Head of HR Strategy and Planning

About the role

ADIB Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank is looking for a Head of HR Strategy and Planning in Abu Dhabi. The role provides executive leadership in shaping and executing the bank's enterprise people strategy, aligning it with business priorities, growth ambitions and future workforce needs. It advises the GCHRO on workforce planning, talent, organizational capability and performance, and leads the integration of Talent Acquisition, Workforce Planning and HR Governance, Learning, and Talent Development and Performance Management.

Key responsibilities

• Talent acquisition and onboarding: oversee the full recruitment lifecycle, strengthen the employer brand, use recruitment analytics and market intelligence to improve hiring quality and candidate experience, and promote fair, inclusive, merit-based hiring and Emiratization compliance.
• Enterprise learning strategy: define and lead learning needs analysis, learning plans, academies, digital learning, leadership development and upskilling, govern the LMS and training administration, manage learning budgets and vendors, and foster continuous learning.
• Talent development and performance management: oversee talent reviews, succession planning, high-potential development, leadership assessments, coaching and mentoring, and direct the performance cycle (goal setting, mid-year and year-end reviews, calibration, performance improvement, governance and reporting).
• Workforce planning and transformation: lead strategic workforce planning, people analytics, Emiratization and HR transformation, set governance frameworks, scorecards, KPIs and budgets, and ensure regulatory compliance and risk controls.
• Stakeholder leadership: build partnerships with senior leadership, business stakeholders, regulators and external partners, and lead, coach and hold accountable the functional heads.

Required profile

• Broad expertise across talent acquisition and onboarding, workforce and headcount planning, HR data management and governance, learning, talent and succession development, leadership development and enterprise performance management.
• Knowledge of HR technology, HRMS and Learning Management Systems, data models and digital HR solutions.
• Knowledge of the UAE employment and Emiratization context, banking-sector regulatory expectations and HR governance requirements.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, linking people decisions to business outcomes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, executive presentation, influencing, negotiation and stakeholder management.
• Proven ability to lead large, multidisciplinary teams and complex enterprise-wide transformation or change programmes.