Alaa Zaghmout - SPHR, PMP

Main Achievement

- Successful acquisition of several entities with Agthia in the fields of dates, meat and chocolate

- Full revamping of the SAP SF system

- Rolling out SAP SF system in 6 countries

- Building an automated HR Dashboards that increased the efficiency and accuracy of decision making


Apply a structured methodology and lead change management activities

Apply a change management process and tools to create a strategy to support adoption of the changes required by a project or initiative.

Support communication efforts and support the design, development, delivery and management of communications.

Assess the change impact and conduct impact analyses, assess change readiness and identify key stakeholders.

Support training efforts through providing input, document requirements and support the design and delivery of training programs.

Engaging with the M&A team and driving the transaction from due diligence to integration from an HR perspective

Working with key stakeholders across HR to drive the M&A process

Managing and controlling that the M&A project is carried out in compliance with M&A guidelines

Representation of the company in discussions and negotiations with target companies and client bodies - including vendors, potential partners and stakeholders.

Coordination of financial and operational information throughout all stages of the project up to completion or termination, plus post-implementation reviews for completed deals.

Working to validate key integration hypotheses and developing a robust point of view around the integration strategy

Owning and driving key deliverables during the transaction

Driving the integration from an HR perspective
Leading/Program managing key projects for HR which have an impact on workforce including analytical projects

• Partners with the leadership team to understand and execute the organizations human resource and talent strategy particularly as it relates to current and future talent needs, recruiting, retention, and succession planning.
• Provide professional expertise and support in the design, development and implementation of the talent review process that is required to achieve business goals and results in the creation of an internal bench of top talent.
• Collect, analyze, and maintain data gathered to inform targeted leadership development
• Research and assist in the development of training programs that focus on enabling the workforce to achieve improvements with priority organizational concerns.
• Manage the maintenance and execution of the performance management system, including current job descriptions, standards of performance and performance evaluation instruments.
• Manages the talent acquisition process, which may include recruitment, interviewing, and hiring of qualified job applicants, particularly for managerial and professional roles; collaborates with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings.
• Develop and execute ADNIC Emiratization strategy
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partner with legal department as needed/required
• Implement and administer ADNIC Compensation and Benefit plans and provide guidance and interpretation to the employees
• Work closely with the HRIS manager to collect and coordinate aggregate data for talent pool and translate those data into insights through data analysis that drives deliberate action plans at the appropriate levels.
• Develop and implement creative and innovative sourcing strategies and techniques to build a pipeline of qualified candidates.

Implements Talents Managements programs by providing Talents services, including talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, compensation, health and welfare benefits, training and development, records management, safety and health, succession planning, Talent relations and retention, to QCC Central Testing Labs talents

Improves manager and Talents performance by identifying and clarifying problems; evaluating potential solutions; implementing selected solution; coaching and counseling managers and employees.

Completes special projects by clarifying project objective; setting timetables and schedules; conducting research; developing and organizing information; fulfilling transactions.

Manages client expectations by communicating project status and issues; resolving concerns; analyzing time and cost issues; preparing reports.

Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.

Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.

EastNets, Jordan June 2009 - June 2013

Eastnets is a leading supplier for compliance and AML products; I started as HRIC admin and grow to become the regional HR manager for MENA and US. Reporting to the Director of Human Resources, I had a team of five reporting to me and our main achievements were:
 Handled EN HR operations in US and MENA
 Optimized and automate payroll process
 Built Balanced Scorecard
 Implemented HRIS system in 5 different location
 Helped developing Organization Employees Handbook
 Automate the recruitment process