54 Team Leadership jobs in Dubai

About Us
As a leader in luxury retail in the Middle East, Al Tayer Group's retail division, Al Tayer Insignia, hosts a portfolio of some of the world’s best luxury brands in the fashion, jewellery, home, and department store categories. Complementing its position in luxury retail, Al Tayer Insignia has also built new frontiers in lifestyle retail, representing leading brands in the Beauty, Home, Fashion and Hospitality sectors. Our brands include Bloomingdales, Harvey Nichols, Amarni, Gym Shark and The White Company, to name just a few!

About The Role

The Leadership Training Manager reports to Head of Talent, L&D & People Experience and is responsible to design, deliver, implement, and evaluate a range of leadership and management development programs in line with organizational training and learning needs. The role holder will focus on designing training and development programs to enable leadership capability development, effective job learning, succession planning and cultivate a culture of collaboration, trust, customer focus, agility, and diversity in line with ATI people and organizational development strategies and plans.

What You’ll Be Doing

Strategic Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop the best-in-class leaders by enhancing managerial and leadership skills of our Business Support Functions & Commercial population.
• Provide a development map/journey of customized leadership development curriculums to elevate leaders in their present and future roles.

Functional Roles and Responsibilities:

• Work closely with commercial stakeholders, brand trainers, and HR Business Partners to identify training needs and create long term learning solutions for improving skills and capabilities across all levels.
• Partner with external training partners for best in class learning solutions.
• Design and deliver ad hoc learning initiatives as requested by the business leaders.
• Implement effective methods to optimize the learning roadmap, budget and allocate resources, and market programs internally.
• Ensure all floor managers have an IDP, and it is being regularly updated.
• Create leadership dashboards and templates to track the leadership development journey, learning impacts, and training ROI.
• Deliver superior stakeholders experience by being seen as a trusted learning business partner.
• Support the Head of Talent L&D and Employee Experience to build a customer driven organization aligned with the business strategies.
• Ensure a proper roll out of the EVP in all learning and training initiatives.
• Support the Head of Talent L&D and Employee Experience with the annual talent identification and review cycle including Talent Calibration, Succession Planning, Identification of high-potential employees, assessment of flight risks, mobility and the completion of employee Talent Profiles to drive improved insight into the capabilities of ATIemployees.
• Work closely with the Leadership Teams and HR Business Partners to build career paths for retail roles and create development plans to fast track talent.
• Facilitate Internal/External Leadership Assessments to understand skill gaps.
• Update the Talent Management toolkit as needed, create talent profiles, and facilitate capability building sessions for HR Business Partners and Line Managers.
• Create Talent Profiles and ensure all high potentials have IDP
• Share insights from talent calibration employee performance review cycle.

About You

Education/Certification and Continued Education:

• Graduate or Post Graduate Degree in any relevant field.
• Professional certification (CIPD or SHRM) would be an advantage.

Years of Experience:

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Learning & Development, Talent Development, Talent Management, or related experience in building, delivering, and measuring high-impact learning experiences to a diverse audience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Demonstrable basic commercial and business acumen with excellent analytical and critical thinking skills. Experience in the Retail industry, ideally with exposure to both corporate and stores.
• Good influencing, interpersonal and coaching skills.
• Good change management and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong project management, planning, and execution.
• Knowledge of adult learning practice, facilitation and training techniques and ability to apply instructional design and content writing methods to deliver impactful learning programs.
• The ability to organize, prioritize and own multiple tasks while meeting and/or exceeding deadlines.
• Demonstrated success in designing, delivering, and measuring high-impact learning experiences for the leadership population.
• Strong personal leadership, organizational, and relationship-building skills and deliver results through influence and excellent communication.
• Technical experience in adult learning theories and/or instructional design and leadership development and masterful facilitation skills with strong diagnostic skills (listening, probing, analyzing).
• Proven ability motivating, training, and coaching employees, assigning priorities to workload, and advocating needs of the team.
• Experience using data to identify insights and problem-solve and ability to switch seamlessly between strategic thinking and tactical execution within a fast-paced environment
• Strong Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Teams, Zoom and project management applications; e-learning development is an advantage (i.e., Articulate, Adobe Captivate, etc.) Knowledge and usage of e-learning design and delivery and use of Digital Learning Technologies.
• Most importantly, the Leadership Development Manager needs to live and breathe the ATI Culture, DNA and Employee Value propositions (EVP). They need to have excellent authentic communication and influencing skills andbe energized by working in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Proficiency in English. Arabic would be an advantage
• Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Organized and timely decision making
• Ability to manage diversity and executive presence

Additional Requirements:

• Self-motivated, proactive, and self-driven
• Able to work under pressures and deliver against deadlines.
• Resilient. Exhibit skills for agility, act as an adaptable, flexible resource.
• Reliable team player who will contribute their knowledge and experience into a team environment.

Garhoud, Dubai - UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

We are seeking a Finance Director for Middle East, Africa, and Russia , to provide financial leadership and play a key role in establishing and achieving financial objectives. This role partners with the Affiliate Management Team to balance long-term strategies with near-term business needs.

1. Work closely with the Affiliate Management Team, Area Finance Director, and Centers of Excellence platforms to meet worldwide financial commitments by providing financial insights and recommendations that will lead to effective business decisions.
2. Closely work with the Tax CoE to ensure a deep understanding of the specificities of the Middle East, Africa, and Russian (MEAR) Tax environments and incorporate these aspects in the daily decision-making process.
3. Analyze business agreements and general contracts to ensure they make sound financial and business sense.
4. Ensure that financial controls are in place to provide for adequate protection of the MEAR affiliates' assets and for the accurate and timely reporting of financial results in compliance with company policies and regulated reporting requirements. The MEAR Affiliate operates under a SoX environment.
5. Act as Host and actively manage the ABVAGN relationship.
6. Be an active and integral member of the Affiliate Management Team, which includes presenting the financial operating results of the business, providing advice and support to the other team members, being actively involved in the decision-making process, and contributing to the development and implementation of the business strategy.
7. Oversee the financial planning and analysis functions while providing guidance and direction to a team of 20 dedicated finance professionals. EHS Facilities as well as Customer Service are also under the responsibility of the MEAR Finance Director.
8. Coordinate the preparation of the annual Long-Range Plan, annual Plan, annual Update, and monthly Latest Best Estimates to ensure that they are achievable and consistent with overall business and Area objectives.
9. Coordinate a solid S&OP process to ensure strong alignment with Supply and Operations.
10. Ensure that the analytical and reporting requirements are met in a high-quality and timely manner.
11. Create an environment that attracts, retains, and motivates a diverse and highly talented workforce.
12. Select, coach, and develop individuals for high performance and ensure that the MEAR finance organization is adequately staffed with highly competent individuals.

The Technical Operations Director plays a pivotal role in driving operational excellence and providing technical leadership to support executional priorities across designated markets.

• Provide strategic focus on the region, covering single or multiple countries within the Coca-Cola Company's Middle East Franchise.
• Oversee critical business indicators such as volume, revenue, and operating income, considering the complexity of supply chains, geographical diversity, and the maturity levels of the bottling partners.

Territory-Level Support & Collaboration

• Provide technical leadership and executional support to franchise units and bottling partners across all TI&SC functional areas, ensuring alignment with regional strategies and operational goals.
• Set ambitious yet achievable targets for each bottling plant, guiding their efficient execution to support growth and operational capacity building.
• Collaborate with Franchise Operations Managers to enable targeted capability and capacity building in supply chain, production infrastructure, process optimization, and cost efficiency within the assigned territories.

Operational & Supply Chain Optimization

• Lead bottling plant actions to optimize manufacturing costs and yields, ensuring profitability targets are met while maintaining quality standards.
• Facilitate the development and execution of productivity initiatives and supply chain contingency plans (BCPs) across the assigned territories in alignment with system goals.
• Coordinate demand and supply activities between bottling partners and the broader Supply Chain team, ensuring seamless alignment within the Franchise operations.

Commercialization & Execution

• Support the development and execution of commercialization/innovation plans by working collaboratively with key stakeholders, including Corporate, CPS (Commercial Products Supply), bottling partners, and other Franchise Operations (FO) functions.

Integrated Individual Contribution

• This is an individual contributor role that requires extensive collaboration across technical functions and operational teams to provide guidance and actionable solutions for strategic execution.

• Minimum 10 years of experience in one or more functional areas related to preferred food & beverage manufacturing operations.
• Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Production, QSE (Quality, Safety & Environment), SRA (Scientific & Regulatory Affairs), Commercialization, Technical Franchise Leadership, or roles within the food and beverage industry.
• Proven track record of navigating complex manufacturing environments with an understanding of regional challenges and operational diversity.
• Strong knowledge of technical risk management, technical governance processes (frameworks, KPIs, etc.), and commercialization methodologies, supply chain process and operations.
• Familiarity with QSE metrics, operational assessments, and project management tools to execute technical/commercial initiatives successfully.
• Demonstrated expertise in continuous improvement methodologies and lean practices within large-scale production and distribution ecosystems.
• Strong planning and organizational skills to ensure efficient execution of technical and commercial projects in dynamic environments.
• Robust risk-mapping capabilities and strategic problem-solving skills to anticipate operational issues and define effective solutions.
• Open to travel min 40%