Al Futtaim Jobs - Performance and Talent Specialist | Corporate Services | Dubai (Dubai, AE)

Job Requisition ID: 52346 

No two days are the same at Al-Futtaim, no matter what role you have. Our work is driven by the desire to make a difference and to have a meaningful impact with the goal of enriching everyday lives. Take our engaging and supportive work environment and couple it with a company culture that recognises and rewards quality performance, and what do you get? The chance to push the limits every single day.

 

As a humble family business that started on the banks of the Dubai Creek in the 1930s, Al-Futtaim has expanded to a presence in 31 countries, a portfolio of over 200 companies, and 42,000 employees. You’ll find us in industries ranging from automotive and retail, to finance and real estate, and connecting people with international names like Lexus, Ikea, Robinsons, and Adidas. Our team is proudly multicultural and multinational because that kind of diverse representation gives us the global mindset to grow and impact the people, markets, and trends around us.

 

Come join us to live well, work better, and be the best.

 

About the Role

We are currently looking for Talent and perforamnce Specialist to join our Group Talent Management and L&D team. Reporting to the Head of Talent & Leadership Manager, this will will focus championing Al-Futtaim group efforts to attract, train and keep the best employees and implementing programs for Talent and performance management.

He/She will be responsible for the diagnosis, solution, implementation and maintenance of Talent Reporting for the Group as well on the following:

• Supporting the diagnoses of organizational group wide talent needs, identifying appropriate solutions and develops project plans, frameworks and governance to successfully implement strategic and sustainable solutions into Al-Futtaim Group.
• Implementing talent & performance projects with the aim to strengthen and fully integrating current activities (e.g. Talent Review, Strategic Manpower Planning)
• Supporting the head of talent & leadership in the governance and enhancement of talent processes and systems, reporting and analysis to drive usage and support internal talent supply and demand management.

Consultancy:

• Design, develops, implements & assesses group wide talent and performance programs that drive significant culture change
• Works with stakeholders to understand organisational goals and ensures Talent and performance projects address organisational wide gaps and have the desired impact and results
• Researches and benchmarks against world class solutions to drive the people capability agenda
• Provide support to key leaders in the creation of robust development plans that meet succession and retention needs

Project and Change Management

• Manages multiple projects using best practice Project Management methodologies, systems and processes from initiation to closure
• Manages projects within scope to budget, delivering projects on time and to expected quality
• Plans for and manages risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies within projects escalating where appropriate to line manager and appropriate stakeholders
• Uses suitable change management tools and practices to ensure target audiences for the change have the required buy in, communication/ training pre go live and resistance is kept to a minimum
• Implements continuous improvement processes to ensure projects are sustainable and deliver to the expectations of organisational needs
• Manages specifically all Group wide Talent program

ROI

• Accountable for project results along with programme lead and project sponsor
• Maintain systems for collating and reporting on project KPIs
• Manage & Analyse the data and report to stakeholders relevant KPI
• Ensure key stakeholders in the business have up to date reports

 

About the Requirements

Education:

• • Minimum a bachelor’s degree and/or relevant professional qualification relating to business, consultancy
  • Project management qualification/certification
  • Change management qualification/certification
  • Coaching Qualification

Minimum Experience and Knowledge: 

• Minimum 8 years’ experience working in HR in large MNC/blue chip or top consulting firm
• Fluent written and spoken English, Arabic would be a plus
• Deep experience/knowledge of talent management, talent development, succession management, organisational effectiveness, performance management
• IT/SAP-SuccessFactors experience
• Project and change management experience
• Data analysis, Reporting governance and creation experience
• Strong influencing skills
• Experience managing senior stakeholders across a complex organisation

 

 

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