The Al-Futtaim Finance Company is Al-Futtaim's regulated financing company in the UAE. The Al-Futtaim Finance Company is part of Al-Futtaim's Financial Services Division and operates in consumer lending, automotive finance, credit cards, corporate and SME lending, and payment infrastructure.
The Al-Futtaim Finance Company Head of HR reports to the Financial Services HR Director and the Al-Futtaim Finance Company CEO. The role holder will act as a strategic partner to the company's Leadership Team, ensuring the business unit has the capability, culture, governance, and talent required to scale responsibly within a regulated financial services environment, while remaining fully aligned to Group HR strategy and One Al‑Futtaim standards.
Key Accountabilities
1. HR Strategy & Transformation
- Define and execute the HR strategy and annual people plan aligned to the Al-Futtaim Finance Company growth agenda.
- Support the operating model transition, organisation design, workforce planning, and capability.
- Embed a high‑performance, risk‑aware culture suited to regulated financial services.
2. Business Partnering & Leadership Advisory
- Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and Leadership Team on all people, organisation, and leadership matters.
- Translate business strategy into clear people priorities, workforce plans, and leadership actions.
- Coach senior leaders on talent, performance, engagement, conduct, and succession.
3. Workforce Planning & Talent Strategy
- Own workforce planning across specialist Al-Futtaim Finance Company talent areas.
- Build succession plans and targeted retention strategies for key roles.
4. Performance, Reward & Incentives
- Drive a performance‑led culture, ensuring robust goal‑setting, KPIs, and evaluation aligned to business objectives.
- Oversee reward, incentive, and commission governance.
- Partner with Group Rewards Team on market benchmarking and remuneration.
- Ensure regulatory compliance on all compensation and benefits matters in collaboration with the company's remuneration board.
5. Employee Relations, Governance & Compliance
- Lead the Employee Relations agenda, ensuring fair, consistent, and risk‑managed outcomes.
- Partner closely with Risk, Compliance, and Legal on conduct, disciplinary matters, and people‑related risk.
6. Organisational Capability & Learning
- Define and deliver capability‑building initiatives across leadership, technical financial services skills, and people management.
- Strengthen leadership bench strength through development plans, coaching, and succession pipelines.
- Ensure effective onboarding and rapid productivity for critical roles.
7. Emiratisation & Diversity
- Own Emiratisation strategy for Al-Futtaim Finance Company, aligning to national targets and Group objectives.
- Ensure a strong focus on diversity, inclusion, and meritocracy, embedded into hiring, progression, and reward decisions.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Experience as an HR Business Partner or Head of HR within the Financial Services sector is preferred.
- Proven capability to influence stakeholders and achieve results through matrixed teams without direct line authority.
