Director - Talent, Community and Events
Konsalidon
Total years of experience :23 years, 5 Months
Strategic Leadership:
• Collaborated with Executive Leadership to envision and implement a transformative digital workforce experience, focusing on mindset, people, process, and technology initiatives.
• Established and maintained an integrated roadmap for all digital initiatives, including ERP, Internal Portal, and more, considering cost, resources, impact, and urgency. Cross-Functional Initiative Management:
• Led cross-functional initiative teams to execute Strategic Roadmap initiatives, emphasizing the design and delivery of people capabilities in alignment with governance frameworks and business processes. Acquisition and Team Building:
• Oversaw all aspects of talent acquisition, managing recruitment, interviewing, and onboarding processes, resulting in the strategic placement of 45 key hires. HR Policies and Compliance:
• Developed and implemented comprehensive HR policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and country level laws.
• Implemented internal controls and risk management strategies to ensure operational integrity through meticulous policy and procedural implementation. Performance Management and Employee Engagement:
• Established a robust performance management system, contributing to a remarkable increase in employee productivity.
• Led employee engagement initiatives, fostering a positive workplace culture, resulting in notable improvements in employee satisfaction. Executive Communication and Governance:
• Demonstrated strong executive communication skills, effectively translating vision, findings, and recommendations to senior leadership, including EMT, GCEO, NRC, and ExCom.
• Influenced long-term strategies through alignment, change implementation, and continuous engagement with top leadership. Operational Excellence:
• Implemented internal controls and risk management strategies, ensuring operational integrity through meticulous implementation of health & safety, regulatory, and risk management principles.
Al Forsan Holding is a developer of a new neighborhood in Abu Dhabi complete with upscale retail outlets, dining venues and pavement cafés, International sports facilities, residential units, and hospitality.
• The main objective of this mission is to advise and support the leadership team to review and revise the current company HR policies, practices and to revise and update the respective HR Manual accordingly, with user friendly human resources management and the development of HR forms, templates and procedures, to meet the needs of a world class organization.
• Conducted a comprehensive review and revision of company HR policies, practices, and the HR Manual, aligning them with industry best practices and organizational goals.
• Led a strategic salary survey to reassess market positioning across diverse Business Units, providing valuable insights for informed decision-making on salary fitment.
• Implemented new pay scales following approval by the Remuneration Committee, ensuring fairness and competitiveness in the talent market. Executed seamless employee fitment processes.
• Drove the integration of a new HR ERP, contributing to the digital transformation of HR processes and enhancing operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Organized and conducted awareness and coaching sessions for client-facing staff, contributing to an improved customer experience and fostering a positive image of the owners community and leisure resort.
• Led a review and implemented a new organizational structure aligned with business goals. Established KPIs, annual plans, and policies for the Human Capital group.
• Developed innovative HR initiatives, reengineered workflows for continuous business transformation in the GCC. Redefined HR policies for increased agility.
• Acted as the Human Capital Champion, leading the successful implementation of the Workday Solution. Guided the process from planning to execution, optimizing HR functionality.
• Managed Director Panels with accountability, overseeing the entire project lifecycle. Facilitated effective communication, liaison with partners, nominees, and panellists, reporting to the People Leadership Team.
• Strategic HR Leadership and Regional Development
• Led talent acquisition and onboarding for the regional office, conducting a 5-year manpower budgeting exercise.
• Established The Best Employer reputation in regional offices through the Career Pathway project.
• Innovated and implemented self-funded Sales Incentive Plans, surpassing targets by 7-20% for two fiscal years, boosting Salesforce satisfaction and retention.
• Conducted 20+ Performance & Rewards awareness workshops for people managers, emphasizing effective performance discussions and feedback mechanisms.
• Introduced a simplified Balanced Scorecard approach, personally designing leadership scorecards. Implemented the Workday Solution HRIS system across the region.
• Strategic HR Consultancy and Talent Management
• Collaborated with HR teams and business leaders to drive talent management, development, and Emiratization strategies, offering strategic recommendations for process enhancement.
• Spearheaded HR transformation for assigned projects in collaboration with the Strategy Management function, providing strategic recommendations to improve overall processes.
• Identified and conceptualized technical competencies referential, integrating them within the companys HR framework and Performance Management System (PMS).
• Introduced the HR scorecard and developed a new performance system based on the companys strategy, aligning HR practices with organizational goals.
• Successfully reengineered the existing Compensation & Benefits system, designing a Total Reward framework to attract and retain top talent.
• Developed and executed comprehensive compensation programs and performance systems in Emerging Markets, aligning them with organizational objectives.
• Successfully implemented the Organizational Design Architecture project, optimizing efficiency and effectiveness.
• Conceptualized an Employee Value Proposition (EVP) model for Total Rewards, customized for the African workforce, and introduced a Flex Benefits model to improve employee satisfaction.
• Created and launched a comprehensive Total Rewards policies document for internal HR stakeholders across African countries, offering valuable insights.
