Head of HR | Al-Futtaim Finance Company | Financial Services – Al Futtaim Group

Overview of the role

The role will act as a strategic partner to the Al-Futtaim Finance Company Leadership Team, ensuring the business unit has the capability, culture, governance, and talent required to scale responsibly within a regulated financial services environment, while remaining fully aligned to Group HR strategy.

Key Accountabilities

1. HR Strategy & Transformation

• Define and execute the HR strategy and annual people plan aligned to the Al-Futtaim Finance Company growth agenda.
• Support the operating model transition, organisation design, workforce planning, and capability.
• Embed a high‑performance, risk‑aware culture suited to regulated financial services.

2. Business Partnering & Leadership Advisory

• Act as a trusted advisor to the HR Director, Managing Director and functional heads on all people, organisation, and leadership matters.
• Translate business strategy into clear people priorities, workforce plans, and leadership actions.
• Coach senior leaders on talent, performance, engagement, conduct, and succession.

3. Workforce Planning & Talent Strategy

• Own workforce planning across specialist Al-Futtaim Finance Company talent areas.
• Lead talent acquisition strategy with strong focus on:
• Build succession plans and targeted retention strategies for key roles.

4. Performance, Reward & Incentives

• Drive a performance‑led culture, ensuring robust goal‑setting, KPIs, and evaluation aligned to business objectives.
• Oversee reward, incentive, and commission governance.
• Partner with Group C&B on market benchmarking and remuneration committees.

5. Employee Relations, Governance & Compliance

• Lead the Employee Relations agenda, ensuring fair, consistent, and risk‑managed outcomes.
• Partner closely with Risk, Compliance, and Legal on conduct, disciplinary matters, and people‑related risk.

6. Organisational Capability & Learning

• Define and deliver capability‑building initiatives across leadership, technical financial services skills, and people management.
• Strengthen leadership bench strength through development plans, coaching, and succession pipelines.
• Ensure effective onboarding and rapid productivity for critical roles. 

7. Emiratisation & Diversity

• Own Emiratisation strategy for Al-Futtaim Finance Company, aligning to national targets and Group objectives.
• Ensure a strong focus on diversity, inclusion, and meritocracy, embedded into hiring, progression, and reward decisions.

8. HR Operations, Systems & Analytics

• Ensure delivery of efficient, scalable HR operations across the employee lifecycle.
• Act as HR systems sponsor (SAP / SuccessFactors), ensuring data integrity and reporting accuracy.
• Deliver monthly human capital dashboards and insights to leadership, proactively addressing workforce risks and trends.

Job Details

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