Associate Vice President - People Transformation (UAE National)

About the role

Rakbank is looking for an experienced transformation professional to lead People Transformation across the bank. The role connects people, technology, data and business needs to shape the future of work, simplifying, standardising and redesigning processes across the employee lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Lead People Transformation initiatives that simplify, standardise and redesign processes across the employee lifecycle.
• Identify opportunities to automate processes, improve services and introduce digital solutions.
• Enhance and optimise HR platforms, including Oracle Fusion HCM.
• Build transformation roadmaps, operating models, governance frameworks and change plans.
• Manage major transformation programmes from planning and implementation through to stabilisation and benefits realisation.
• Lead initiatives that strengthen employee experience, engagement and workforce effectiveness.
• Own the end-to-end Employee Survey programme, from planning and vendor management to deployment, analysis, reporting and action planning.
• Use HR data, workforce analytics and dashboards to identify trends and areas for improvement.
• Partner with senior leaders, People teams, Technology, vendors and implementation partners, and build engagement and adoption around new systems and processes.
• Establish governance, manage risks and dependencies, and ensure initiatives meet internal, audit and regulatory requirements.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Systems, Organisational Development or a related field.
• Strong experience in People/HR Transformation, HR Technology, Digital Transformation, Employee Experience or HR Operations.
• Proven experience leading enterprise-wide transformation programmes and major technology implementations.
• Experience managing complex projects, transformation roadmaps and multiple stakeholders.
• Experience in financial services or another large, complex organisation is an advantage; a Master's degree or professional certification is an added advantage.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of HRIS/HCM platforms, ideally Oracle Fusion HCM.
• Process improvement, automation and change management.
• Workforce data and analytics to support decision-making.
• Confidence working with senior leadership, Technology teams, vendors and implementation partners.