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Emirates Investment Authority

<div><p>The Talent Management Manager plays a critical role in shaping the workforce and enhancing the talent pipeline within the Emirates Investment Authority. This position is responsible for developing and implementing talent management strategies that align with the organization's goals and support the growth and development of UAE Nationals.</p><p><b>
Key Responsibilities:</b></p><ul>
<li>Develop and implement comprehensive talent management frameworks and programs that promote workforce engagement, performance, and retention.</li>
<li>Collaborate with senior management to identify strategic talent needs and build a robust talent pipeline aimed at empowering UAE Nationals within the organization.</li>
<li>Design and oversee talent assessment processes, including training needs analysis, succession planning, and career development initiatives.</li>
<li>Provide coaching and guidance to managers and employees on talent development and career pathing.</li>
<li>Monitor and analyze talent management metrics to assess the effectiveness of programs and make informed recommendations for improvements.</li>
<li>Lead training and development initiatives to enhance employee skills and organizational capability.</li>
<li>Foster a culture of continuous learning and development that supports employee engagement and growth.</li>
<li>Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and policies related to talent management and workforce development.</li>
</ul><p><b>Requirements</b></p><ul>
<li>Must be UAE National.</li>
<li>Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.</li>
<li>Minimum of 7 years of experience in talent management or human resources, with a focus on UAE Nationals development.</li>
<li>Strong knowledge of talent management best practices, tools, and methodologies.</li>
<li>Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships at all levels.</li>
<li>Proven analytical skills to evaluate data and make data-driven decisions.</li>
<li>Experience in designing and implementing training and development programs is an advantage.</li>
<li>Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.</li></ul></div>

Talent Managment Manager-UAE National

<div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Purpose</b></h3><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
The Talent Acquisition Manager is responsible for designing and executing a forward-looking, digitally and AI enabled talent acquisition strategy that ensures the organization attracts world-class investment and corporate talent. The role leads end-to-end hiring across the organisation. This includes driving a strong Emiratization agenda and ensuring alignment with the organization's long-term workforce strategy.</b></h3><p></p><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
This position plays a critical role in transforming the recruitment function through AI-driven sourcing tools, automation, workforce analytics, and HR chatbots, ensuring an optimized, data-rich, and candidate-centric recruitment experience suitable for a sovereign wealth fund operating in global financial markets.</b></h3><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Strategic Responsibilities</b></h3><p></p><ul><li><br>
Develop and execute an enterprise-wide <b>Talent Acquisition Strategy</b> that supports long-term capability needs with a clear strategy on sourcing qualified talent from the industry</li><li>Lead the <b>digital transformation of recruitment</b>, integrating AI-enabled screening, predictive analytics, automated workflows, and talent intelligence to enhance quality of hire and reduce cycle times.</li><li>Drive a proactive <b>Emiratization hiring strategy</b>, providing opportunities for UAE National talent.</li><li>Partner with senior leadership, business heads, and the HR team to forecast workforce needs and translate them into structured hiring plans.</li><li>Drive the <b>Employer Branding Strategy</b>, positioning EIA as an employer of choice locally and globally by leveraging institutional brand equity, digital content, talent communities, and industry partnerships.</li><li>Establish governance for all talent acquisition processes, ensuring alignment with internal policies, Board governance, and regulatory requirements.</li><li>(In conjunction with relevant corporate functions) define and maintain a governance framework for AI in Talent Acquisition, covering data usage, vendor selection, performance monitoring, and improving / phasing-out tools that no longer meet quality or risk standards.</li><li>Ensure hiring complies with data privacy regulations, and EIA policies, including transparency, fairness, non-discrimination, and candidate due-process standards.</li><li>Build Human In the Loop processes to ensure recruitment related roles remain augmented (not displaced) by AI augmented as well ongoing human skill development in talent acquisition</li><li>Lead <b>manpower planning and workforce demand forecasting</b> in collaboration with business leaders and Finance, ensuring alignment with investment strategy and approved headcount plans.</li><li>Support <b>organization design and role structuring</b>, including job design, span of control, and headcount optimization.</li><li>Manage and monitor the <b>Talent Acquisition budget</b>, ensuring cost-effective hiring, vendor spend discipline, and alignment with approved workforce plans.</li></ul><p></p><p><b><br>
Core Responsibilities</b></p><p></p><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
 </b><b>1. End-to-End Recruitment Management</b><b>
</b></h3><ul><li>Oversee the full recruitment lifecycle: job design, sourcing, assessments, interview management, offers, onboarding, and post-hire integration.</li><li>Ensure <b>AI-augmented candidate screening and shortlisting</b> using ATS algorithms, skill-based matching, and chatbot-enabled candidate engagement.</li><li>Maintain strong hiring processes for senior, specialist, and investment roles including due diligence, reference checks, and assessment centre management.</li><li>Embed competency-based and behaviour-based selection methodologies aligned with organizational values and investment-industry expectations.</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
2. Talent Intelligence, Analytics &amp; Reporting</b></h3><ul><li>Build and maintain advanced <b>Talent Acquisition dashboards</b> covering hiring trends, pipeline analytics, time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, source effectiveness, and workforce forecasting.</li><li>Apply <b>predictive analytics</b> to analyse attrition risks, talent gaps, and long-term hiring needs.</li><li>Provide market insights on compensation, investment sector mobility, and talent availability.</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
3. Emiratization &amp; National Talent Development</b></h3><ul><li>Lead targeted strategies to identify, attract, assess, and onboard UAE Nationals across all business units.</li><li>Establish partnerships with universities, scholarship programs, and government entities to build strong national pipelines.</li><li>Align hiring practices with Emiratization KPIs, national reporting requirements, and relevant governance structures.</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
4. Employer Branding &amp; Talent Pipelines</b></h3><ul><li>Build global and local talent communities for ongoing talent needs such as UAE National investment professionals.</li><li>Promote internships, analyst programs, early careers initiatives, and UAE National rotational programs.</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
5. Vendor &amp; Technology Management</b></h3><ul><li>Oversee partnerships with recruitment agencies, executive search firms, assessment vendors, and technology providers.</li><li>Evaluate and implement <b>AI, automation, and recruitment-tech platforms</b> (ATS, CRM, assessment tools) to enhance efficiency and decision quality.</li><li>Ensure vendor performance meets agreed-upon SLAs and governance requirements.</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
 6. Manpower Planning, Budgeting &amp; Organization Design</b></h3><ul><li>Execute annual and multi-year manpower planning cycles and translate approved plans into hiring roadmaps.</li><li>Partner with Finance to manage recruitment-related budgets, track spend, and optimize cost efficiency.</li><li>Support organizational structure changes, role creation, and headcount approvals in line with governance requirements.</li><li>Provide data-driven insights on workforce capacity, hiring prioritization, and organizational effectiveness.</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
6. Governance, Compliance &amp; Quality Assurance</b></h3><ul><li>Work with relevant internal functions such as Risk Management, Legal, IT and HR Enablement to ensure all recruitment practices comply with Emiratization requirements, audit guidelines, and internal HR policies.</li><li>Maintain detailed documentation for audits, risk reviews, and process transparency.</li><li>Reduce hiring-related risks through strong controls, structured assessments, and data accuracy.</li><li>Ensure best practice management of AI tools including transparency, bias management, and accountability.</li><li>Monitor and validate AI and algorithmic models used in Talent Acquisition, including performance, accuracy, and fairness metrics; manage recalibration, retraining, or retirement where needed.</li><li>Maintain documentation of AI models and tools used in recruitment, including purpose, data sources, key assumptions, known limitations, and controls.</li><li>Undertake regular audits or AI-enabled processes to monitor for bias, accuracy, privacy and acceptable use</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
People &amp; Leadership Responsibilities</b></h3><ul><li>Lead, mentor, and develop the Talent Acquisition team to ensure capability growth, AI literacy, and operational excellence.</li><li>Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, service excellence, and accountability.</li><li>Serve as a trusted advisor to senior management and business leaders on workforce planning, hiring decisions, and market insights.</li><li>Build strong cross-functional relationships with HR, Legal, Finance, Risk, Audit, and Investment teams.
</li></ul><p><b>Requirements</b></p><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Education &amp; Qualifications</b></h3><p></p><ul><li><br>
Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.</li><li>Master&rsquo;s degree or professional certifications (CIPD, SHRM, ATD) preferred.</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Experience Requirements</b></h3><p></p><ul><li><br>
<b>8-12 years </b>of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition, with at least<b> 3 years in a managerial role.</b></li><li>Solid experience of recruitment for indirect and direct investment professionals in a regulated environment as well as corporate functions for financial services organisations.
</li><li>Experience predominantly gained in-house ideally in a Sovereign Wealth Fund, investment / asset management company, investment bank.
</li><li>UAE inhouse experience</li><li>Experience using <b>AI, automation, and data analytics</b> in recruitment.</li><li>Strong track record managing Emiratization programs.</li></ul></div>

Talent Acquisition Manager (UAEN)

<div><p>The M&amp;A Manager assists the M&amp;A Director within the strategic assets team by leading M&amp;A deal executions across various sectors in line with the strategy of the EIA.</p>
<p><b>Responsibilities and duties</b></p>
Manage the execution of M&amp;A transactions
<ul><li>Work alongside the various industry / sector teams within strategic assets to formulate the investment thesis, and to conduct preliminary assessment (strategic, financial and legal) of a potential strategic opportunity to reach a &ldquo;go/no-go&rdquo; decision
</li><li>Build financial models and conduct financial and valuation analysis in relation to a specific M&amp;A targets (including sensitivity and scenario analysis)</li>
<li>Work alongside the sector teams to develop a framework for synergy assessment</li>
<li>Prepare internal presentations / IC (Investment Committee)memos in relation to presenting specific opportunities and to seek investment approval</li>
<li>Responsible for leading all aspects of M&amp;A transaction execution, including liaising with internal risk, legaland finance</li>
<li>Execute negotiation with target and its shareholders</li>
<li>Provide reporting to CSAO(Chief Strategic Assets Officer) and Investment Committee members on transaction progress
</li><li>Liaise with sector team on sector specific transaction concerns</li><br>
</ul><p></p><br>
<p>Engage and oversee the workstreams of various advisors appointed in relation to M&amp;A transactions
</p><ul><li>Lead &amp; manage the commercial due diligence advisors to scrutinize business of target and sector
</li><li>Coordinate with banking advisors to oversee overall transaction execution, as well as be involved in transaction negotiations, transaction structuring, and valuation assessment (with sensitivities)</li>
Coordinate with financial advisors to oversee financial due diligence<br>
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</li></ul><p></p><br>
<p>Provide input to sector teams on deal pipeline and market opportunities.
</p><ul><li>Build / maintain network of financial advisors / dealmakers / PE players / SWFs(Private Equity and Sovereign Wealth Funds)</li>
<li>Inform sector teams of relevant potential upcoming deals that could be of interest to EIA</li>
</ul><p><b>Requirements</b></p><ul>
<li>Bachelors Degree (Finance, Business or Economics preferred)</li>
<li>Masters degree in preferred. MBA from a top school is highly recommended</li>
<li>Relevant professional certificates an advantage.</li>
<li>10 years&rsquo; experience in deal making experience either from Investment Banking M&amp;A or Private Equity background</li>
<li>Strong financial modelling and valuation skills</li>
<li>Strong presentation skills &ndash; preparation of internal presentations, investment proposals</li>
<li>Regional experience &ndash; Preference to have track-record of deal execution in the region, though strong international experience is sufficient</li>
<li>Experience of and able to influence management teams and boards of directors and government / private sector stakeholders</li>
<li>Has managed M&amp;A transactions in the Middle East or internationally - Investment Banking M&amp;A or Private Equity Sector specific expertise is not required,athough expertise within EIA&rsquo;s current verticals viewed attractively (e.g., TMT, Technology, Media and telecommunications, energy &amp; power, logistics and transportation, healthcare, education and financial services)</li></ul></div>

M&A Manager

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