Group HR Director – Healthcare (Arabic Speaker)

About the role

The Group HR Director will shape the regional people strategy for a large healthcare group operating across multiple GCC markets, driving workforce growth and organisational effectiveness.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute a group‑wide human capital strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Lead HR operations, governance, policies and workforce planning across multiple entities.
• Drive talent acquisition for clinical, corporate and executive positions.
• Establish succession planning, leadership development and organisational effectiveness programmes.
• Oversee learning and development initiatives, including a healthcare academy framework.
• Lead employee engagement, wellbeing, culture and retention initiatives.
• Manage compensation, benefits and reward strategies while ensuring compliance with UAE and KSA labour laws and localisation requirements.
• Support acquisitions, integrations, hospital openings and expansion projects.
• Monitor HR metrics, workforce analytics and organisational performance indicators.
• Build relationships with regulatory authorities, academic institutions and external partners.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Healthcare Management or related field.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive HR leadership experience, including at least 8‑10 years within healthcare organisations.
• Proven track record partnering with CEOs, Boards or executive leadership teams.
• Strong knowledge of UAE and KSA employment legislation and workforce localisation programmes.
• Fluent in English and Arabic.

Required skills

• Strategic HR leadership and organisational development.
• Talent acquisition and talent management.
• Compensation, benefits and reward design.
• Learning and development programme design.
• Workforce planning and HR analytics.

What we offer

• Competitive package up to 75,000 AED plus benefits.
• Opportunity to lead the HR agenda across a multi‑country healthcare group.