Total Rewards Manager

The Total Rewards Manager is responsible for designing, optimizing, and governing the organization’s Compensation, Benefits, and Reward frameworks to ensure competitiveness, internal equity, and alignment with the organization’s strategic, financial, and Emiratization objectives. This role plays a central part in supporting the company’s ability to attract, motivate, and retain top investment and corporate talent by developing market-responsive, performance-linked, and data-driven Total Rewards programs. Operating in a sovereign wealth fund environment, the role also leads the integration of AI-enabled analytics, digital reward systems, automation, and predictive workforce cost modelling to enhance decision-making, compliance, and operational accuracy.

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional certifications such as CIPD, WorldatWork (CCP/CBP), or equivalent are preferred.
• 10–12 years of progressive experience in Compensation, Benefits, or Total Rewards, including 3–5 years in a managerial or leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of UAE labor law, GPSSA requirements, compliance, and regulatory compensation standards.
• Advanced analytical, modeling, and forecasting capability; expert-level Excel, Power BI, and HR analytics tools.