HR Director – FMCG (Dubai)

About the role

This senior HR leadership position will drive the evolution of a growing international food and agriculture group as it moves from an entrepreneurial, family‑owned environment to a structured corporate model. Reporting directly to the leadership team and the board, the role will shape people strategy, organisational design and HR transformation across multiple geographies.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with senior leadership and the board on people strategy, organisational effectiveness and governance.
• Lead the transformation and professionalisation 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.
• Serve as a trusted advisor in a complex stakeholder environment, balancing entrepreneurial and corporate operating styles.

Required profile

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

Required skills

What we offer

• Competitive salary up to AED60,000 per month.
• Potential flexibility and progression to a future CHRO‑level mandate.
• Opportunity to lead a major international HR transformation.