Manager - Human Resources

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Landmark Group seeks a Manager - Human Resources in the UAE to own strategic manpower planning and budgeting with Finance, lead organizational design and change management, and oversee the HR budget across engagement, training and onboarding. The role centers on performance and talent management with succession planning using the 9 Box Matrix, lifecycle and ER, talent development, compensation and job evaluation, and impact employee engagement guided by people analytics. Governance and Emiratization compliance are essential, with dashboards informing stakeholders. To apply, tailor your resume to prove budget ownership, measurable change outcomes, Emiratization results, and HR analytics impact, and show collaboration with Finance and onsite teams.

• Organizational Design: Lead the manpower budgeting exercise in collaboration with Finance to ensure lean, multi-skilled structures that drive business productivity 
• Fiscal Oversight: Manage the annual HR budget across engagement, training, and onboarding; ensure all activities align with business financial systems.
• Change Management: Facilitate structural reorganizations and role transitions to deliver operational efficiencies.

• Succession Planning: Identify key talent and develop robust succession plans and retention strategies for critical positions -– Proficiency in Using 9 Box Matrix Potential & Performance ratings
• Lifecycle Management: Oversee the full employee journey from high-impact induction to effective exit management, ensuring a culture of meritocracy.
• Efficiently manage Employee Relations (ER) issues and grievances within the scope of LMG consequence management guidelines.
• Talent Development: Partner with the Training department to deliver initiatives that bridge skill gaps and motivate high-potential employees.
• Compensation & Job Evaluation: Driving and ensuring transparent, performance-linked rewards that recognize and retain best people.
• Employee Engagement: Foster a culture of happiness and wellbeing by launching high-impact engagement initiatives and using people analytics to measure their real-world impact on team morale and productivity.

• Data-Driven Insights: Derive and present strategic reports and HR dashboards to senior stakeholders, analyzing metrics to improve business efficiencies.
• Engagement Metrics: Focus on measuring employee engagement within Centrepoint business roles and take necessary actions for improvement.
• Governance: Ensure 100% compliance with HR policies, localization targets (Emiratization), and statutory labor regulations.

Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value led, own-built brands across retail, hospitality, food, and leisure.

Over the years, our UAE - based group has evolved into a comprehensive retail and hospitality entity, with over 2200 retail stores, leisure, and hospitality outlets, panning the GCC, Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Today, Landmark Group is one of GCC's largest omnichannel retailers and India's top home and fashion retailer.

We take immense pride in the organic growth of our retail brands, which have blossomed into household names. From Max, Splash, Babyshop, Centrepoint, Shoemart, Homecentre, Emax, Fitness First, to Funcity, to name a few, our brands span across a multitude of categories, enriching the lives of countless families over the past decade.