Vice President – Talent Digital Transformation
ALDAR
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Abu Dhabi
Contract type: Full time
Job Purpose
To lead the integration, management, and continuous improvement of P&C technology systems and to drive digital innovation across all P&C processes. This role ensures that P&C technology platforms are efficient, user-friendly, data-driven, and aligned with organizational needs.
Roles And Responsibilities
P&C Technology Leadership & Digital Transformation
Lead the strategy, integration, and management of all core P&C systems
Oversee vendor selection, contracts, and relationships for technology platforms.
Drive digital innovation across the P&C lifecycle by identifying opportunities to simplify, digitize, and/or automate processes, as well as by enhancing employee and manager self-service platforms.
Work closely with the Group Digital Futures team to define digital products needed by the P&C team (e.g., dashboards, AI chatbots, other AI-driven solutions)
Ensure digital transformation initiatives are measured against KPIs (e.g., adoption rates, process efficiency gains, employee satisfaction).
Stay ahead of emerging HR technology trends and recommend tools to enhance employee experience and broader P&C processes.
Cross-Functional Partnership
Partner with Talent Analytics to ensure P&C systems provide clean, consistent, and actionable data.
Collaborate with Technology and Digital functions to align P&C technology with enterprise-wide digital architecture, cybersecurity, and data governance, as well as leveraging existing and future digital solutions
In close collaboration with Group Technology, ensure P&C systems and technology tools are reliable, secure, and optimized to support business requirements and employee needs.
Act as the bridge between P&C and technology teams, ensuring business needs are translated into system capabilities.
Champion the adoption of digital tools and platforms across P&C (and the broader business as relevant) and build digital capability within P&C through relevant training.
Experience
10+ years of technology/systems management experience, including at least 5 years in HR systems management or digital transformation roles.
Proven track record of implementing and managing enterprise HRIS and related platforms (Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle Fusion, or similar).
Experience driving HR process digitization.
Strong exposure to cross-functional collaboration with IT/Digital functions.
Prior experience in private sector, large-scale organizations or fast-growth environments preferred.
Technical & Interpersonal Skills
Deep expertise in HR technology platforms and systems integration.
Strong understanding of HR processes and how digital solutions enable efficiency and employee experience.
Collaborative style with ability to work across multiple teams and functions.
Data-driven mindset with ability to link systems performance to business outcomes.
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in information systems or related field (required).
Master’s degree (MSc in HR Technology, Information Systems or equivalent) preferred.
Professional certifications in HR technology desirable (e.g., SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, Oracle).
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
To lead the integration, management, and continuous improvement of P&C technology systems and to drive digital innovation across all P&C processes. This role ensures that P&C technology platforms are efficient, user-friendly, data-driven, and aligned with organizational needs.
Roles And Responsibilities
P&C Technology Leadership & Digital Transformation
Lead the strategy, integration, and management of all core P&C systems
Oversee vendor selection, contracts, and relationships for technology platforms.
Drive digital innovation across the P&C lifecycle by identifying opportunities to simplify, digitize, and/or automate processes, as well as by enhancing employee and manager self-service platforms.
Work closely with the Group Digital Futures team to define digital products needed by the P&C team (e.g., dashboards, AI chatbots, other AI-driven solutions)
Ensure digital transformation initiatives are measured against KPIs (e.g., adoption rates, process efficiency gains, employee satisfaction).
Stay ahead of emerging HR technology trends and recommend tools to enhance employee experience and broader P&C processes.
Cross-Functional Partnership
Partner with Talent Analytics to ensure P&C systems provide clean, consistent, and actionable data.
Collaborate with Technology and Digital functions to align P&C technology with enterprise-wide digital architecture, cybersecurity, and data governance, as well as leveraging existing and future digital solutions
In close collaboration with Group Technology, ensure P&C systems and technology tools are reliable, secure, and optimized to support business requirements and employee needs.
Act as the bridge between P&C and technology teams, ensuring business needs are translated into system capabilities.
Champion the adoption of digital tools and platforms across P&C (and the broader business as relevant) and build digital capability within P&C through relevant training.
Experience
10+ years of technology/systems management experience, including at least 5 years in HR systems management or digital transformation roles.
Proven track record of implementing and managing enterprise HRIS and related platforms (Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle Fusion, or similar).
Experience driving HR process digitization.
Strong exposure to cross-functional collaboration with IT/Digital functions.
Prior experience in private sector, large-scale organizations or fast-growth environments preferred.
Technical & Interpersonal Skills
Deep expertise in HR technology platforms and systems integration.
Strong understanding of HR processes and how digital solutions enable efficiency and employee experience.
Collaborative style with ability to work across multiple teams and functions.
Data-driven mindset with ability to link systems performance to business outcomes.
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in information systems or related field (required).
Master’s degree (MSc in HR Technology, Information Systems or equivalent) preferred.
Professional certifications in HR technology desirable (e.g., SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, Oracle).
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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