Director Total Rewards, Middle East & Africa
- Dubai
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Director, Total Rewards, Middle East & Africa
Role Summary
Reporting to the Vice President Total Reward this role will lead total reward activities for the Middle East and Africa region of SNC-Lavalin. The incumbent will be based in the middle east and will manage one regional reward colleague. The incumbent will work closely with global reward colleagues as well as the HR teams in the region.
We have a Total Reward Global Programmes team who manage global activities e.g. annual merit and bonus reviews, recognition and wellbeing programmes and provide data analytical support for the on-shore regional reward teams. The incumbent is expected to act as the interface with the Total Reward Global Programmes team to ensure global compensation programmes are successfully delivered within region.
Role Accountabilities
Understand regional business talent strategy, execution plans and challenges
Provide subject matter advice, consultancy & education to HR and business leaders to:
maximise the impact of corporate total reward frameworks
evaluate local requirements and develop local market total reward solutions
Provide market practice and data insights to influence business decisions & strategy
Participate as Total Reward SME on Region HR leadership team
Establish and manage Region Total Rewards governance structures
Build trusted relationships with Region Leadership, HR & Finance & other stakeholders
Manage local Total Rewards plans, programmes & vendors
Direct the delivery of corporate Total Rewards programmes in Region
Management of in-region reward personnel
Skills & Attributes
Demonstrable experience in a Reward lead role within the Middle East: particularly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
Strong commercial understanding and the ability to build a compelling business case
A great communicator with strong networking, presentation and influencing capability
Diagnostic and analytical skills and an ability to use story-telling to present compelling data driven propositions to HR and the business
Digitally savvy with a strong understanding of HR and reward systems (Workday experience preferred)
A process-oriented mindset and a desire to drive continuous improvement
Proven project management capability
A solid understanding of global and regional reward programmes and reward governance frameworks
Experience of working with, managing and leveraging global and regional reward vendors
Demonstrable resilience with the ability to manage many tasks simultaneously in a fast-changing environment.
Educated to degree level; CIPD and/or reward qualifications would be advantageous.
Rewards & Benefits
We offer an excellent package which includes:
Competitive salary
Transportation allowance
Annual leave
Medical insurance cover
Company gratuity scheme
Discretionary bonus scheme
Annual flight allowance to point of origin
Employee Assistance Program – 24-hour free advice on financial, legal, and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants.
SNC Lavalin's Atkins business is one of the largest multidisciplinary, multi sector engineering design consultancies in the world and is part of the SNC Lavalin Group.
As one of the world’s most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies with a leading track record in the defence sector, Atkins are ideally placed to respond to this market. We have a broad establishment and proud, 50-year history throughout the Middle East region.
We provide a full range of design, engineering and project management services for buildings, transportation, and other infrastructure programmes.
Atkins in the Middle East now employs around 2,000 staff serving Gulf clients across all market sectors from offices in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh, and Sharjah.
Active in the Middle East for over 20 years, we have offices in the UAE, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia. We hire and retain only the best people in the industry. Our success is built on recruiting – and then developing – brilliant people from a broad range of professional and cultural backgrounds. It’s precisely this diversity of talent that sets us apart.
Acquired by SNC Lavalin in 2017, we also have an extensive depth of geographic exposure across 50 countries and the breadth of 53,000 experts. As one of the largest engineering consultants, we have access to 17,000 staff in the Middle East making us one of the largest multidisciplinary consultancies in the region.

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