People Director MENA and Global Creative Hub

We are seeking an experienced and strategic People Director to lead and support people initiatives across two key areas of our business:

• The MENA region, with a strong emphasis on UAE and KSA.
  
• Our globally distributed Creative Hub, working closely with teams and leaders across 8–9 international markets.

This is a broad and dynamic role requiring a strong generalist background, deep regional knowledge, and a global mindset. You will be responsible for driving people strategy, enhancing organisational culture, supporting growth, and enabling operational excellence - while ensuring alignment with business goals and employee needs.

The role will require collaboration with local HR partners in various regions - especially for the Creative Hub - particularly in areas such as employment contracts, labour law compliance, and cultural alignment.

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership across MENA and the Creative Hub.
• Develop a comprehensive people plan that integrates performance, operational excellence and organisational culture.
• Champion a client-centric mindset by ensuring team structures, skills, and behaviours align with service excellence and client delivery.
• Collaborate closely with regional and global leaders to ensure people decisions are insight-led and future-focused.
  

• Lead all people-related activity in the MENA region, with specific expertise in UAE and KSA, including compliance with local labour laws, visa requirements, and nationalisation programs (Emiratisation and Saudisation).
• Drive employee engagement, retention, and high performance
• Support change management and restructuring initiatives as needed
• Tailor people practices to accommodate legal, cultural, and organisational differences across UAE, KSA, South Africa, Egypt, Lebanon, and India.
  

• Collaborate with in-market HR teams Globally on employment contracts, onboarding, local policy compliance, and local employment law guidance.
• Champion a strong, inclusive culture that supports creativity, collaboration, and growth.
• Maintain accurate people data for Creative Hub employees to support precise headcount tracking, budgeting, and workforce planning.
• Create a consistent people experience while respecting regional and cultural nuances.
  

• Lead structured cycles of feedback, development planning, and goal setting (PDPs, OKRs) to drive growth and accountability.
• Establish clear talent mapping and succession planning for critical roles across both areas.
• Coach leaders and managers on effective performance conversations and talent development.
• Leverage performance and engagement data to inform LD&G initiatives.
  

• Ensure organisational change is supported by strong, scalable HR structures, policies, and processes.
• Maintain a bulletproof, centralised employee database that supports business decisions, compliance, and efficiency.
• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline operations, improve systems, and reduce admin overhead.
• Monitor key HR metrics and report on progress toward operational and cultural goals.
  

• Shape and execute a long-term recruitment strategy in collaboration with the Group TA function.
• Enhance the employer brand in key talent markets to attract high-performing, culturally aligned candidates.
• Drive a data-informed hiring process using BambooHR and other relevant tools.
• Build strong relationships with external recruitment partners to support global and regional hiring needs.

• Earn Trust: Focused on maintaining and increasing customer focus, works with the customer in mind earning trust along each step with clients and colleagues
• Help Others Succeed: Makes an active contribution to a joint result (organizational target) or to resolving problems or conflicts. Think in terms of possibilities. Is able to solve issues and problems in a timely and effective manner, working as a team.
• Dare to Lead: Is willing to improve individual performance and stimulate others to act accordingly. Setting the standard and example. Being solution driven.
• Exceed Expectations: Carries out tasks without help from others; takes command of problem situations and aims to achieve more than the basic requirements

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Incubeta is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.Please take note that if you do not receive a response within 2 weeks of applying, you should consider your application as unsuccessful.