Region Reward & HR Admin Manager Gulf, Africa, and Levant

Grant Thornton; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting firm in Dubai is seeking an experienced Region Reward, HR Admin Manager to oversee reward initiatives and payroll activities across the Gulf, Africa, and Levant. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience in Reward, Compensation & Benefits, and HR Administration, with strong knowledge of local labor laws. This role involves defining and updating HR policies, managing reward programs, and ensuring compliance across multiple countries, while fostering a culture of accountability and improvement.

Qualifications

• At least 12 years of experience in Reward, Compensation & Benefits, Payroll and HR Administration.
• Strong knowledge of local labor laws in the Gulf, Africa and Levant Regions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate regional reward initiatives across the Gulf, Africa, and Levant.
• Oversee payroll and HR administration activities for Gulf countries.
• Define, review, and update local Reward and HR policies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Experience with HR systems (SAP, SuccessFactors)

Strategic thinking

Education

University degree in Business Administration or Human Resources

Tools

SAP

SuccessFactors

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Region Reward, HR Admin Manager to lead reward across the Gulf, Africa, and Levant, while managing payroll and HR administration activities for the Gulf countries. This role is critical in ensuring flawless execution of established policies and processes, while also delivering strategic insight, innovation, and cost‑effective solutions that support market competitiveness and internal equity.

In this role, you will lead and coordinate regional reward initiatives across the Gulf, Africa, and Levant, while overseeing payroll and HR administration activities primarily for the Gulf countries, ensuring accurate and consistent execution in line with Group policies, local labor legislation, and internal guidelines.

As the Region Reward reference point for compensation and benefits, you will support the implementation and continuous improvement of the different Reward programs. You will monitor and analyze market trends and external competitiveness to contribute to the definition and evolution of the Region Reward strategy, ensuring internal equity, cost effectiveness, and alignment with Group principles. This includes managing job evaluation, Reward analytics, budgeting, and reporting to enable informed decision‑making.

You will be responsible for defining, reviewing, and updating local Reward and HR policies, ensuring legal compliance while supporting business needs and best practices.

Within the HR Administration scope, you will be responsible for the day‑to‑day administrative oversight of payroll operations, ensuring timely delivery, compliance and high service quality through close collaboration with internal teams, payroll vendors and external advisors.

You will manage expatriate administration, acting as the Region point of contact for expatriate‑related matters and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders on policy application, payroll, tax and social security topics.

In addition, you will ensure strong HR cost control and data governance, maintaining accurate HR data in systems such as SAP, SuccessFactors and supporting internal and external audits. You will manage relationships with payroll outsourcers and external partners, promoting compliance, service quality and continuous improvement.

Finally, you will lead, coach and develop your team, contribute to knowledge sharing and Reward‑related training initiatives, and participate in Region or Group projects, fostering a culture of accountability, execution excellence and continuous improvement.

You bring at least 12 years of experience in Reward, Compensation & Benefits, Payroll and HR Administration within a regional or complex organisational environment.

Experience within the Gulf, Africa and Levant Regions, along with strong knowledge of local labour laws, is considered a strong asset.

You combine a hands‑on, execution‑focused approach with strategic thinking, enabling you to identify optimisation opportunities while preserving the attractiveness of reward and benefit offerings.

You are comfortable managing multiple priorities, working independently and partnering with diverse stakeholders to drive alignment and adoption.

Thanks to your strong analytical, organisational and communication skills, you operate effectively in fast‑paced environments while maintaining accuracy, confidentiality and attention to detail. You are tech‑savvy, with experience in SAP, SuccessFactors or similar HR systems and hold a university degree in Business Administration, Human Resources or a related field.

Join us to shape Reward and HR administration practices in a dynamic, international environment and make a tangible impact at Regional level!

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