Head of People Operations — Strategy, Talent & Workforce

Emirates Flight Catering; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Emirates Flight Catering in Dubai seeks an AVP – People Operations to lead enterprise-wide workforce planning, talent acquisition, mobilization and contingent workforce management across a 10,000+ employee organization, reporting to the SVP – Human Resources.

This senior role drives strategy and execution to ensure the right workforce with the right capabilities, in the right place and at the right time to support operational needs and growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration or related discipline.
• 10+ years HR experience, including workforce planning and talent acquisition.
• At least 6 years in a senior leadership or strategic management role.
• Proven UAE experience is essential.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide workforce planning cycles.

Responsibilities

• Enterprise-wide workforce and manpower planning.
• Talent acquisition and recruitment delivery.
• High-volume and multi-category hiring.
• Onboarding and mobilization.
• Contingent workforce strategy and management.
• Workforce analytics, forecasting and reporting.
• People technology and process optimization.
• Recruitment governance, compliance and risk.
• Vendor and outsourced recruitment partnerships.
• Budget and cost optimization.
• Leadership and development of high-performing teams.

Skills

Strategic workforce thinking

Operational execution

Senior leadership

Workforce planning

Talent acquisition

Vendor management

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related discipline

Tools

HR technology platforms

Job description

Emirates Flight Catering in Dubai seeks an AVP – People Operations to lead enterprise-wide workforce planning, talent acquisition, mobilization and contingent workforce management across a 10,000+ employee organization, reporting to the SVP – Human Resources.

This senior role drives strategy and execution to ensure the right workforce with the right capabilities, in the right place and at the right time to support operational needs and growth.