Senior Manager, Strategic Workforce Planning & Budgeting

Dubai Airports; Dubai; On-site; AED 450,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Dubai Airports is seeking a Senior Manager – Workforce Planning & Reporting to lead the end-to-end manpower budget process, oversee forecasting and reporting, and ensure policy compliance across HRD. You will work with business partners to analyze needs, maintain staffing data, and support annual manpower planning.

The role requires strong analytical skills, proficiency in Excel/BI, and experience in manpower operating models and organizational design, contributing to cost efficiency and

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Finance/Business Administration/HR management.
• 7+ years in a related field with manpower planning or budgeting.
• Experience with GCC labour market and roster practices is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end manpower budget process for over AED 1B, including consolidation and forecasting.
• Oversee workforce planning governance and data accuracy for reporting to senior management.
• Conduct cost impact analysis during restructurings and support for strategic initiatives.
• Provide manpower plans and recruitment activity reports to HR and executives.
• Manage monthly manpower spending and vacancy utilization with statistical tools.

Skills

Manpower budgeting

Workforce planning

Reporting

Budget oversight

Data analysis

Staffing analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Business Administration/Human Resources Management

Tools

Excel

BI tools

DoF budget systems

Job description

Dubai Airports is seeking a Senior Manager – Workforce Planning & Reporting to lead the end-to-end manpower budget process, oversee forecasting and reporting, and ensure policy compliance across HRD. You will work with business partners to analyze needs, maintain staffing data, and support annual manpower planning.

The role requires strong analytical skills, proficiency in Excel/BI, and experience in manpower operating models and organizational design, contributing to cost efficiency and