Total Rewards & People Analytics Manager

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Total Rewards & People Analytics Manager to lead the organisation's compensation and benefits, workforce analytics, HR financial management, and digital transformation agenda. Reporting to the Head of People, you will own compensation frameworks, annual salary and bonus cycles, the HR operating budget, and executive‑level people reporting while driving HR AI and automation initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Lead total rewards strategy, including salary benchmarking, pay structures, grading frameworks and benefits design.
• Own the end‑to‑end annual salary review and bonus payout cycles, from budgeting to communication.
• Manage the full HR operating budget and conduct monthly HR cost analysis, forecasts and variance reporting.
• Develop and maintain people‑analytics dashboards covering headcount, cost, attrition, engagement, Emiratisation and DEI.
• Drive workforce planning analytics, scenario modelling and medium‑to‑long‑term staffing strategies.
• Maintain HR data quality, governance and a single source of truth across HR systems.
• Lead the HR digital transformation and AI roadmap, implementing RPA, Power Automate, chat‑bots and generative‑AI solutions.
• Ensure compliance with UAE data protection, MoHRE, Emiratisation/NAFIS and GCC compensation practices.

Required profile

• 8–10 years of progressive experience in compensation & benefits, HR finance/budget management and people analytics, preferably in a multinational environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Business Administration, HR or related field; postgraduate qualification or professional certification (MBA, MSc HR, GRP, CCP, CIPD, SHRM, CFA, ACCA) is a plus.
• Strong financial background with proven experience in HR budgeting, accruals, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Deep knowledge of UAE labour regulations, MoHRE, Emiratisation/NAFIS and GCC compensation practices.

Required skills

• HR cost analysis and salary benchmarking.
• Workday or equivalent HRIS, SAP.
• Microsoft Excel (financial modelling) and PowerPoint.
• Power BI, Tableau, RPA, Power Automate.
• Generative AI, chat‑bots and HR AI automation.