Vice President – Human Capital & Culture

Foreground LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A diversified UAE-based group is seeking a Vice President of Human Capital & Culture to define and lead its people strategy. This role includes building leadership pipelines, ensuring HR governance, and acting as a strategic partner to executive leadership. The ideal candidate should have significant HR leadership experience in a multi-business environment, with a focus on organizational transformation and a strong understanding of UAE labour laws. This is a key role for driving cultural alignment in the organization.

Qualifications

• Senior HR leadership experience within large multi-business organizations.
• Strong exposure to talent strategy and leadership development.
• Experience managing diverse workforces in the UAE.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the group-wide people strategy.
• Act as a strategic partner to board and executive leadership.
• Build leadership pipelines and succession plans.

Skills

Senior HR leadership

Talent strategy

Organizational transformation

Stakeholder management

Job description

Overview

Our client is a diversified UAE-based group with operations across services technology and consumer sectors. The organization is prioritizing leadership capability culture alignment and long-term workforce sustainability as part of its growth strategy.

Responsibilities

• The Vice President of Human Capital & Culture will define and lead the group-wide people strategy covering talent acquisition leadership development performance management and organizational design.


• This role will act as a strategic partner to the board and executive leadership on people-related matters.


• A key focus will be building leadership pipelines and succession plans across business units.


• The VP will oversee HR governance policy standardisation and labour compliance across geographies.


• The role will also drive culture initiatives aligned with the groups values and growth objectives.


• This position will lead senior HR leaders and influence enterprise-wide transformation.

Candidate Profile

• Candidates must have senior HR leadership experience within large multi-business organizations.


• Strong exposure to talent strategy leadership development and organizational transformation is essential.


• Experience operating in the UAE and managing diverse workforces is highly preferred.


• The ideal profile combines strategic HR capability with operational credibility.


• Deep understanding of labour laws governance and executive advisory is required.


• The candidate must demonstrate gravitas discretion and strong stakeholder management skills.


• Prior experience working closely with boards or family shareholders is an advantage.