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

Job Description

The Al-Futtaim Finance Company is Al-Futtaim's regulated financing company in the UAE. The Al-Futtaim Finance Company is part of Al-Futtaim's Financial Services Division and operates in consumer lending, automotive finance, credit cards, corporate and SME lending, and payment infrastructure.

The Al-Futtaim Finance Company Head of HR reports to the Financial Services HR Director and the Al-Futtaim Finance Company CEO. The role holder will act as a strategic partner to the company's 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 and One Al‑Futtaim standards.

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.

1. Business Partnering & Leadership Advisory

• Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and Leadership Team 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.

1. Workforce Planning & Talent Strategy

• Own workforce planning across specialist Al-Futtaim Finance Company talent areas.
• Build succession plans and targeted retention strategies for key roles.

1. 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 Rewards Team on market benchmarking and remuneration.
• Ensure regulatory compliance on all compensation and benefits matters in collaboration with the company's remuneration board.

1. 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.

1. 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.

1. 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.

• Experience as an HR Business Partner or Head of HR within the Financial Services sector is preferred.
• Proven capability to influence stakeholders and achieve results through matrixed teams without direct line authority.