Senior Manager - Talent Management

Since its inception in 2000, our client has emerged as a prominent and fast-growing retail group serving markets across the Middle East. The organization partners with world-class fashion and lifestyle brands, delivering globally inspired products and experiences to discerning consumers throughout the GCC. Guided by a vision to become a leading regional gateway for international retailers, the company has successfully built a broad portfolio across diverse consumer categories. Its collaborative approach with global brand partners, combined with extensive market expertise and a customer-first mindset, has enabled sustained growth and ongoing expansion across the region. Today, our client remains well-positioned to capitalize on emerging opportunities within the dynamic Middle Eastern retail market.

Responsibilities:

Talent Management Operations:

• Support HRBP, hiring managers and employees to set clear probation goals, ensuring these are uploaded on the system, and that probation reviews are conducted in time.
• Work with the VP-Human Capital and company Leadership team to ensure goal setting is conducted on time, with SMART goals, which support the achievement of company annual strategic objectives.
• Create suitable training materials and internal communications to educate and remind employees of the importance of the performance management cycle and how to effectively navigate Tahweel.
• Support HRBPs in the administration and reporting of performance improvement plans to ensure underperformance is effectively managed.
• Support the VP- Human Capital in the co-ordination and delivery of all performance rating calibration sessions and Talent Reviews, taking ownership for maintaining master documents and final outputs.
• Support the VP-Human Capital to ensure Succession Plans workshops and outputs are completed on time, and in the nominations for high potential development programmes and initiatives.
• Support in the creation of guidelines and templates for individual development plans and ensure these are saved centrally with bi-annual reviews to assess progress against plans for all key talents.
• Provide insights and recommendations to improve Talent Management to enhance the employee experience and business outputs.

Talent Management Metrics & Reporting:

• Assist in the identification of key metrics which will be used to measure how successfully company implements Talent Management activities.
• Contribute to data preparation, dashboards, and reports in support of strategic decision-making, as it related to Talent Management activities.
• Own all status reporting to ensure stakeholders are kept informed of approach and completion rates for all annual, cyclical activities.

Compliance & Data Support:

• Ensure that all Talent Management activities are compliant with UAE labor laws and company policies.
• Work with the VP-Human capital to ensure all Talent Management activities are in line with the DOE and ensure any internal audit recommendations and implemented timely.
• Act as a Tahwheel super user, educating and upskilling HRBP, stakeholders and employees on the functionality of the system.
• Coordinate with IT for improvements in Tahwheel and issue resolution.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field
• Additional qualifications: CIPD/SHRM will be an advantage Minimum experience
• Minimum of 3-6 years of relevant experience Skillset (job specific technical & system skills if applicable)
• Detailed Understanding of the UAE Labour Law.
• Understanding of or exposure to the media/entertainment industry will be an added advantage.