Assistant Manager - Human Capital

Job description / Role

Job Summary:

We are seeking a proactive and dynamic Assistant Manager - Human Capital to join our team in Dubai. This role will focus on HR Business Partnering to support various departments and brands, aligning human capital strategy with business objectives to drive company performance. The successful candidate will play a key role in recruitment, performance management, stakeholder engagement, and employee relations.

Key Responsibilities:
- HR Business Partnering: Collaborate with assigned departments and brands to understand business needs, aligning HR initiatives to support company goals and culture.
- Talent Acquisition & Retention: Lead end-to-end recruitment processes, ensuring talent alignment with brand requirements and company values. Develop retention strategies to nurture top talent.
- Performance Management: Drive performance review processes, working with department heads to set and evaluate KPIs, provide feedback, and foster employee development.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a trusted advisor for department heads and senior management, providing insights on workforce planning, employee relations, and organizational changes.
- Employee Relations & Engagement: Support initiatives to improve employee satisfaction, address employee grievances, and promote a positive work environment.
- Reporting & Analysis: Highlight insights and work on workforce trends, turnover, and other key metrics. Recommend data-driven improvements.

- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 5+ years of HR experience in business partnering within a retail or similar fast-paced environment.
- Strong knowledge of UAE labor laws and HR best practices.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills.
- Proficient in HRIS systems and data analytics.
- Problem-solving mindset with the ability to adapt in a dynamic environment.
- Arabic language proficiency is a plus.

Why Join Apparel Group?
Apparel Group offers an opportunity to work with leading retail brands in a diverse, collaborative environment where innovation and employee development are valued.

About the Company

The Apparel Group is a global fashion and lifestyle brand conglomerate residing on the crossroads of a modern economy - Dubai, UAE. The mercurial growth in the last 17 years has been by acquiring a host of world class fashion labels from around the world - Nine West, Tommy Hilfiger, Kenneth Cole, Aldo & Tim Hortons just to name a few.

Today the group caters to thousands of eager shoppers through its over 1530 stores, 75 International brands and employing 12,000 multi cultural staff in over 4 continents. Apparel believes in turning dreams in to reality and we give everyone - our customers, our stakeholders, our employees - an equal opportunity to do so.

Apparel group has carved its strong presence not only in the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and Saudi Arabia but opened thriving gateways to market in India, South Africa, Poland, Singapore, Jordan, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Additionally, clear strategies are in place to enter emerging markets such as Hungary, Pakistan, Egypt and Philippines.