Head of Human Resources

About the role

The Head of Human Resources is a strategic executive leadership role responsible for setting and driving the Group People Strategy across all business units, subsidiaries and regions. The role ensures the organization attracts, develops, engages and retains top talent while maintaining strong governance, compliance and workforce sustainability in line with its long-term vision and growth objectives.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, implement and refine the Group HR and People Strategy aligned to corporate strategy, and advise the CEO, Executive Committee and Board on people, culture and organizational matters.
• Lead workforce planning, succession planning, leadership pipelines, executive recruitment, performance management and leadership development programs.
• Establish Group HR governance, policies and standards, and ensure compliance with labour laws and employment regulations across jurisdictions.
• Oversee employment risk management, disciplinary frameworks, litigation matters and collective bargaining and union engagements.
• Design and oversee compensation philosophy, executive remuneration, incentive schemes, long-term incentives and benefits, including executive pay benchmarking.
• Drive organizational design, job architecture, talent mobility, and lead M&A, restructuring and workforce optimization programs.
• Lead HR operations, payroll governance and HRIS/digital HR platforms, using HR analytics to inform the Executive Committee and Board.
• Support safe workplaces with QHSE/HSE leadership, and embed sustainability, ESG and ethical employment practices.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, Law or a related field; Master's degree or MBA strongly preferred.
• Minimum 12-15 years of progressive HR experience, with at least 7-10 years at senior or executive HR leadership level.
• Proven experience leading HR for a large, complex, multi-site or multinational organization, with board-level engagement and executive advisory experience.
• Strong exposure to labour relations, change management and corporate governance, and deep expertise in labour law, governance and risk management.