National Talent Manager - Emiratisation

Emirates Airlines - Other locations; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Emirates Group is seeking a National Talent Manager to lead UAE Nationals career enablement and align with Emiratisation strategies. The role focuses on transitioning trainees, internal mobility, and workforce planning while partnering with HR BPs, Learning & Talent, and business leaders.

You will monitor progress, provide insights on retention and progression, and drive capability-building programs across functions to support UAEN career growth within Emirates Group.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Human Resources experience.
• Experience in talent management, career counselling or related HR specialist area.
• Knowledge of the UAE Emiratisation agenda.
• Experience designing or supporting people development initiatives and succession planning.
• Experience delivering HR change initiatives with strong influencing skills.
• Ability to work with senior management and build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Bridge Emiratisation strategy with business, translating strategy into actionable career enablement for UAEN employees.
• Oversee transitions of trainees into full-time roles and provide career advocacy and guidance.
• Maintain career profiles for UAENs to enable internal mobility and workforce planning insights.
• Provide data-driven insights on UAEN progression, engagement risks, and feedback to stakeholders.
• Collaborate to translate UAEN career needs into targeted capability-building programs.
• Build relationships with line managers and business leaders to champion UAEN talent and enable internal opportunities.
• Lead and coach National Talent Partners to deliver tailored career enablement.

Skills

HR experience

Talent management

Career counselling

Emiratisation

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Human Resources or related

Job description

Job description

Job Purpose

At Emirates Group, we connect the world through our global hub in Dubai, ensuring our customers always ‘Fly Better.’ As one of the most recognised and admired brands globally, we’re driven by innovation and excellence. Join us as a National Talent Manager and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our organisation by driving people strategies that empower our global workforce. Experience a fast-paced, multicultural environment where your expertise in human resources will contribute to building a world-class employee experience while advancing your own career on a global stage.

As the National Talent Manager, you will lead the career enablement strategy for UAE Nationals (UAEN) for the assigned division, ensuring alignment with the Emiratisation strategy, supporting smooth transitions post-training, and driving workforce engagement and retention of established UAEN employees. Partner closely with the Emiratisation team, HR Business Partners, Learning & Talent, and business leaders to champion UAEN career progression and contribute to programs that support their growth and development.

In this role, you will:

• Serve as the bridge between the Emiratisation strategy team and the business, translating strategy into actionable career enablement support for UAEN employees across all functions.
• Oversee and ensure smooth transitions of trainees into full-time roles and continue to provide career advocacy and guidance to support their long-term progression and retention within the organization.
• Maintain career profiles of all UAENs, enabling proactive career support and internal mobility, and work with HRBPs and L&T to feed relevant insights into broader career growth, mobility and talent planning processes.
• Provide data-driven insights on UAEN career progression, engagement, retention risk signals, and advocacy feedback to Emiratisation, L&T, HR Business Partners, and HR COEs to inform priorities.
• Work closely with L&T, Recruitment, HR Business Partners, and other HR COEs to translate UAEN career needs into targeted capability-building programs.
• Build strong relationships with line managers and business leaders to champion for UAEN talent. Collaborate with Learning & Talent, HR Business Partners, and other relevant HR CoEs to support career progression, identify development needs, and enable internal career opportunities through targeted capability building.
• Lead, coach, and support National Talent Partners to deliver high-impact, tailored career enablement support to their UAEN portfolio.

Qualification

To be considered for this role, you must meet the below requirements:

• Degree in Human Resources or a related discipline
• 8+ years of Human Resources experience
• Experience in talent management, career counselling or a related HR specialism
• Knowledge of the UAE Emiratisation agenda
• Experience designing, implementing or supporting people development initiatives, such as mentoring, coaching, career counselling or succession planning programmes
• Experience delivering HR change initiatives, supported by strong influencing skills
• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with senior management

You'll have an edge if you have:

• Experience working within a GCC or international organisation with a workforce comprising both local and expatriate employees
• Proven experience leading successful HR change management programmes

Salary & benefits

Join our team of over 100,000 people and follow your passions into one of over 50 brands in the Emirates Group. We’re led by our world-famous airline, Emirates, and our global air services provider, dnata. All our leading brands - in travel, tourism, leisure, aviation, sport and retail - reflect our passion for innovation. We strive for exceptionally high standards in all the products and services we offer and we’ve built an admired global reputation because of it. Work with us to build exciting brands and progress your career in the Emirates Group.