An exceptional opportunity for a UAE National People leader to establish and lead the People & Culture function for a newly created, purpose-led organisation. This is a rare role requiring a builder mindset, strong organisational design capability, and the ability to create people strategies, operating models and employee experiences from the ground up. Client Details 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. Description * 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. Job Offer 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.