Job vacancy Senior HR Manager

Our client is a leading player in the media industry, headquartered in the UAE. They are hiring a Senior HR Manager who will report directly to the CFO and handle 240 employees in total - this position will require frequent travelling between their Abu Dhabi and Dubai based offices.

The Key responsibilities will be:

Manage all recruitment activities, end to end, with the relevant business leader.

* Manage the Performance Management & Talent Identification process working with the business leaders (including day-to-day performance management guidance to line management on areas of coaching, counselling, career development, and people management).

* Lead the quarterly KPI setting & tracking process, 'SMART' KPI setting, scoring moderation, presentations.

* Review and maintain HR and people policies. * Keep up to date and abreast with the latest HR trends, technology and local rules/compliance.

* Create and manage a high-level dashboard to show key metrics for HR activities, FTE, costs and KPI tracking to allow visibility to the CEO and CFO

* Ensure high productivity and engagement of employees for continued development. * Manage all types of grievances, performance improvement plans, warning letters, objectives etc.

The Successful candidate will have/be

* Experienced, trained and qualified HR professional (5+ year's experience)

* Dynamic, professional, presentable, quick thinker with proven skills in recruitment, performance management and HR matters.

* A resilient self-starter, determined to find solutions and improvements. * Strong communication and presentation skills, with good use of PowerPoint and excel.

* Previous experience in a start up / scale up / SME fast moving environment.

* Media , Tech and related industry experience an advantage.