Chief Human Resources Officer

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CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER Building the people strategy behind the next chapter of growth. Executive Leadership Opportunity | Food Production | UAE THE OPPORTUNITY More than an HR leadership role. This is an opportunity to shape the organization behind a growing food production business — building the leadership capability, culture, workforce and people infrastructure required for its next stage of growth. 01 PEOPLE Build the talent, leadership and organizational capability required for growth. 02 PERFORMANCE Create a culture of accountability, ownership and operational excellence. 03 TRANSFORMATION Modernize HR, strengthen organizational effectiveness and position the people function as a true strategic partner to the business. The mandate is not simply to lead HR. It is to help build the organization the business needs to become. THE MANDATE The role is organized around six areas of strategic ownership. 01 ORGANISATION Organizational design Workforce strategy Operating model Transformation 02 TALENT Executive recruitment Succession planning High-potential talent Leadership pipelines 03 PERFORMANCE Performance management Accountability Productivity Recognition & reward 04 CULTURE Employee engagement Leadership behaviours Values Organizational effectiveness 05 OPERATIONS Manufacturing workforce Employee relations Manpower planning Frontline capability 06 HR TRANSFORMATION HR technology People analytics Process simplification Governance From the Boardroom to the factory floor, the CHRO will influence how the organization performs. WHERE YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT 01 Build a scalable people strategy aligned with business growth. 02 Strengthen leadership capability and succession across critical roles. 03 Create a high-performance culture built around ownership and accountability. 04 Improve workforce effectiveness across manufacturing and operational environments. 05 Modernize HR systems, analytics and decision-making. 06 Build a stronger talent proposition capable of attracting and retaining exceptional people. BUSINESS IMPACT, NOT HR ADMINISTRATION THE LEADER WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are looking for a commercially minded people leader who combines strategic thinking with operational credibility. EXECUTIVE CREDIBILITY An established senior HR leader with the confidence and judgment to advise CEOs and senior leadership teams. OPERATIONAL DEPTH Experience supporting complex operational environments, ideally including manufacturing, production, supply chain or large frontline workforces. TRANSFORMATION EXPERIENCE A track record of building organizations, improving HR capability and leading meaningful organizational change. COMMERCIAL MINDSET Understands that people decisions ultimately influence productivity, growth, cost, customer outcomes and profitability. PEOPLE LEADERSHIP Able to build trust across every level of an organization — from senior executives to frontline employees. YOUR EXPERIENCE Significant progressive HR leadership experience CHRO, HR Director, VP HR, Head of HR or equivalent background Food production, food manufacturing or FMCG experience strongly preferred Strong manufacturing / operational workforce exposure Experience with organizational design and transformation Talent and succession planning expertise Performance and reward experience Strong employee relations capability HR digitalization and people analytics exposure GCC / Middle East experience highly desirable Multi-site or multi-country experience advantageous LANGUAGES English - Essential Arabic - Strongly Preferred Arabic-speaking female executives are particularly encouraged to express interest. QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Organizational Psychology or related discipline. MBA / Master's degree and professional qualifications such as CIPD or SHRM are advantageous. LEADERSHIP DNA STRATEGIC Sees beyond HR and understands the business. COMMERCIAL Connects people decisions to business performance. INFLUENTIAL Can challenge, advise and influence senior leadership. OPERATIONAL Comfortable moving between the Boardroom and the factory floor. TRANSFORMATIONAL Can lead organizations through change and growth. DATA-DRIVEN Uses evidence and analytics to make better decisions. PEOPLE-CENTRIC Builds trust while maintaining high expectations. ACCOUNTABLE Turns strategy into execution. Strategic enough for the Boardroom. Practical enough for the factory floor. READY TO SHAPE WHAT COMES NEXT For the right leader, this is an opportunity to influence far more than the HR agenda. It is an opportunity to shape the leadership, culture, capability and organization behind the future growth of the business. Send your CV to [HIDDEN TEXT]