities

• Develop and execute the People & Culture strategy aligning people initiatives with business objectives and international growth plans.
• Build and continuously improve scalable People Operations ensuring efficient processes across the entire employee lifecycle.
• Drive Organisational Development including organisational design leadership development performance management and change initiatives.
• Being part of the leadership board partner with leadership as a strategic advisor and liaise with team leads on team planning talent management and organisational effectiveness.
• Own and continuously improve the Talent Acquisition strategy ensuring an outstanding candidate experience and attracting top talent across all business functions.
• Establish data-driven people processes KPIs and reporting to support informed decision-making and business performance.
• Lead coach and develop a People & Culture team of four fostering a high-performing and collaborative people function.
• Ensure compliant and pragmatic HR practices across multiple regions working closely with local specialists where required.

Your profile

• Leadership experience in People & Culture Organisational Development People Operations or HR ideally within a scale-up or other high-growth. international environment (moving from 200 team members forward to the next stage).
• Strong background in People Operations Organisational Development and Talent Acquisition with experience leading and developing teams while building scalable people processes in a project-based organisation.
• Strategic hands‑on and entrepreneurial mindset with excellent leadership stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Data‑driven comfortable navigating growth and change and passionate about building high-performing teams and outstanding employee experiences.
• Solid understanding of UAE employment law; experience across the UAE KSA and/or Europe is a plus.
• Is comfortable challenging leadership asking difficult questions and pushing boundaries.

Why us

• Unified CAT A Silver Premium Medical Insurance provided as standard to all team members yes you read that correctly we all enjoy the same insurance category benefits!
• Complimentary lunches provided daily in our Dubai office canteen.
• Team Engagement Initiatives team-building activities health and wellness drives etc.
• Team Socials team BBQs season opening and closing parties.
• Workers Compensation and Accident Insurance.
• Annual Flight Allowance.
• Recruitment Referral Bonus Scheme for team members who refer successful applicants for our open positions.
• Project Referral Bonus Scheme for team members who refer successful project leads.
• The opportunity to work in an international and multi-cultural team with collaboration across our offices in the Middle East and Europe.
• Collaborative and motivated working environment.
• Trusting and partnership-based cooperation across all units.
• An innovative and growth-oriented company with a matrix organizational structure and an open corporate culture.

About us

BeWunder is your turnkey partner specializing in Event Production and Spatial Experiences.

We create inspiring and unforgettable experiences for our clients and their guests. Our renowned and highly-skilled team of industry experts in both live events and permanent construction is well-versed in bridging the gap between vision and reality. We design deliver and service complex challenging and large-scale projects in the field of museums and exhibitions EXPO and brand pavilions visitor and experience centers digital art spaces live events - both corporate and sporting as well as conferences and multimedia shows.

Our passion lies in producing multisensory and immersive experiences a perfect blend of new technologies and content staged lighting and interactive elements.

With our international track record in Europe the Middle East and Asia we are perfectly positioned to realize exceptional projects for our clients around the globe from initial concept design through to final installation and beyond!

Required Experience:

Director