Manager Performance Planning & Policies Abu Dhabi Ports

Core Responsibilities:

• Lead the full creation, review, revision, and governance of HR policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Ensure policies comply with UAE legislation, Group governance requirements, regulatory bodies, and audit expectations.
• Embed clarity of roles, responsibilities, approval authorities, and controls within all policies.
• Manage policy consultation, alignment, and validation with Legal, Compliance, Risk, HRBPs, and leadership stakeholders.
• Own the HR Policy Hub content, ensuring updates, version control, accessibility, and communication rollouts.
• Harmonize policy frameworks to ensure consistent definitions, processes, and governance models across all geographies.
• Review global corporate policies and adapt them for local compliance while maintaining alignment with Group-wide HR governance.
• Support integration requirements for policy alignment during mergers, acquisitions, expansions, and global restructuring.
• Translate policy requirements into digital processes, automated workflows, and system rules (Oracle Fusion, SharePoint, Mehwar, etc.).
• Ensure every HR policy has corresponding system support that enables compliance, transparency, tracking, and auditability.
• Lead enhancement of HR digital tools, ensuring seamless employee experience and minimizing manual interventions.
• Identify system gaps and drive continuous improvement initiatives for automation and policy execution.
• Maintain dashboards that monitor workflow KPIs, compliance tracking, approval performance, and exception trends.

People Management Responsibilities:

• Provide effective leadership, supervision, and guidance to the team
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that encourages creativity, innovation, and high performance
• Manage the performance of direct reports, provide constructive feedback and recognize achievements

Strategic Responsibilities:

• Develop policy frameworks, templates, governance models, and annual policy review cycles.