Chahira الببلاوي

• Advised executive leadership teams and investors on developing scalable HR infrastructures to support organisational growth and digital transformation.
• Collaborated with organisations in industrial AI, digital platforms, geospatial technologies, and advanced analytics, enhancing their HR capabilities within government and infrastructure ecosystems.
• Designed and executed comprehensive HR strategies for multiple companies, ensuring alignment with governance and workforce planning.
• Led initiatives that improved talent acquisition and retention, fostering a culture of innovation and agility.
• Championed digital transformation projects, integrating technology into HR processes to enhance efficiency and employee engagement.
• Provided executive coaching to senior leaders, empowering them to drive strategic HR initiatives and navigate complex organisational changes.

Reported to CHRO and was responsible for Talent Agenda and People for Diagnostics Automation, Medical Devices, and Biotechnology companies. Collaborated with Senior Leaders to deliver high performance in a highly matrixed environment. Partnered to develop a region expanding to +35 Countries. Dual Enhanced role of leading Global HR and Talent projects for 10, 000 employees in 150 Countries

- Planned and executed HR Growth strategies to integrate multiple M&As, establishing companies’ structures and agile workforce, contributing to consistent yearly double-digit growth

- Built a complete HR function and moved the operation as a hands-on individual contributor to a fully scaled-up 360 HR function, including policies, frameworks, and HR technology

- Led the roll-out of core values integration, change programs, and culture transformation. Superseded global results in regional readiness and adaptation with a +2-3% increase in engagement

-Established Dubai's Global Training Innovation hub, integrating LMS, leading to positioning the company as the 2nd market leader in the industry sector with over 1, 300 trainings/month

- Designed and rolled out over 50 policies, governance frameworks, and compensation structures to ensure pay equity, optimise benefits, and enhance performance incentives, aligning with organisational pay philosophy

- Enhanced employee experience by introducing internal coaching and mentoring programs, and conflict resolution and Speak-up achieved a 3% increase in culture and engagement.

- Formulated a diversity and inclusion roadmap and initiated the first Women D&I Change forum, increasing diversity representation to 40% and women in leadership roles by 28%.

- Delivered high-impact global projects in Digital Talent Systems transformation, Engagement & Culture Survey, D&I HR competencies upscale, new Corporate Core Values roll-out, Future of Work & HC forecasting Kaizen

Led HR strategy and organisational optimisation across 13 countries with 1, 600 employees within a global energy services organisation.
• Managed regional HR Centres of Excellence covering talent, compensation, organisational development, and workforce planning.
• Strengthened compliance frameworks aligned with regional labour laws and corporate governance standards.
• Implemented HR performance metrics and workforce planning aligned with business growth.

Directed HR strategy and operations supporting 3, 000 employees in one of the UAE’s largest telecommunications organisations.
• Led Emiratisation strategy, workforce transformation, and HR modernisation initiatives.
• Implemented performance management systems aligned with corporate transformation.
• Strengthened talent pipelines and leadership development frameworks.

Rebuilt the HR function across multiple geographies including UAE, Egypt, and Turkey.
• Established corporate HR governance and organisational development frameworks.
• Led workforce planning and capability building across 1, 500 employees.
• Defined group values and culture transformation initiatives.

Reported to the Worldwide VP, managed the full 360 HR Operations for Energy and Oil & Gas services in 31 countries. Head of ME and APAC region supporting 600 HC with a team of 9 Human Resources Generalists

• Managed full-spectrum HR operations across a multinational Oil and Gas Services, matrixed environment supporting 600 employees
• Partnered with business leaders on workforce planning, talent management, and organizational effectiveness
• Led employee relations and labor relations across multiple jurisdictions
• Managed remote HR teams across ME and APAC, ensuring consistent HR delivery and alignment