HR Manager, Dubai

Anta International; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

ANTA Sports, a global sportswear company, is seeking an HR Manager for the GCC region. The role partners with regional leaders to drive talent management and ensure compliance across multiple Middle East and North Africa countries.

You will lead recruitment, compensation, performance management, and HR system localization, while managing visas and labor relations in a fast-growing environment. Based in Dubai with international assignments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of HR experience, with at least 3+ years in an HRBP or generalist capacity.
• Experience across multiple HR functions, with expertise in recruitment, compensation & benefits, and performance management preferred.
• Willingness to accept long-term international assignments and frequent travel; fluent in Mandarin and English as working languages.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic HR business partner to regional leaders across GCC.
• Lead end-to-end HR operations ensuring local labor law compliance.
• Manage recruitment, compensation, benefits, performance, and culture initiatives.
• Oversee labor relations, talent deployment, visa processing, and administrative tasks.
• Localize and upgrade HR systems across modules and countries via regional projects.

Skills

Talent management

HRBP

Recruitment

Compensation & benefits

Performance management

Labor relations

Multilingual (Mandarin & English)

Cross-cultural communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

HRIS systems

Job description

ANTA was established in 1991, while ANTA Sports Products Limited, a widely recognized global sportswear company, was listed on the Main Board of HKEx in 2007 (Stock Codes: 2020 (HKD counter) and 82020 (RMB counter)). The mission of the company is to integrate the sports spirit of “Going Beyond Oneself” into everyone’s daily life. ANTA Sports principally engages in design, R&D, manufacturing, marketing and sales of professional sports products including footwear, apparel and accessories. Over the years, the company formed three brand groups: Performance Sports Brands, Fashion Sports Brands and Outdoor Sports Brands, empowering everyone who loves sports. By embracing an all-round brand portfolio including ANTA, FILA, DESCENTE, KOLON SPORT, MAIA ACTIVE, and JACK WOLFSKIN etc., ANTA Sports aims to unlock the potential of both the mass and high-end sportswear markets. ANTA Sports is also the largest shareholder of Amer Sports, Inc., a global group of iconic sports and outdoor brands, including Arc'teryx, Salomon, Wilson, Peak Performance, and Atomic, whose shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: AS).

What you’ll do

As the HR Mgr for the GCC Region, you will serve as a strategic HR business partner to regional business leaders, driving talent management strategies that align with business objectives. You will lead the end-to-end execution of HR operations across multiple countries in the Middle East and North Africa, ensuring full compliance with local labor laws while building a high-performance organizational culture in a fast-growing, dynamic environment.

In this role, you will:

• Understand business needs and provide effective talent management strategies.
• Integrate resources and execute in accordance with relevant regulations (including but not limited to): recruitment, performance, training & development, compensation, corporate culture, and other HR functions.
• Manage labor relations, complete talent deployment, visa processing and related administrative work in compliance with local laws, and mitigate employment risks.
• Lead the implementation of HR projects and administrative management at the country/regional level.
• Complete the localization and continuous upgrading of HR systems across all modules.

What you’ll bring

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of HR experience, with at least 3+ years in an HRBP or generalist capacity.
• Experience across multiple HR functions, with expertise in recruitment, compensation & benefits, and performance management preferred.
• High resilience, strong collaboration, growth mindset, with demonstrated adaptability to new environments, continuous learning, problem-solving and analytical skills, and a strong work ethic during the organizational start-up phase.
• Willingness to accept long-term international assignments and frequent travel; fluent in both Mandarin and English as working languages in order to communicate with counterparts based in China.

Travel

This role is based in Dubai with frequent business travel across the MEA region to support business expansion and talent operations across multiple countries. Occasional travel to global headquarters may also be required.