People Experience & Operations Senior Manager Unilever GMG

An exciting opportunity has been announced by Unilever for the job role of People Experience & Operations Senior Manager in Dubai. The successful candidate will lead innovations, big and small, that will make business win and grow. Candidate will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues in a truly global and diverse culture to ultimately.

Responsibilities of People Experience & Operations Senior Manager

• Manage, prioritize and distribute work among the People Experience team, fostering a culture of continuous development and high performance.
• Provide robust support to HRBPs aligned with the Arabia business agenda and local talent strategy.
• Collaborate with various functions within People Experience and Operations team, ensuring alignment with shared services in Cairo Hub (JML team lead, Talent Advisory; Payroll; Global Mobility).
• Partner with non-HR cross-functional teams (IT; Workplace and Travel; Finance, Legal, Global Expertise Teams) to drive simple and consistent end-to-end experiences across all Employee lifecycles.
• Required to sign contracts, letters and providing approval for monthly payroll and bank transactions, ensuring precision and compliance in critical documentation and HR financial processes.
• Conduct quarterly assessments of PEX people costs and expenses, analyzing financial trends and implementing necessary adjustments to ensure adherence to approved budgets.
• Act as an agile resource on HR-related issues, serving as a change agent and promoting a culture of flexibility.
• Partner with HRLT on Arabia talent strategy, driving localization programs and meeting local hiring requirements.
• Coach and consult on management issues, as well as challenging and/or influencing decision-making processes related to people agenda.
• Lead change management efforts for digital workplace initiatives, simplifying processes and integrating technology for a seamless end-to-end experience.
• Drive centralization of transactional activities, standardizing processes and leveraging automation for efficiency.
• Ensure an exteremly high level of compliance and ethical operations of all HR policies and processes.
• Stay updated on new local labor laws by collaborating with Country Legal business partners and connecting with local government departments.
• Ensure all policies, processes and systems are updated with any new local labor changes.
• Manage any esclations from immigration issues along with PROs and People partners if needed.

Requirements for Role of People Experience & Operations Senior Manager 

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 8 years of HR experience with a focus on team management.
• GCC experience is a plus.
• Proven experience in global and local project rollouts.

Skills And Knowledge Desired

• Strong understanding of local labor laws and regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Arabic Language is a plus.
• Relationship Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Data Governance and Privacy
• Problem Solving and Innovation

Junior Key Account Executive Unilever UAE