Director, People and Organization

Majid Al Futtaim
Riyadh
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Strategic leadership","Business partnering","Team development","Stakeholder management","Budgeting and reporting"]

Lead the People & Organization agenda across Majid Al Futtaim Development, partnering with senior leaders to translate business needs into HR strategies, organizational design, workforce planning, and capability building. Own end-to-end people setup for new entities and markets, including operating model design, leadership hiring, and talent deployment. Drive talent analytics for engagement, compensation, and attrition, and implement leadership development and change management initiatives aligned to the company’s people strategy.

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Majid Al Futtaim
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Director, People and Organization

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Job Summary

Lead the People & Organization agenda across Majid Al Futtaim Development, partnering with senior leaders to translate business needs into HR strategies, organizational design, workforce planning, and capability building. Own end-to-end people setup for new entities and markets, including operating model design, leadership hiring, and talent deployment. Drive talent analytics for engagement, compensation, and attrition, and implement leadership development and change management initiatives aligned to the company’s people strategy.
Location: Riyadh
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Partner with SVP P&O and Heads of Departments to create the P&O strategy, roadmap, and priorities aligned with business needs and market dynamics.
  • •Lead end-to-end people and organizational set-up for new Development entities and markets, including operating model design, organization structures, leadership hiring, talent mapping, and workforce mobilization.
  • •Provide functional leadership on P&O strategies, policies, processes, and procedures for MAF Development.
  • •Build and execute P&O set-up for current and future growth markets including workforce planning, organizational design, operating model activation, leadership hiring, and scaling capabilities.
  • •Manage talent data and analytics to inform leaders on leadership development, employee engagement, talent needs, compensation, and attrition.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration / HR or equivalent.
  • •Master’s degree or other formal HR qualifications preferred.
  • •15 years progressive experience managing HR disciplines, preferably in Retail, Real Estate or FMCG in GCC, with 5–7 years in a senior leadership position.
  • •Strategic leadership skills, business partnering, stakeholder management, and budgeting/reporting.
  • •Team development and leadership capability.
Experience:RetailReal estateFMCGGCC
Education:Bachelor's in Business Administration / HR
Skills:Strategic leadershipBusiness partneringTeam developmentStakeholder managementBudgeting and reporting

Company Brief

Majid Al Futtaim
Emirati-owned diversified lifestyle conglomerate operating shopping malls, retail (including Carrefour franchise), leisure, hotels, and real estate across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, serving hundreds of millions of customers annually.
Industry: Conglomerates & Holding Companies
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Private Equity Backed
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 1992
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