Section Manager Compensation & Benefits & Employee Relations

Sundus is hiring a Section Manager for Compensation & Benefits and Employee Relations based in Abu Dhabi. This mid-senior full-time position oversees core reward structures, employee relations frameworks, and organizational development initiatives. Reporting directly to the Head of Human Resources / HR Director, the role collaborates closely with Finance and departmental leaders on budgeting, workforce cost modeling, reporting, and strategic HR projects while ensuring strict alignment with UAE labour laws and company objectives.

• Design, execute, and refine competitive compensation, incentive, and benefits strategies through continuous market benchmarking. • Oversee annual salary reviews, promotions, bonuses, allowances, and payroll cost optimization analyses. • Direct employee relations, offering expert guidance on disciplinary matters, grievances, workplace investigations, and UAE Labour Law compliance. • Facilitate organizational restructuring, manpower planning, change management, and succession planning programs. • Lead job evaluations and manage corporate grading structures, salary bands, and job descriptions. • Establish, update, and implement comprehensive HR policies and standard operating procedures. • Deliver HR financial analytics, workforce budgeting forecasts, dashboards, and KPI reports utilizing advanced Excel modeling. • Guide, mentor, and build HR team capabilities while advising senior leadership on strategic workforce matters.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related discipline (Master's/MBA preferred). • Professional HR credential (such as CIPD, SHRM, HRCI, GRP, or CCP) is an advantage. • 8 to 12 years of progressive HR experience, including 4 to 5 years in a supervisory or managerial capacity. • Substantial background across Compensation & Benefits, Employee Relations, Organizational Development, Job Evaluation/Grading, and HR policy management. • UAE Government or Semi-Government sector experience is highly regarded. • Strong analytical and financial acumen with advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency (Pivot Tables, Power Query, Power Pivot, financial modeling, and dashboard creation).

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance or a related field; Master's Degree / MBA preferred; CIPD, SHRM, HRCI, GRP or CCP advantageous.