Head of People & Culture — UAE Growth Leader

Foreground; Dubai; On-site; AED 661,000 - 955,000; Full time

Job summary

Foreground in Dubai seeks an experienced senior HR leader to shape and execute the HR agenda across fast-growing, multi-entity operations. You will partner with executives to design leadership pipelines and ensure policy standardisation and labour compliance.

You will oversee compensation, learning initiatives, and workforce planning while maintaining a strong executive presence and interpersonal skills to drive culture alignment across units.

Qualifications

• Senior HR leadership experience within fast-growing or multi-entity organisations.
• Experience building HR structures from semi-formal environments into mature organisations.
• Strong knowledge of UAE labour law and HR governance.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels.
• Executive presence and strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end HR agenda, covering talent acquisition, organisational design, performance management, and employee engagement.
• Work closely with executive leadership to build leadership pipelines and succession frameworks.
• Focus on policy standardisation, labour compliance, and culture alignment across business units.
• Oversee compensation structures, learning initiatives, and workforce planning.

Job description

Foreground in Dubai seeks an experienced senior HR leader to shape and execute the HR agenda across fast-growing, multi-entity operations. You will partner with executives to design leadership pipelines and ensure policy standardisation and labour compliance.

You will oversee compensation, learning initiatives, and workforce planning while maintaining a strong executive presence and interpersonal skills to drive culture alignment across units.