HR Manager

Job description / Role

As the HR Manager you will join a global industry leading business based in Dubai offices, this role will give you an opportunity to work on numerous projects as well as lead recruitment for the MENA region/

Client Details

The client is a global firm operating across 100+ countries and continuously growing. This role is a newly created position to manage the MENA region.

Description

* Act as a change agent, challenging the status quo, and develop best practice solutions to address talent challenges before they impact the business
* In conjunction with our Talent Acquisition team, drive recruitment activity including participating in interviews, preparation of job offers and pre-employment checks
* Manage effective onboarding and overseeing probationary reviews
* Identify themes from performance reviews and addressing accordingly
* Conduct Exit Interviews and reporting on associated data
* Ensure alignment with our internal Career Framework
* Develop and implement employee engagement programmes to continually improve engagement and retention
* Collaborate with HR colleagues to ensure alignment and a unified HR delivery approach
* Provide leadership on talent management, including assessing, developing and coaching critical talent
* Effectively support M&A related activity including due diligence and integration planning and execution
* Drive the people aspects of integration activities for previously acquired entities
* Manage visa/work permit requirements
* Provide guidance and coaching on employee relations matters
* Act as day-to-day contact for our people managers and employees in Asia
* Foster a healthy organisational culture, further activating and driving our company principles through all talent related activities
* Develop and lead on HR projects and initiatives as required, e.g., talent management/succession planning, compensation and benefits initiatives
* Foster a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion across the organization
* Liaise and build effective working relationships with colleagues, both within the wider HR team and in other Corporate functions/Operational teams

Job Offer

Competitive Salary and additional benefits.

Requirements

* Solid understanding of local employment law and ability to advise on complex employee relations matters
* Bachelors degree or equivalent with relevant qualification(s) and/or extensive generalist HR experience, ideally within professional services
* Confidence to engage across all levels of the business
* Commercially focused
* Ability to identify and lead on process improvement and to effectively manage change
* Comfortable with a high-volume workload and willingness to proactively roll up your sleeves
* Thrive and enjoy working in a complex, fast-paced environment requiring collaboration
* You take a collaborative and enterprise-wide mindset and approach to HR projects
* Flexible approach and willing to engage on ad hoc items in other regions if required

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.