Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead the full HR strategy for a regional workforce of 8,000+ employees.
• Drive organisational transformation, digitalisation of HR, and performance/talent management frameworks.
• Redesign compensation & benefits, implementing structures that incentivise performance.
• Strengthen recruitment practices and elevate talent acquisition capability across all business units.
• Partner closely with multiple GMs and senior leadership to influence business direction.
• Oversee payroll, employee relations, grievances, and HR operations across multi‑site business units.
• Build capability within the HR team, elevating standards and developing strategic HR capacity.
• Support readiness for future IPO plans through organisational and people initiatives.

Are you a strategic senior HR professional?Do you have Construction, Retail or Industrial sector experience?

A successful Chief Human Resources Officer should have:

• A degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Proven expertise in strategic HR leadership within large organisations with 5k+ head count.
• Strong Middle East experience is essential.
• Industry exposure within construction, retail, manufacturing, facilities management or hospitality.
• Strategic HR with depth in human capital, talent, performance, and organisational design.
• Strong gravitas; able to present confidently, influence senior leaders, and communicate with conviction.
• Able to challenge constructively, introduce modern HR practices, and bring strategic vision.

This opportunity is with a large, diversified group operating across multiple sectors with a strong existing infrastructure looking forward to their transformation phase of growth

There is a competitive package of up to 70,000 AED + Benefits.