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Transguard GroupSenior Manager - Corporate HR
Sep. 2021 - Jun. 2025Dubai, United Arab EmiratesLead, motivate, and guide a team of HR Business Partners to deliver commercially astute, collaborative HR support across the business. As the senior escalation point for all people matters, I provided expert advice across all aspects of people management, ensuring our operations were aligned with business needs and compliant with local legislation and internal policies. Worked closely with the Director – Group HR to manage the timely delivery of core people processes and contributed to the strategic people agenda. Partnering with senior stakeholders, I proactively drove the people management strategy to support business goals, while maintaining policies and procedures in line with best practice and current legislation. Oversaw the handling of complex employee relations and welfare issues, ensuring grievances were resolved professionally and sensitively. I lead the implementation of key people programs, including performance management, talent succession, onboarding/offboarding, engagement, and mentoring initiatives.
Transguard GroupSenior Manager - HR Business Partners
Sep. 2021Dubai, United Arab Emirates
OSNEmployee Services Manager / HR Business Partner
Jan. 2016 - Sep. 2021Dubai, United Arab EmiratesProgressed into HR, whilst completing CIPD qualification, where I lead the daily management of the Employee Services team. Responsibilities include:
- Review and manage business policies, procedures and HR programs
- Collaborate with HR Business Partners and key business stakeholders
- Perform as HR Business Partner for various departments
- Support team design, resourcing, engagement and employee relations
- Manage relationships between OSN and its employees
- Oversee Employee Benefits, in alignment with local labor law
- Manage Engagement Plan, collaborating with Gallup to support rollout of Clifton
Strengths Assessments
- Support on-going operational efficiencies, including business change and
transformation
- Manage HR communications to the business
- Drive HR and people related internal campaigns/events and the annual
Summer Internship Program
- Perform as key HR Lead for the HR system, project managing ERP system
integration
- Spearhead performance management processes
OSNPA to Senior Vice President/Chief People Officer, HR
Aug. 2013 - Sep. 2021Dubai, United Arab EmiratesI provided comprehensive support to the SVP of HR and Chief People Officer, while also assisting the wider HR team across OSN’s seven regions. My responsibilities included managing diaries, coordinating domestic and international travel, and preparing weekly management reports and monthly board reports. I served as the primary point of contact for all regional HR Heads, facilitating regular meetings to ensure alignment of HR objectives and business continuity. In addition, I supported executive-level recruitment, overseeing logistics and ensuring a seamless process. I managed annual leave and sickness tracking for the regional HR team and processed third-party recruitment contracts. I also collaborated with the HR Manager on key initiatives, including the promotion of Great Place to Work programs and the delivery of regional ad-hoc campaigns.
Virgin Atlantic AirwaysPA to GM, Legal Affairs and GM, Government Affairs
Aug. 2010 - Aug. 2013Crawley
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