We’re hiring a Chief Human Resources Officer to lead the people agenda for a global engineering business headquartered in Dubai. This is a true enterprise role: you’ll partner the CEO and executive team, shape culture and performance at scale, and build a modern HR function that supports growth across multiple geographies.



What you’ll be responsible for

Own and deliver the global HR strategy aligned to business growth, margin, productivity, and delivery performance
Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO/Board on org design, leadership capability, succession, and workforce planning
Lead talent acquisition strategy for critical engineering and corporate roles globally (including hard-to-hire skill sets)
Build and embed a high-performance culture: KPIs, performance management, rewards, and leadership standards
Oversee compensation & benefits, job architecture, grading, and incentive design with strong governance
Lead employee relations, compliance, and risk management across multiple jurisdictions (UAE + international)
Drive HR transformation: HRIS/people analytics, process improvement, shared services/COEs where relevant
Strengthen engagement, retention, EVP, and internal communications across diverse workforces