Fractional Chief People Officer
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Full Time
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- Experience
- 15+ yrs
- Salary
- —
- Openings
- 1
- Posted
- 1 week ago
- Work mode
- In office
- Eligibility
- Senior HR professionals with extensive leadership experience, particularly with hands-on VP-level ownership in human resources, and familiarity with Middle East labor laws and governance can apply.
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Job description
Overview
Join a fast-growing scale-up based in Dubai, reinventing an industry and seeking a Fractional Chief People Officer to lead and execute world-class people strategies during a significant growth phase.
Position Summary
This role is vital for the company's expansion and scaling strategy. As a key member of the leadership team, you will define and implement the overall people and culture roadmap, building the necessary frameworks and talent pipelines to support the business's ongoing growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and oversee the entire organization’s people and culture strategy.
- Participate in the leadership team as an equal partner, influencing business direction.
- Create systems, leadership bench strength, and standards to enable scalable growth.
Required Qualifications and Experience
- Minimum 15 years of human resources experience, including senior roles at VP level with comprehensive HR function ownership.
- Proven success in developing and leading people strategies covering the full employee lifecycle at scale.
- Expertise in organizational design, leadership development, succession planning, and total rewards programs.
- Experience managing significant change initiatives such as restructuring, mergers & acquisitions integration, rapid scaling, or organizational transformation.
- Ability to engage at the board level, aligning people strategies with business objectives commercially.
- In-depth knowledge of Middle East regional employment laws and corporate governance standards.
- Track record of building and growing senior HR teams and developing leadership capabilities.
Ideal Candidate Attributes
- Experience operating independently at HR Director or VP level with full ownership of people functions.
- Leadership guided by values and sound judgment rather than fear and bureaucracy.
- Desires to work with a board that regards people strategy as integral to business strategy.
Compensation
Competitive package reflecting the senior executive nature and the mandate of the role.
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