MEA HR Leader: Strategy, Talent & Compliance

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Dubai

On-site

AED 500,000 - 900,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Job summary

Excelerate Energy, Inc. is seeking an experienced Regional HR leader for the Middle East to partner with regional leaders and employees in Dubai.

The role focuses on workforce planning, organizational design, recruitment, performance management, and employee relations to support regional growth and compliance. You will lead talent development, succession planning, and compensation programs, while partnering with global HR teams to align regional needs with enterprise standards.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
Ten or more years of progressive HR experience, including senior HR business partnership or regional HR leadership responsibility.
Strong generalist experience across workforce planning, organizational design, employee relations, performance management, talent management, compensation, benefits, and organizational change.
Demonstrated knowledge of UAE and broader Middle East employment practices, with experience supporting employees across the region.

Responsibilities

Regional HR leadership: Serve as the primary HR partner to Middle East leaders and employees, develop a strong understanding of regional business priorities, and represent regional workforce needs in enterprise HR planning.
Workforce and organization planning: Advise leaders on workforce plans, organizational design, role clarity, staffing, capability requirements, restructuring, new-country entry, and growth initiatives.
Talent acquisition and onboarding: Partner with Talent Acquisition and business leaders on recruitment, selection, offers, onboarding, probation management, and integration of regional employees.
Performance and talent management: Lead regional goal setting, performance reviews, talent reviews, succession planning, development planning, leadership development, and engagement actions.
Employee relations: Provide timely, practical guidance on performance, conduct, workplace concerns, investigations, grievances, organizational change, and other employee matters, coordinating with the CHRO, Legal, and Compliance as appropriate.
Compensation and benefits: Partner with global Compensation and Benefits leaders to implement competitive, compliant, and locally appropriate pay, allowances, benefits, incentive programs, and annual compensation processes.
HR operations and compliance: Ensure regional HR practices, employee documentation, and records comply with applicable employment requirements and company policies; maintain accurate employee data in Workday and related systems.
Employee experience and retention: Monitor engagement, retention, workforce concerns, and organizational health, and develop practical responses aligned with regional business needs.
Cross-functional partnership: Coordinate with HR Operations, HRIS, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Benefits, Legal, Compliance, HSE, and external advisers to deliver effective regional support.
Change and integration: Support acquisitions, integrations, new projects, office or operational expansions, and other business changes affecting the Middle East workforce.
Global HR projects: As needed and appropriate, work with HR colleagues globally on enterprise HR projects spanning compensation, HRIS, policy, talent, employee relations, and other areas.