Chief People Officer jobs in United Arab Emirates

£100,000-£120,000 + Bonus + Car Allowance + Comprehensive Benefits

Location: East Midlands Commutable Counties, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Cambridgeshire, North Hertfordshire, North Oxfordshire (Relocation Assistance Considered)

A high-growth, technology-driven organisation undergoing rapid expansion seeks an exceptional Chief People Officer to join its senior leadership team.

The business is evolving quickly in scale, structure, and capability - positioning itself for continued growth and potential private‑equity investment. It now requires a forward‑thinking HR leader to design and embed the people strategy that will underpin this transformation.

This is a newly created C‑suite role for an accomplished HR professional who can combine strategic foresight with hands‑on delivery, bringing rigour, innovation, and leadership maturity to a fast‑moving, entrepreneurial environment.

• Lead the development and implementation of a progressive People and Culture strategy aligned with business transformation and future growth ambitions.
• Partner with the C‑suite and Board to evolve organisational design, leadership capability, and succession frameworks to support scale and complexity.
• Introduce professional HR systems, data, and metrics to ensure insight‑led decision‑making.
• Build a performance‑driven culture balancing innovation, accountability, and collaboration.
• Drive leadership and talent development across all functions, building capability for long‑term success.
• Design reward, recognition, and incentive frameworks that attract and retain high‑performing teams.
• Ensure people policies and processes align with a future‑ready organisation preparing for potential private‑equity engagement.
• Lead, coach, and inspire a growing HR team to deliver exceptional service to the business.
• Champion inclusion, engagement, and wellbeing as integral parts of the company's growth story.

• Degree educated (minimum 2:1), ideally in Business, Law, or Human Resources; Master's advantageous.
• Proven track record as HR Director, Head of People, or divisional VP HR within high‑growth, complex, or multi‑site organisations.
• Experience in professionalising HR functions within innovative, scaling technology or service‑based businesses.
• Background in preparing or readying a business for external investment or private‑equity partnership, while maintaining strong cultural identity.
• Deep expertise in organisational design, people strategy, and culture development.
• Commercially astute, data‑literate, and capable of operating with pace and precision.
• Exceptional stakeholder‑management and influencing skills, with Board‑level credibility.
• Pragmatic, delivery‑focused leader comfortable blending strategy with hands‑on execution.

This is a high‑impact appointment offering the opportunity to shape people strategy at the heart of a growing, technology‑led business. The successful candidate will combine commercial insight, leadership influence, and a passion for building sustainable performance cultures.

Hybrid working is available (minimum 3-4 days in the office but candidates must live within daily commuting distance of the office), with relocation assistance for candidates seeking to move to the East Midlands/commutable counties.