Strategic Talent & Learning Leader

Georgfischer; Dubai Emirate; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgfischer in Dubai seeks an experienced HR Professional to lead Learning & Development, Performance Management, and Employee Engagement initiatives. You will align training plans with business priorities, manage budgets, and coordinate both internal and external providers to ensure high-quality learner experiences.

You will drive governance, analytics, and improvements across HR programs, leveraging Workday and HRMS data. A strong, collaborative partner to senior leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, or related field.
• 7+ years HR experience across L&D, performance, engagement or policies.
• ≥3 years in a specialist/process-owner role covering two areas.
• Fluent business English; Arabic an advantage.
• Strong HRMS, Excel and PowerPoint skills for reporting.
• Hands-on instructional design and facilitation; needs analysis.
• Workday experience for performance cycle management.
• Vendor management, policy development and document control.
• Employee relations support and project management.
• Strong stakeholder management, confidentiality and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual training needs analysis with Heads of Functions/Departments to create a consolidated learning plan.
• Advise HR Director on Training & Events budget, prioritization and ROI.
• Assess external training providers and manage procurement coordination.
• Coordinate internal trainers and external providers with clear objectives and materials.
• Collaborate with Global L&D on training topics at various levels.
• Own training governance, attendance records and HRMS data entry.
• Implement pre/post-training evaluations; analyze feedback and gaps.
• Consolidate learning metrics for monthly HR reporting.
• Act as SME for annual performance management cycle and governance.

Skills

Learning & development

Performance management

Employee engagement

HR policies

Instructional design

Workday

Vendor management

HRMS data analysis

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Arabic language advantage

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / Business / Organizational Psychology

Tools

HRMS

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Georgfischer in Dubai seeks an experienced HR Professional to lead Learning & Development, Performance Management, and Employee Engagement initiatives. You will align training plans with business priorities, manage budgets, and coordinate both internal and external providers to ensure high-quality learner experiences.

You will drive governance, analytics, and improvements across HR programs, leveraging Workday and HRMS data. A strong, collaborative partner to senior leadership is essential.