Regional HR Partner Lead Middle East

Vanderlande Industries B.V.; Dubai; On-site; AED 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderlande Industries B.V. in Dubai seeks a Regional HR Partner Lead Middle East to steer the people agenda across the region, partnering with business leaders to drive organizational effectiveness and employee engagement.

You will translate global HR initiatives into regional execution, lead change management, workforce planning, talent management, rewards, DEI and learning programs while navigating Middle East labor practices and local regulations.

Qualifications

• Significant HR leadership experience in an international environment.
• Trusted advisor to senior leaders in a complex org.
• Strong business acumen and results-driven mindset.
• Experience in Middle East markets with labor laws.
• Proven experience leading and developing HR teams.
• Experience in change management and organizational transformation.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Effective cross-cultural communication at multiple organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop regional HR Partner organization across the Middle East.
• Advise on organizational design, workforce planning, talent management, engagement, and succession.
• Implement local HR programs aligned with Vanderlande strategy and regional needs.
• Drive change management and organizational development initiatives.
• Ensure HR processes, policies, compliance, and incident handling.
• Provide workforce insights through metrics and analytics.
• Collaborate with regional HR teams, Global HRBPs, and HR functions.
• Support DEI, health & wellbeing, rewards, mobility, and learning programs.

Skills

HR leadership

Trusted advisor

Business acumen

Middle East labor law

HR team leadership

Change management

Stakeholder management

Cross-cultural communication

Job description

Regional HR Partner Lead Middle East### Job DescriptionAre you passionate about driving people strategy in a fast-growing and entrepreneurial region? As Regional HR Partner Lead Middle East, you will lead the regional HR Partner organization and act as a trusted advisor to business leaders to drive organizational effectiveness and employee engagement across the region. **Your role**As Regional HR Partner Lead Middle East, you are responsible for leading the people agenda across the region and supporting business leaders in achieving strategic objectives through effective people management and organizational development. You will act as a trusted HR advisor and play an important role in supporting leadership teams through change, organizational development, talent decisions and workforce planning. You will lead the HR Partner organization across the Middle East and ensure that global HR initiatives are translated into impactful regional execution while taking local needs and market dynamics into account. This role combines senior HR partnering with hands-on execution of (a.o.) HR cycle topics. **Your responsibilities*** Lead, coach, and develop the regional HR Partner organization across the Middle East.* Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, talent management, engagement and succession planning that support business growth.* Ensure effective execution of HR processes, policies, and programs, including integration programs such as the Vanderlande Logistics integration* Drive local implementation of Vanderlande’s people strategy, its global and regional HR initiatives across the region.* Lead organizational development and change management initiatives.* Ensure effective execution of talent, performance, rewards, mobility, engagement, DEI, health & wellbeing and learning & development programs.* Ensure compliance with local labor legislation, regional employment practices and company policies.* Manage complex employee relations and people-related matters.* Analyze workforce trends and metrics and provide people insights to support business decisions.* Collaborate closely with regional HR teams, Global HRBPs, and HR Functions. **Your team**You will be part of the Global HR organization and report to the global Head of Regional HR Global Services. You will lead HR Partners across the Middle East and work closely with regional leadership teams and global HR stakeholders to support sustainable business growth. **Your profile****Essential*** You have significant HR leadership experience within an international environment.* You are a trusted advisor to senior leaders within a complex international organization.* You have strong business acumen and a results-oriented mindset.* You have experience working within Middle Eastern markets with proven knowledge of labor legislation and employment practices in Middle East.* You have proven experience leading and developing HR teams.* You have experience in change management and driving organizational transformation.* You possess strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.* You can effectively work across different cultures and organizational levels.* You communicate effectively across cultures and organizational levels. **Travel:** 20-40% of your time, depending on business needs and regional priorities. **Preferred*** You have experience supporting large-scale business growth and transformation within multinational organizations.* You have experience within technology, engineering, logistics, manufacturing, or industrial environments. We know the right person is not always the one who ticks every box. If this role excites you and you meet most of the essentials, we would love to hear from you. **Contact**Interested in this opportunity? Submit your application through Workday.