HR Business Partner - Projects

Mammoet; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic HR leader to drive HR strategies and foster a high-performing culture. This role involves managing the employee life cycle, implementing engagement programs, and overseeing compliance in a diverse and fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive HR experience, particularly in the MEA region, and a passion for developing talent and promoting a collaborative workplace culture. Join a global team that values excellence and offers opportunities for personal and professional growth while making a significant impact on business success.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working environment

Attractive remuneration package

Qualifications

• 10+ years of HR experience with 5+ years in the MEA region.
• Strong knowledge of MEA Labor Law and HR operational aspects.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR function by translating business needs into actionable strategies.
• Design and implement HR strategies to enhance employee engagement.

Skills

Recruitment

Employee Relations

Performance Management

Workforce Planning

Analytical Skills

Critical Thinking

Interpersonal Skills

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources

Master's degree in Business Administration

Job description

Our people are our greatest asset. Working with the leadership team, and with support from regional and global HR colleagues, you will be responsible for taking the HR goals of a global organisation and delivering them across your business, fulfilling the needs of our team members at every stage from hiring to retiring.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

People, Workplace, Culture

• Lead the HR function by understanding and prioritizing business needs, translating them into actionable HR strategies and driving the results.
• Design and implement HR strategies and policies to build a high-performing culture of success, accountability, transparency, and collaboration to drive employee engagement and business results.
• Providing positive experiences for Mammoet team members in their employment life cycle, from candidate attraction and onboarding to leaving the business.
• Advising and supporting the business and its leaders on all elements of the employee life cycle in line with company standards and legislation.
• Manage and ensure the realization of the year plan / budget for the department.
• Drive & Implement employee engagement, recognition, reward, and retention programs.
• Implement & drive performance management and talent development process & system, Engage with managers and employees to coach and counsel employees.
• Prepare manpower / workforce planning for recruitment, create succession plans, and assure enough anticipation and effective implementation.
• Drive organizational excellence, foster positive workplace culture.

Project Resources

• Provide oversight of all the projects, upcoming and current for the region.
• Work closely with the Global Mobility team and ensure all project resources working in the different work locations fulfill the requirements on immigration, tax, and labor compliance.
• Support the global mobility programs and assignment and expatriates’ tax and immigration matters for the region.
• Undertake projects in HR with the aim of continuous improvement.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 10+ years’ experience as a Human Resources generalist; minimum 5 years’ experience as a MEA HR generalist in a similar industry / environment with deep working knowledge of MEA Labor Law.
• Strong recruitment, employee relations, performance management, and workforce planning experience.
• Experience with a project-led business is an advantage.
• Experience in HR operational aspects (Talent availability, Salary & Benefits, Legal / Labour Compliance, Income Tax, Social Context Influence, and resilience within a matrix organization structure).
• Dynamic, resilient and results-driven and a team player.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to identify and present data-driven insights and trends.
• Strong critical thinking to identify interdependencies between issues, data and outcomes, clear understanding of how moving pieces come together to build the big picture.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, flexible and managing uncertainty.
• Highly organized and efficient, with the ability to run projects and handle multiple tasks with competing priorities.
• Fluent in the English language, written and spoken.
• Good interpersonal skills, adaptable and proactive.

WHAT YOU’LL GET

• Become part of our values – Love the work, Result Count, Take Care, Be Responsible, and Perform as a Team.
• We are a global team of diverse colleagues who share a passion for excellence and have a culture of trust and empowerment to make our own ideas a reality.
• We focus on personal and professional development to grow internally within our organization.
• Mammoet offers a wide variety of benefits such as flexible working hours as well as a hybrid working environment, attractive remuneration package (fixed / variable).

We believe the right candidate has relevant HR experience with hands-on experience, preferably in a fast-paced MNC and project environment. You should have a proven track record on providing guidance and inputs on business unit restructures, workforce planning and succession planning. Someone that has passion in driving results and in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders on country level as well as across functions will be able to build strong partnership to foster an inclusive workplace culture.