HR Director – Multinational FMCG

Job description / Role Job Type Full Time Job Location Dubai, UAE Nationality Any Nationality Salary 85000 - 93000 AED Gender Not Specified Arabic Fluency Not Specified Job Function HR, Recruitment & Training Company Industry FMCG / Consumer Goods A leading multinational FMCG organisation is hiring an HR Director to lead a large, high-performing HR function in Dubai. This is a senior leadership role for someone who has operated at scale in a global MNC environment and can run a modern HR operating model across Shared Services and Centres of Excellence (COE). The role (what you’ll do) You’ll take ownership of the HR agenda for a complex, fast-paced business and act as a strategic partner to senior leadership while ensuring operational excellence across the HR function. Key responsibilities include: • Lead the HR operating model across Shared Services and COE, driving service quality, governance, and consistency. • Provide strategic HR leadership across organisational design, workforce planning, succession, and leadership development. • Build and lead a large HR team (40+), setting clear standards, capability development plans, and performance expectations. • Partner with business leaders on culture, engagement, change, and transformation initiatives. • Oversee core HR pillars such as talent acquisition strategy, performance management, employee relations, learning, reward, and policy. • Ensure HR delivery is commercially aligned, data-driven, and fit for a multinational, matrixed environment. Requirements: This role suits a senior HR leader who can operate confidently at enterprise level and has led HR at scale. Essential: • HR Director (or equivalent) experience within a global multinational (MNC) environment. • Demonstrated experience running Shared Services and COE structures. • Proven leadership of a large HR team of 40+. • Strong stakeholder management with the ability to influence senior, matrixed leadership groups. • Track record of building high-performing teams, improving service delivery, and driving measurable HR outcomes. Preferred: • FMCG experience (or similarly high-velocity, high-volume sectors). • Experience supporting multi-country or regional scope. • Strong change management and transformation capability. Salary: AED 85,000 to 93,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances. About the Company eMagine Solutions is one of the leading authorities on leadership and talent globally. Our combined resources of over 100 years professional experience mean that our clients trust us with finding them the top talent globally and candidates trust us to find them the right opportunity in a timely and confidential manner. Throughout our offices we provide complete solutions for our clients, including traditional temporary and permanent recruitment, executive search, recruitment process