HR Director - FMCG

About the role

This senior HR leadership position will guide the transformation of a fast‑moving consumer goods (FMCG) group as it moves from a family‑owned structure to a more formal corporate model. Reporting directly to the executive leadership team and the board, you will shape people strategy across multiple geographies.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with senior leadership and the board on people strategy, organisational effectiveness and governance.
• Lead the professionalisation and transformation of the HR function across several countries.
• Design and implement scalable HR policies, processes, systems and operating models.
• Establish job grading, compensation frameworks and performance management processes.
• Drive workforce planning, succession planning and leadership development initiatives.
• Lead organisational change, integration projects and culture‑building programmes.
• Manage talent acquisition strategies for regional and international hiring needs.
• Oversee a geographically dispersed HR team, improving reporting, controls and people analytics.
• Align local business requirements with group‑wide HR standards and act as a trusted advisor.

Required profile

• 15+ years of HR experience in FMCG, food manufacturing, logistics, agriculture or related diversified family‑owned groups.
• Extensive HR leadership experience in large, complex or multinational organisations.
• Proven track record of building, restructuring or transforming HR functions.
• Experience in family‑owned or founder‑led environments undergoing corporate evolution.
• Strong stakeholder management, ability to navigate ambiguity and influence senior decision‑makers.
• International exposure with multicultural, geographically dispersed workforces.
• Strategic mindset combined with hands‑on execution.
• Willingness to travel internationally, including regional operating locations.

Required skills

What we offer

• Competitive package up to 55,000 AED, with flexibility and potential progression to a future CHRO‑level mandate.