Senior HRBP - Automotive

Ghassan Aboud Holding; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Ghassan Aboud Holding is seeking a Senior HRBP to support business leaders and employees across the full lifecycle, including talent acquisition, onboarding, employee relations, policy guidance, HRIS data, and offboarding.

The role owns the design and delivery of the Group's Learning & Development strategy and the Performance Management framework, with accountability across all Group companies.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of progressive HR experience with hands-on recruitment.
• Experience designing/managing L&D strategies and ROI.
• Experience designing/administering performance frameworks across multi-entity groups.
• Extensive experience sourcing specialized, technical, and senior talent.
• Working knowledge of UAE labour law; proficiency with HRIS/ATS and MS Office.
• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and own the Group's L&D strategy and calendar.
• Lead needs analysis, programme design, and vendor management for group delivery.
• Track L&D ROI and report outcomes to HRD.
• Own design, rollout, and administration of the Group performance cycle.
• Guide managers on SMART goals and scorecard calibration.
• Partner with Corporate HR/Reward to align performance with compensation.
• Own end-to-end recruitment for specialized and senior vacancies.
• Coordinate onboarding, lifecycle transactions, and offboarding.
• Maintain accurate HRIS data and reporting.
• Provide advisory support to leaders and employees; escalate policy issues to HRD.

Skills

HR Generalist

Recruitment

L&D strategy

Performance management

HRIS

Employee relations

Data reporting

Business partnering

Education

Bachelor's in HR

HR certification (CIPD/SHRM)

Tools

MS Office

Excel

HRIS/ATS

Job description

The Senior HRBP supports business leaders and employees across the full employee lifecycle — talent acquisition, onboarding, employee relations, policy guidance, HRIS data, and offboarding — within assigned business unit(s)/client group(s).

In addition, the incumbent owns the design, implementation, and ongoing management of the Group's Learning & Development strategy (annual calendar, programme design/delivery, ROI measurement) and the Performance Management framework (goal setting, balanced scorecard, SMART goals, calibration), with full accountability across all Group companies.

This is an individual contributor, execution-focused role requiring a seasoned HR generalist with hands-on recruitment expertise, combined with the capability to independently design and lead Group-wide L&D and performance management frameworks — escalating policy, compliance, or employee relations matters beyond defined authority to the HRD.

Learning & Development Strategy & Delivery

• Designs and owns the Group's annual L&D strategy and training calendar, aligned to capability gaps identified across all Group companies.
• Leads needs analysis, programme design/curation, and vendor/facilitator management for delivery Group-wide.
• Tracks training effectiveness and calculates L&D ROI (cost, completion, application, business impact); reports outcomes to the HRD.

Performance Management Framework & Calibration

• Owns design, rollout, and administration of the Group performance cycle — goal setting, SMART goals, and the balanced scorecard — across all Group companies.
• Guides managers/employees on SMART goal setting and scorecard cascading; facilitates cross-business-unit calibration.
• Partners with Corporate HR/Reward to align performance outcomes with compensation decisions.

Talent Acquisition & Recruitment

• Owns end-to-end recruitment (sourcing, screening, shortlisting, offer negotiation) for specialized, technical, and senior-level vacancies.
• Maintains an accurate ATS/HRIS pipeline and manages recruitment agency/sourcing partner relationships; reports on time-to-fill.

Employee Lifecycle & HR Operations

• Coordinates onboarding, lifecycle transactions (confirmations, transfers, promotions), and offboarding within assigned client group(s).
• Maintains accurate employee records in the HRIS for reporting and audit purposes.

Business Partnering & Advisory

• First point of HR contact for assigned business leaders and employees; supports workforce planning and headcount tracking.
• Feeds recurring people issues, engagement themes, and attrition patterns to the HRD.

Employee Relations & HR Compliance

• Supports routine employee relations queries and applies UAE labour law/HR policy consistently; escalates complex or sensitive matters to the HRD.

HRIS, Workforce Data & Engagement

• Maintains accurate employee, recruitment, L&D, and performance data in the HRIS; produces reporting for HR leadership.
• Supports engagement initiatives and relays employee feedback within the assigned client group.

Desired Candidate Profile

Essential

• Minimum 5 years of progressive HR experience, including hands-on recruitment and broader HR generalist exposure within the Automotive industry.
• Demonstrated experience designing/managing L&D strategies, calendars, and programmes (needs analysis, delivery, ROI).
• Demonstrated experience designing/administering performance frameworks (goal setting, balanced scorecard, SMART goals, calibration), ideally across a multi-entity or Group structure.
• Extensive experience sourcing specialized, technical, and senior-level talent, including direct sourcing and market mapping.
• Working knowledge of UAE labour law; proficiency with HRIS/ATS and MS Office (Excel).
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.

Preferred

• HR professional certification (e.g., CIPD, SHRM-CP/SCP) plus L&D certification (e.g., CIPD L&D, ATD) or OKR/performance facilitation credentials.
• Experience recruiting, training, or running performance cycles across multiple business units within a diversified group.
• Arabic language skills advantageous given the regional talent market.

We thank all applicants for their interest.However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary; other duties may be assigned as necessary