Director, People and Organization

Role Overview

Director, People and Organization at Majid Al Futtaim, responsible for leading the People & Organization agenda across Majid Al Futtaim Development's KSA portfolio.

Role Purpose

Lead the People & Organization strategy and execution across Majid Al Futtaim Development as a strategic business partner. Enable growth, organizational effectiveness, and capability building by driving people strategies, organization design, workforce planning, leadership capability, and culture initiatives to support business objectives across existing and emerging markets.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Planning

• Partner with SVP P&O and Head of Departments to create the P&O strategy by analyzing and anticipating business needs, market dynamics, and P&O challenges.
• Establish a roadmap aligned with overall Majid Al Futtaim Development people strategy.
• Build and execute the P&O set-up strategy for current and future growth markets, including workforce planning, organizational design, operating model activation, and leadership hiring.
• Scale capabilities in line with business growth.

Organizational Development & Design

• Lead the end-to-end people and organizational setup and talent deployment for new Development entities and markets.
• Design operating models and organization structures.
• Conduct talent mapping and workforce mobilization.
• Support Development leadership team in establishing fit-for-purpose organizational structures, operating models, and governance frameworks.
• Create change management plans required to scale new business units and projects effectively.

Leadership & Talent

• Lead leadership hiring for new markets and growth initiatives.
• Partner with MAF head office on Leadership Institute agenda.
• Implement targeted learning and development programs for the leadership team.
• Strengthen the management pipeline and bench-strength as part of the succession planning program.

Strategic Execution

• Provide functional level leadership and expertise to MAF Development on company P&O strategies, policies, processes, and procedures.
• Translate business objectives into strategic initiatives and actions aligned with MAFD People Strategy.
• Contribute to business unit growth, profitability, and high levels of employee engagement.

Data & Analytics

• Manage and drive talent data and analytics to provide leaders with facts and trends on leadership development, employee engagement, talent needs, compensation, and attrition.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, HR, or equivalent.
• Master's degree or other formal Human Resource Qualifications preferred.
• 15 years progressive experience managing all HR disciplines in a reputed company.
• Preferred experience in Retail, Real Estate, or FMCG in GCC.
• 5 to 7 years in a senior management or leadership position.

Skills & Competencies

• Strategic leadership skills.
• Business partnering.
• Team development.
• Stakeholder management.
• Budgeting and reporting.