HR Director (FMCG)

Future Group Translation Services; Dubai; On-site; AED 446,400 - 669,600; Full time

Job summary

Future Group Translation Services is seeking an experienced HR Director for its FMCG business in Dubai. This role will lead the HR function, focusing on shaping a people strategy that drives growth and culture. The ideal candidate will have significant HR leadership experience, particularly within fast-moving consumer goods, and possess strong commercial acumen.

Key responsibilities include developing HR strategies, leading talent acquisition, and managing performance and reward processes. The position requires exceptional stakeholder management skills and a hands-on approach to HR operations.

Qualifications

• Chartered or accredited HR qualification or significant experience in senior HR roles.
• Minimum seven years’ experience in HR, including three years in a strategic role.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the HR strategy aligned to business objectives.
• Lead end-to-end talent attraction and recruitment.
• Design and manage performance management processes.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Change leadership

Talent management

Education

CIPD Level 7 or equivalent

Tools

HRIS

Excel

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and strategic HR Director to join our fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) business. The successful candidate will lead the HR function, shaping people strategy and delivering best‑practice HR services across talent acquisition, performance, reward, employee relations, and organisational development. This role requires strong commercial acumen, broad HR expertise and the ability to partner effectively with senior leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the HR strategy aligned to overall business objectives, ensuring people initiatives support growth, productivity and culture.
• Lead end-to-end talent attraction and recruitment for senior and operational roles; work closely with hiring managers to secure high-quality hires.
• Design and manage performance management processes and succession planning to build leadership capability and retain key talent.
• Oversee total reward and benefits programmes, including pay reviews, incentive schemes and benchmarking to ensure market competitiveness and internal equity.
• Provide pragmatic employee relations guidance, manage complex casework, investigations and disciplinaries in line with policy and employment law.
• Lead learning and development initiatives, building capability through structured programmes, on‑the‑job development and coaching for managers.
• Drive organisational design and change management projects to support new ways of working, efficiency and business transformation.
• Ensure HR policies, processes and HR systems (HRIS) are maintained, compliant and deliver efficient service to the business.
• Manage HR metrics and reporting (turnover, engagement, time‑to‑hire, absence, diversity KPIs), presenting insight and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Lead, mentor and develop a small HR team, fostering a collaborative, customer‑focused culture and ensuring high‑quality HR service delivery across sites.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on people risks, culture, employee engagement and workforce planning.

Essential Skills and Qualifications

• Chartered or accredited HR qualification (CIPD Level 7 or equivalent) or significant demonstrable experience in senior HR roles.
• Minimum seven years’ experience in HR, with at least three years in a strategic HR leadership role, preferably within FMCG, manufacturing or retail.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice; experience operating across multi‑site environments desirable.
• Proven track record in talent management, performance frameworks, reward design and change leadership.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience advising senior executives and shaping strategic decision‑making.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using HR data and dashboards to inform business decisions (Excel and HRIS familiarity preferred).
• Exceptional communication skills, able to present complex information clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Demonstrable ability to lead and develop teams, with a collaborative and coaching approach.

Desirable Attributes

• Experience working in fast‑paced FMCG or manufacturing environments with shift‑based workforces.
• Experience implementing HRIS, payroll or talent management systems and improving HR processes.
• Experience driving diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and embedding inclusive practices across the employee lifecycle.
• Resilient, pragmatic and commercially minded with a hands‑on approach to problem solving.

Competitive salary and benefits will be discussed at interview.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We are committed to an inclusive and fair recruitment process.