HR Director

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

We are seeking a strategic and results-oriented HR Director to lead and scale the human resources function of a fast-growing, global Data Centre, Property Development, and Real Estate Technology company headquartered in Dubai. This is a senior leadership role requiring a strong HR background within technology-driven infrastructure environments, including experience managing multi-regional teams across data centre operations, property development, and real estate assets.

The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in aligning human capital strategies with the company’s growth objectives across EMEA, APAC, and North America.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement comprehensive HR strategies that support the company’s global expansion in data centres, real estate technology, and property development sectors.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the executive leadership team, offering insights on workforce planning, organizational development, and talent optimization globally.

• Manage HR operations across multiple international regions, including new and emerging markets.
• Establish scalable HR frameworks for greenfield and brownfield property development projects and data centre site operations.

• Lead global recruitment strategies for top-tier talent across engineering, construction, operations, and technology roles.
• Build and implement leadership development programs, succession planning, and technical upskilling initiatives.

• Promote a high-performance culture rooted in innovation, inclusion, accountability, and agility.
• Lead change management efforts across joint ventures, M&A integrations, and regional expansions, ensuring cultural alignment and organizational cohesion.

• Ensure HR operations are fully compliant with UAE labor laws, local employment regulations in all operational regions, and global HR best practices.
• Implement governance and risk mitigation strategies, particularly in high-regulatory sectors such as property development and data infrastructure.

• Design and manage equitable, competitive compensation and benefits programs across regions.
• Lead annual compensation reviews, executive reward planning, and support global mobility initiatives for expatriates and senior talent.

• Utilize HR data and people analytics to support decision-making and workforce effectiveness.
• Monitor KPIs, talent trends, and organizational health metrics to inform continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive HR leadership experience, ideally within data centre, real estate, or technology sectors.
• Proven track record in designing and executing HR strategies for multinational organizations.
• Strong knowledge of UAE labor laws and international HR standards.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience in managing cross-cultural teams in a global environment.
• Strategic mindset with a passion for driving organizational and cultural change.
• HR certification (e.g., SHRM-SCP, HRCI) is a plus.

Salary: AED 60,000 to 70,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

About the Company

Connecting Minds HR Services FZE is an Executive Recruitment agency that focuses on providing the right fit and tailored approach to help our clients to obtain the right match.

Our Jobs influence our life ! A business is only as good as the people within it. We invest in time, we talk to our clients to understand the business needs, motivation and the goals.

It also gives us the sense of the right match required to make both parties contented.

We come with unique experience in Recruitment, Outsourcing and PRO Services.

We provide search and selection recruitment service in the staffing across different industries.

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