Head of People & Culture - UAE National

• Be part of build a flagship institution from scratch • Shape the future of AI-enabled HR Our client is building a new, high-profile organisation undergoing significant establishment and transformation activity within the UAE. Backed by substantial long-term investment, the organisation is creating a modern operating model that places innovation, technology and future workforce capability at its core. • Design and establish the People & Culture function from inception. • Develop the people strategy, employee value proposition and talent framework. • Create workforce planning, organisational design and job architecture frameworks. • Build scalable onboarding, performance management and employee experience initiatives. • Lead Emiratisation strategy and create pathways for UAE National talent development. • Design reward, recognition and career development frameworks. • Partner with leadership on organisational growth, transformation and culture. • Develop policies, governance structures and employee relations frameworks. • Manage external recruitment and HR service providers during the establishment phase. • Drive the adoption of automation, AI and digital solutions across people processes. • Build a high-performing culture characterised by collaboration, accountability, innovation and constructive challenge. • Provide strategic advice to senior leadership on workforce, talent and organisational effectiveness. This is a significant opportunity to join at the foundation stage of a high-profile organisation with significant visibility and exposure to senior leadership and key stakeholders. This is a chance to contribute to a nationally significant initiative focused on talent development, innovation and future workforce creation. There is a package of up to 45,000 AED + Benefits on offer. A successful Head of People & Culture - UAE National should have: • UAE National with strong stakeholder management and influencing capability. • Proven HR experience across organisational development and core HR disciplines. • Demonstrated experience building or transforming HR functions, operating models or people practices. • Experience in a start-up, scale-up, transformation or greenfield environment highly preferred. • Strong capability in organisational design, workforce planning and employee engagement. • Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building processes from the ground up. • Commercially minded with strong negotiation and conflict-resolution skills. • Able to challenge senior stakeholders with confidence and credibility. • Experience leveraging technology, analytics, automation or AI within HR. • Ambitious, hands-on and motivated by the opportunity to help shape a long-term institutional success story.