Regional HR Partner Lead Middle East

About the Role

Vanderlande is seeking a Regional HR Partner Lead Middle East to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves leading the regional HR Partner organization and serving as a trusted advisor to business leaders. The primary objective is to drive organizational effectiveness and employee engagement across the Middle East region.

Role Overview

As the Regional HR Partner Lead Middle East, you will be responsible for leading the people agenda and supporting business leaders in achieving strategic objectives through effective people management and organizational development. This position requires acting as a trusted HR advisor, supporting leadership teams through change, organizational development, talent decisions, and workforce planning. The role combines senior HR partnering with hands-on execution of HR cycle topics, ensuring global HR initiatives are translated into impactful regional execution while considering local needs and market dynamics.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the regional HR Partner organization across the Middle East.
• Advise business leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, talent management, engagement, and succession planning to support business growth.
• Ensure effective execution of HR processes, policies, and programs, including integration programs such as the Vanderlande Logistics integration.
• Drive local implementation of Vanderlande’s people strategy and its global and regional HR initiatives.
• Lead organizational development and change management initiatives.
• Oversee the effective execution of talent, performance, rewards, mobility, engagement, DEI, health & wellbeing, and learning & development programs.
• Ensure compliance with local labor legislation, regional employment practices, and company policies.
• Manage complex employee relations and people-related matters.
• Analyze workforce trends and metrics, providing people insights to support business decisions.
• Collaborate with regional HR teams, Global HRBPs, and HR Functions.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in HR partnering and leadership roles.
• Demonstrated ability to drive people strategy in a fast-growing and entrepreneurial region.
• Experience in organizational development, change management, and talent management.

Reporting and Collaboration

This role is part of the Global HR organization and reports to the global Head of Regional HR Global Services. You will lead HR Partners across the Middle East and work closely with regional leadership teams and global HR stakeholders to support sustainable business growth.

Travel Requirements

Travel for this position is estimated to be between 20-40% of your time, depending on business needs and regional priorities.