Country Head of HR

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We have an exciting opportunity for to join us as Country Head of HR who will serve as the strategic people advisor to country leadership, accountable for driving people and culture transformation and ensuring delivery of impactful HR outcomes across the full employee lifecycle. The country Head of HR is accountable for orchestrating, influencing, and aligning local, regional, and global HR stakeholders to meet country’s business needs, shaping and executing the country people and HR agenda in close partnership with local business leadership. The role acts as a strategic business partner, supporting Egypt’s growth ambitions and organizational effectiveness while ensuring excellence in day-to-day HR related agenda.

This role requires a strong balance between strategic leadership (HR strategy deployment, change management, and culture initiatives) and HR operational excellence (policy implementation, employee lifecycle management, compliance, issue resolution, and manager coaching).

Key Accountabilities

1. Strategic People Partnership

• Act as a trusted advisor to country leadership on organizational design, workforce planning, talent strategy, culture, and change.
• Translate country business strategy into a coherent people agenda aligned with regional and global HR frameworks.
• Ensure people strategies directly support business performance, growth, and sustainability.
• Provide data-driven insights on workforce trends, engagement, performance, and capability gaps.

2. People & Culture Transformation

• Lead and drive country-level people and culture transformation initiatives aligned with global direction.
• Champion desired culture, values, and leadership behaviors across the organization.
• Act as a change leader, supporting leaders and employees through transformation, restructuring, and change initiatives.
• Embed inclusion, engagement, and employee experience principles into daily people practices.
• Ensure transformation efforts translate into tangible behavioral and business outcomes.

3. End-to-End Employee Lifecycle Impact

• Ensure a seamless and impactful employee experience across the full lifecycle:
  • Workforce planning and talent acquisition alignment, Onboarding and integration, Performance management and development, Career progression and succession planning, Rewards, recognition, and engagement, Offboarding and knowledge transfer

4. HR Operations & Compliance Oversight

• Ensure HR operations deliver efficient, compliant, and employee-centric services in the country.
• Act as the escalation and governance point for operational HR issues impacting employees or leaders.
• Ensure compliance with local labor laws, regulations, and company policies.
• Partner with regional and global HR operations teams to drive continuous improvement.
• Identify gaps or friction points in the lifecycle and mobilize HR functions to address them. Continuously improve the employee experience through feedback, data, and insights.

5. Orchestration of HR Functions

• Serve as the single point of accountability for HR outcomes in the country.
  • Orchestrate and align the efforts of: P&R, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, HR Operations
• Influence priorities, timelines, and delivery through strong stakeholder management rather than formal authority. Coordinate across local, regional, and global HR teams to ensure consistency while addressing country-specific needs. Proactively escalate risks, gaps, or misalignment and drive resolution.

6. Talent, Capability & Leadership Development

• Partner with Learning & Development teams to ensure capability building aligns with current and future business needs. Support leaders in building high-performing, resilient teams. Drive succession planning and talent reviews at the country level. Ensure critical roles are identified and talent pipelines are in place.

7. Compensation, Benefits & Rewards Governance

• Partner with P&R teams to ensure competitive, equitable, and compliant reward practices. Provide country insights into market trends, employee expectations, and business affordability. Support leaders in applying reward frameworks consistently and effectively. Ensures reward decisions support performance, retention, and engagement.

Success Measures

• Delivery of country people strategy aligned with business goals.
• Effective coordination and alignment across HR functions without direct authority.
• Measurable improvement in employee engagement, capability, and retention.
• Successful execution of people and culture transformation initiatives.
• Positive leader and employee feedback on HR partnership and impact.
• Compliance, risk mitigation, and operational effectiveness in HR delivery.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive HR experience, including senior leadership roles

• Proven experience as a strategic HR partner to executive leadership in complex, matrixed organizations.

• Strong expertise across the full employee lifecycle, people & culture transformation, and change management.

• Solid background in HR operations, governance, and local labor law compliance.

• Ability to orchestrate and influence HR functions (TA, L&D, P&R, HR Ops) across local, regional, and global stakeholders.

• Experience driving talent, leadership development, and succession planning at country level.

• Data-driven mindset with strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

• HR certifications (CIPD, SHRM, HRCI or equivalent) are a plus.

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