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Waqas Mustafa, Organizational Planning Manager

Waqas Mustafa

Organizational Planning Manager·Unified Real Estate Development,

United Arab Emirates

Diploma, Human Resources (CIPD)

Work experience

Total years of experience: 18 years, 3 months

Organizational Planning Manager

October 2024 - Present

Unified Real Estate Development,

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

October 2024 - Present

• Align HR strategies with organizational goals, collaborating with leadership and stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives
• Lead talent acquisition, workforce planning, and annual manpower budgets to meet business needs
• Develop performance frameworks and KPIs to enhance employee performance
• Deliver innovative L&D programs to support employee development and onboarding
• Conduct compensation analysis and optimize reward policies aligned with market trends
• Leverage HR analytics tools (Power BI, Excel) for data-driven insights on talent and workforce performance
• Streamline HR operations by implementing advanced HR systems and automation tools
• Champion employee engagement through well-being programs, LMS initiatives, and corporate ethics programs

Company industry:
Real Estate
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

HR Business Partner

June 2016 - October 2024

Al Ghurair Real Estate

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

June 2016 - October 2024

• HR Strategy: Collaborate with the executive team and the group management to align HR strategies with the companys
mission, vision, and strategic goals appropriate for our entitys strategy. Partner effectively with HR stakeholders, leaders,
and business units to understand needs and translate data into actionable insights.
• Recruitment and Manpower Planning: Lead the recruitment and manpower planning process, annual manpower budgets,
and business case proposals through clear communication plans and effective stakeholder management.
• Performance Management: Developing performance measurement frameworks - KPIs, goals, user needs, and benefits
which serve as a yardstick for analyzing the performance of employees.
• Learning & Development: Focus on designing, developing and delivering innovative training programs and orientation
initiatives to ensure employees feel supported and equipped to deliver their objectives.
• Payroll Management: Manage timely payroll processing in compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Compensation and Benefits: Provide analysis reports on job evaluation activities, salary surveys and structures,
compensation programs, and market trends. Partner with key stakeholders, present data, insights and recommendations to
enhance our rewards policies.
• HR Analytics: Support the development and implementation of HR-related strategic initiatives based on data-driven
insights. Responsible for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting HR data to identify trends, develop insights, and support
strategic initiatives related to talent acquisition, employee engagement, retention, payroll, and overall workforce
performance. Leverage and demonstrate exceptional capabilities in Power BI, Excel, and PowerPoint to deliver insightful
reports and visualizations.
• Technological Advancements & HR Systems: Leverage HR technology and data analytics to enhance HR processes,
decision-making, and reporting. Known for initiatives in technological advancements and implement relevant tools to
automate several processes to streamline HR operations.
• Employee Engagement: Focal point for flawless execution / implementation of key corporate programs that impact or
involve employee such as well-being programs, ethics, employee engagement, SAP and interactive LMS etc.

Company industry:
Real Estate
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Associate HR Manager

July 2014 - June 2016

Leighton Middle East

Muscat, Oman

July 2014 - June 2016

• Responsible for creation of HR department for Oman business unit, developing and implementing HR processes, company policies, compensation & benefit plan, payroll restructuring, training and development path, succession plans. Additional responsibilities for providing support to the business in day to day operations of human resources and employees relations activities.
• Develop & implement a regional HR strategy (Region Level) & ensure an excellent understanding of the strategy, its implementation & evolution.
• Ensures the Strategic Talent Acquisition & Review process affords visibility, development opportunity, and progressive job assignments for high potential employees.
• Responsible for all Payroll, e.g. timely and accurate salary calculations including benefits, monthly payout whilst ensuring full compliance with local law.
• Develop an evolving succession plan for all mid-levels in the company and ensure that there is an effective plan for attracting, retaining and motivating these positions for the long term success of the organization.
• Develop Omanization plan to comply with the Omani manpower needs as per the organization structure.
• Prepare HR MIS Report, statistical analysis about resources requirements and quarterly HR dashboard of Oman Operational unit.
• Foster a conducive working environment through employee relations activities and communication.
• Manage the employee data and align any discrepancies while adhering to a central benchmark.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Associate HR Manager

March 2008 - June 2014

Al Habtoor Leighton Group

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

March 2008 - June 2014

• Assist in establishing and implementing HR policies & procedures for the organization. Partner with Head of Departments to ensure consistency in its alignment with business goals. Run a Gap Analysis for all existing policies & procedures in the company, identify them & retain what is useful then amend, change or add new.
• Managed LMS implementation with off-the shelf & custom build courses.
• Design & Implement a Recruitment Strategy. Ensure and oversee achievement of recruitment needs as per the manpower plan.
• Liaison with local and international preferred recruitment agencies for external recruitment campaigns.
• Preparation of Monthly Manpower Reconciliation Report.
• Manage the medical & life insurance process & ensure coverage for all employees.
• Prepare benefits framework structure for mid & low level employees in compliance with company policies and update it on regular basis.
• Implementation of performance management culture within the business area to drive business improvement, ensure clear objectives are observed by the team, analyze customer’s feedback and remarks to ensure the good behaviors aligned with the company values.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Education

Chartered institute of Personnel Development

October 2021

October 2021

Diploma, Human Resources (CIPD)

United Kingdom

GPA (rating): Excellent

GPA (rating): Excellent

Compensation & Benefits Structure Benchmarking Training & Development Performance Management Recruitment

Informa Middle East

May 2018

May 2018

Diploma, Budgeting and Budget Control of HR

United Arab Emirates

GPA (percentage): 99%

GPA (percentage): 99%

Virtual University

January 2018

January 2018

Master's degree, Human Resources Management

Pakistan

American Certification Institute

August 2014

August 2014

Diploma, Human Resource (CHRP)

United Arab Emirates

GPA (percentage): 90%

GPA (percentage): 90%

Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP)

Project Management Institute, USA

October 2011

October 2011

Diploma, Project Management Professional

United Arab Emirates

GPA (percentage): 80%

GPA (percentage): 80%

I have already got a diploma in Project Management from Zabeel Institute attested by Ministry of UAE and i am going to appear in final exams in NOV 2011.

Balochistan University

January 2010

January 2010

Master's degree, Accounting And Economics

Pakistan

Govt. Islamia College of Commerce

January 2005

January 2005

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration And Commerce

Pakistan

Skills

ERP & SAP
Expert
ERP & SAP
Expert
Computer Hardware Troubleshooting
Expert
Computer Hardware Troubleshooting
Expert
Project Collaboration
Expert
Project Collaboration
Expert
Team Management
Expert
Team Management
Expert
SAP
Expert
SAP
Expert
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Expert
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Expert
ECONOMICS
Expert
ECONOMICS
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGY
Expert
HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGY
Expert
PLANNING
Expert
PLANNING
Expert
JOB INTERVIEWS
Expert
JOB INTERVIEWS
Expert
HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HCM
Expert
HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HCM
Expert
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
Expert
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
Expert
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Expert
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Expert
MS OFFICE
Expert
MS OFFICE
Expert
Employee Affairs Dealing
Expert
Employee Affairs Dealing
Expert
ERP
Expert
ERP
Expert
SAP Successfactors
Expert
SAP Successfactors
Expert
Power BI
Expert
Power BI
Expert
ERP & SAP
Expert
ERP & SAP
Expert
Computer Hardware Troubleshooting
Expert
Computer Hardware Troubleshooting
Expert
Project Collaboration
Expert
Project Collaboration
Expert
Team Management
Expert
Team Management
Expert

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate

Memberships

Chartered Institute of Personnel Development

HR Business Partner

December 2020