Mohammed Shams Tabrez

Partnering with the COO and senior leadership to shape and execute Etihad's people strategy for over 2, 000 employees, aligned with technical operations, fleet expansion, and Emiratization goals.
Leading the Technical Workforce Plan 2026-2030, focusing on attrition modeling, capacity forecasting, and manpower cost optimization to ensure operational efficiency.
Driving organizational redesigns and role architecture programs, collaborating with Finance and Rewards to enhance agility and cost-effectiveness.
Developing and implement the Technical Career Ladder framework and reward milestones to promote internal mobility and retention.
Leading Emiratization initiatives such as Cadet Technician and Graduate Engineer programs to cultivate a sustainable UAE National talent pipeline.
Establishing and achieve 100% completion of performance cycles and talent reviews, facilitating data-driven succession planning and capability mapping.
Delivering workforce insights and dashboards that guide executive decision-making on organization health, productivity, and cost.
Increased organizational agility by 15% through redesigns and role architecture programs in collaboration with Finance and Rewards.
Achieved 100% performance cycle completion enhancing talent reviews and succession planning for 2, 000

Supported Life Sciences Global Operations across 5 countries, driving talent management and performance optimization
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• Boosted efficiency by \{15%\} by leading organizational redesign for resource alignment in \{10\} APAC manufacturing sites
Partnered with Global HR to harmonize people practices across regions

Led strategic HR and Change management lead role for Emerging Markets covering Lufthansa Technik, Inflight Catering and Cargo Operations
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impacting over 4000+ FTE across the Middle East, North Africa and India, advising and partnering with senior business leaders
Partnered with regional management to develop and align HR strategies for India with broader EMMA (Emerging Markets) HR objectives,
ensuring alignment with global business goals
Guided the implementation of HR programs across Indian Customer Service Centres (CSC), covering Talent Acquisition, Development, Employee
Lifecycle Management, Employee Relations, Change Management, Workforce Planning, and HR Operations
Spearheaded the Change Management Academyfor India and the region, focusing on change curve models, stakeholder mapping, and business
chemistryto drive effective organizational change

• Enhanced organizational efficiency by \{15%\} by collaborating with CXO team on HR initiatives for India and Sri Lanka

Covered 1500+ employees across South Zone for India as an HRBP
Eventually joined Amazon as Recruiter
Covered 3 major distribution centers

Enhanced talent evaluation accuracy, boosting decision quality by \{20%\} through comprehensive Talent Scorecards development
Increased workforce efficiency by \{15%\} by implementing strategic manpower planning initiatives
Turnkey Projects for Merchandising & Retail Operations