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Job Description & Summary
As a Talent Management Manager you will architect and champion a skills‑first talent ecosystem that embeds PwC Professional behaviours into the fabric of everyday work.
Your mandate is to cultivate a culture of continuous learning, agility and behavioural excellence—ensuring every colleague understands, develops and applies the capabilities the firm needs today and tomorrow. Partnering with leadership and HR teams, you will weave robust skills intelligence, cutting‑edge assessments and behaviour‑led rituals into people processes so our workforce remains future‑ready, engaged and empowered.

Key Responsibilities Skills Strategy & Governance

• Craft and continually refine the firm‑wide skills taxonomy, mapping emerging market demands to PwC capability frameworks.
• Embed strategic workforce planning to anticipate future capability requirements and guide skills investment decisions.
• Establish governance for skills data quality, ownership and refresh cycles; champion the skills agenda in leadership forums.
• Partner with Tech and HRIS teams to embed a single "skills source of truth" across talent systems.
• Design transparent, skills‑based career pathways that allow people to pivot, upskill and thrive in an uncertain market.
• Launch internal gig/marketplace pilots, matching project needs with verified skill profiles to maximise deployment speed and employee growth.
• Coach l eaders to integrate skills signals into workforce planning, succession and reward decisions.

Line of Service
Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector
Not Applicable

Specialism
Business Operations

Management Level
Manager

Job Description & Summary
As a Talent Management Manager you will architect and champion a skills‑first talent ecosystem that embeds PwC Professional behaviours into the fabric of everyday work.
Your mandate is to cultivate a culture of continuous learning, agility and behavioural excellence—ensuring every colleague understands, develops and applies the capabilities the firm needs today and tomorrow. Partnering with leadership and HR teams, you will weave robust skills intelligence, cutting‑edge assessments and behaviour‑led rituals into people processes so our workforce remains future‑ready, engaged and empowered.

Key Responsibilities Skills Strategy & Governance

• Craft and continually refine the firm‑wide skills taxonomy, mapping emerging market demands to PwC capability frameworks.
• Embed strategic workforce planning to anticipate future capability requirements and guide skills investment decisions.
• Establish governance for skills data quality, ownership and refresh cycles; champion the skills agenda in leadership forums.
• Partner with Tech and HRIS teams to embed a single "skills source of truth" across talent systems.
Career Architecture & Mobility
• Design transparent, skills‑based career pathways that allow people to pivot, upskill and thrive in an uncertain market.
• Launch internal gig/marketplace pilots, matching project needs with verified skill profiles to maximise deployment speed and employee growth.
• Coach l eaders to integrate skills signals into workforce planning, succession and reward decisions.
Assessment Design & Validation
• Lead development of world‑class, psychometrically sound assessments (e.g., role‑capability batteries, situational judgement tests, credentialing rubrics).
• Ensure instruments are fair, valid and inclusive, leveraging global PwC Assessment Standards.
Learning Culture & Initiatives
• Embed PwC Professional behaviours into everyday rituals—e.g., start‑of‑meeting reflections, "Wins & Learns" huddles, peer shout‑outs—so Inspire, Empower, Evolve, Champion, Build and Deliver become habit.
• Deploy (in partnership with the career development team) micro‑learning nudges (videos, quizzes, chatbots) that reinforce desired behaviours in the flow of work.
• Co‑create firm‑wide cultural campaigns (e.g.: skills sprints, hackathons) that normalise continuous learning and experimentation.
• Integrate social, experiential and stretch‑assignment learning into onboarding, academies and leadership programmes .
• Partner with Inclusion & Well‑being teams to tailor initiatives across cultures, generations and working styles; track adoption and behavioural shift.
Skills Data & Insights
• Build dashboards that surface real‑time skills supply vs. demand, identifying gaps, future‑critical capabilities and reskilling ROI.
• Translate analytics into evidence‑based recommendations for investment, vendor selection and programme optimization.
• Report regularly to the People Leadership Team, highlighting risk areas and success stories.
Stakeholder Engagement & Change
• Influence senior partners to shift from role‑based to skills‑based talent decisions; provide change narratives and toolkits. Equip managers with conversation guides to discuss skills growth and agile career moves.
• Facilitate communities of practice that share success stories, peer coaching and emerging‑skills alerts.
Required Skills, Knowledge & Experience
• 10+ years in Talent, Performance Management or HC Business Partnering roles within complex, matrixed organisations (professional services preferred).
• Proven track record designing and implementing skills frameworks & culture initiatives at scale.
• Strong grasp of HC analytics, dashboarding and data visualisation (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• Fluency with HRIS / performance platforms; Experience with SkyHive is a plus.
• Excellent facilitation, coaching and influencing skills; comfortable engaging senior leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Organisational Psychology or related field; professional HR certification (CIPD, SHRM) desirable.
  
  
Personal Attributes
• Systems thinker able to connect strategy, data and human‑centred design.
• Continuous learner who experiments with emerging talent technologies and methodologies.
• Resilient, solutions‑oriented and adept at navigating change.
• Culturally agile, with a collaborative mindset aligned to PwC's values of Care, Act with Integrity, Work Together, Reimagine the Possible and Make a Difference.

Required Skills



Optional Skills
Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Adaptability, Analytical Thinking, Career Development, Change Management, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Confidential Information Handling, Continuous Learning, Creativity, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision Making (DIDM), Data Reporting, Development Collaboration, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Employee Performance Management, Human Resources (HR) Policies, Human Resources (HR) Project Management, Human Resources Management (HRM), Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity {+ 19 more}



Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)



Travel Requirements
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Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
Yes



Government Clearance Required?
Yes



Job Posting End Date



Seniority level
• Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type
• Employment type Full-time
Job function
• Job function Human Resources
• Industries Professional Services

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The ideal candidate will be responsible for assisting in the implementation of talent management strategy, including training needs analysis, professional development program implementation, training delivery, succession and career planning, and employee performance management. The role involves working closely with various stakeholders to ensure alignment with organizational objectives.

1. Assist in the development, implementation, and update of policy, procedures manual, delegation of authority, systems user manuals, and standard forms, ensuring alignment with overall policies and procedures.
2. Assist in the development, implementation, and update of strategic, budget and procurement, and operational plans, ensuring alignment with department and sector's strategy and objectives, and ADAA's mission and vision.
3. Ensure to meet individual Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
4. Assist in conducting competencies and skills assessment of employees, identifying areas for improvement and developing necessary training programs to enhance their competencies level.
5. Perform data entry and update in the Learning Management System (LMS) and ensure accuracy and availability of information to support learning and development process.

We are looking for a very experienced “ Talent Management Section Head” to join a multinational company located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Job Description:

– Oversee the recruitment process, which involves posting jobs, reviewing resumes, interviewing candidates, and making hiring recommendations.

– Manage all candidates, oversee interviews, keep recruitment status reports, analyze metrics, and help implement recruitment strategies.

– Organize different job fairs, establish a strong network of talented individuals, create and execute diverse training strategies, and actively participate in training programs.

– Assistance in defining the company’s goals and key performance indicators.

– Perform an assessment of employees’ training needs and create a training plan within the allocated budget.

– Develop necessary training programs in order to meet all development goals.

– Supervising employee training implementation, addressing operational issues, and guaranteeing employee contentment.

– Monitor the effectiveness of the orientation process for new employees.

Job Requirements

– Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or any relevant experience.

– Minimum 8 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, L&D and OD.

Line of Service

Industry/Sector

Specialism

Management Level

Job Description & Summary

Key Responsibilities

Skills Strategy & Governance

• Craft and continually refine the firmwide skills taxonomy mapping emerging market demands to PwC capability frameworks.

• Embed strategic workforce planning to anticipate future capability requirements and guide skills investment decisions.

• Establish governance for skills data quality ownership and refresh cycles; champion the skills agenda in leadership forums.

• Partner with Tech and HRIS teams to embed a single skills source of truth across talent systems.

Career Architecture & Mobility

• Design transparent skillsbased career pathways that allow people to pivot upskill and thrive in an uncertain market.

• Launch internal gig/marketplace pilots matching project needs with verified skill profiles to maximise deployment speed and employee growth.

• Coach leaders to integrate skills signals into workforce planning succession and reward decisions.

Assessment Design & Validation

• Lead development of worldclass psychometrically sound assessments (e.g. rolecapability batteries situational judgement tests credentialing rubrics).

• Ensure instruments are fair valid and inclusive leveraging global PwC Assessment Standards.

Learning Culture & Initiatives

• Embed PwC Professional behaviours into everyday ritualse.g. startofmeeting reflections Wins & Learns huddles peer shoutoutsso Inspire Empower Evolve Champion Build and Deliver become habit.

• Deploy (in partnership with the career development team) microlearning nudges (videos quizzes chatbots) that reinforce desired behaviours in the flow of work.

• Cocreate firmwide cultural campaigns (e.g.: skills sprints hackathons) that normalise continuous learning and experimentation.

• Integrate social experiential and stretchassignment learning into onboarding academies and leadership programmes.

• Partner with Inclusion & Wellbeing teams to tailor initiatives across cultures generations and working styles; track adoption and behavioural shift.

Skills Data & Insights

• Build dashboards that surface realtime skills supply vs. demand identifying gaps futurecritical capabilities and reskilling ROI.

• Translate analytics into evidencebased recommendations for investment vendor selection and programme optimization.

• Report regularly to the People Leadership Team highlighting risk areas and success stories.

Stakeholder Engagement & Change

• Influence senior partners to shift from rolebased to skillsbased talent decisions; provide change narratives and toolkits. Equip managers with conversation guides to discuss skills growth and agile career moves.

• Facilitate communities of practice that share success stories peer coaching and emergingskills alerts.

Required Skills Knowledge & Experience

• 10 years in Talent Performance Management or HC Business Partnering roles within complex matrixed organisations (professional services preferred).
• Proven track record designing and implementing skills frameworks & culture initiatives at scale.
• Strong grasp of HC analytics dashboarding and data visualisation (e.g. Power BI Tableau).
• Fluency with HRIS / performance platforms; Experience with SkyHive is a plus.
• Excellent facilitation coaching and influencing skills; comfortable engaging senior leadership.
• Bachelors degree in HR Business Organisational Psychology or related field; professional HR certification (CIPD SHRM) desirable.

Personal Attributes

• Systems thinker able to connect strategy data and humancentred design.
• Continuous learner who experiments with emerging talent technologies and methodologies.
• Resilient solutionsoriented and adept at navigating change.
• Culturally agile with a collaborative mindset aligned to PwCs values of Care Act with Integrity Work Together Reimagine the Possible and Make a Difference.

Education (if blank degree and/or field of study not specified)

Certifications (if blank certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Desired Languages (If blank desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship

Government Clearance Required

Job Posting End Date

Required Experience:

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The Head of Talent Management is responsible for designing and executing the organization’s talent strategy to attract, develop, retain, and engage top talent. This leadership role oversees the entire talent lifecycle, including succession planning, leadership development, performance management, and organizational development. The role is strategic in nature and works closely with senior leadership to ensure talent initiatives align with business goals.

Key Responsibilities :

• Develop and implement a comprehensive talent management strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Partner with senior leadership and HRBPs to forecast talent needs and build robust succession pipelines.
• Lead workforce planning initiatives and ensure alignment with business growth.

Performance Management

• Oversee the performance management process to drive a high-performance culture.
• Implement effective goal-setting, continuous feedback, and development planning mechanisms.
• Provide coaching and guidance to managers on performance-related matters.
• Identify critical roles and develop succession plans for key leadership positions.
• Design and deliver leadership development programs to grow internal talent pipelines.
• Facilitate talent review processes with executive leadership.

Learning & Development

• Lead the design and implementation of learning strategies to upskill the workforce.
• Introduce innovative learning tools, platforms, and methodologies (e.g., digital learning, microlearning).
• Partner with department heads to identify training needs and ensure learning interventions support business priorities.

Employee Engagement & Retention

• Champion initiatives that drive employee engagement and build a strong organizational culture.
• Use data and insights from engagement surveys and exit interviews to improve retention strategies.
• Design programs that foster diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Talent Analytics & Reporting

• Leverage data to track talent metrics such as turnover, bench strength, internal mobility, and skill gaps.
• Present insights and recommendations to leadership for informed decision-making.
• Maintain and optimize talent systems and platforms (e.g., LMS, talent review tools).

Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role focused on talent management.
• Experience in developing and implementing enterprise-wide talent strategies.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to link talent practices to organizational performance.
• Proven success in building leadership development and succession planning frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Human Resources

Human Resources Services

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Head Of Management • Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Responsibilities:

• Support management with Talent Management tasks, including assistance on Training & Development activities, E-learning, Employee engagement, Talent retention, and other employee-related services.
• Assist Line Manager in providing efficient HR administrative and back office services related to Talent Management and project-based tasks as assigned.
• Provide relevant services to support the HR Department in Training & Development, E-learning, Employee engagement, Talent retention, and HR policies & processes; suggest improvements wherever applicable.
• Collaborate with Legal and Management on revising employee policies, procedures, and manuals as applicable.
• Work with the Head of HR to regularly amend/update the Organizational structure.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources.
• Previous experience as a Talent Management Specialist.
• Previous experience as a Learning and Development Specialist.

This role involves developing and overseeing best practices to assess, improve, and develop the performance of employees for a productive corporate culture that stimulates achievement and innovation.

The successful candidate will manage the performance appraisal system, direct and support recruitment needs, succession planning, promotions, and Emiratization. They will also lead the learning and development function with the aim of identifying skill gaps among employees and creating plans to bridge these gaps.

• Key Responsibilities:
• Develop and manage the training and development strategy in line with the organization's strategy to maintain the best trained, qualified, and competent expertise.
• Contribute to the overall quality of the department's service by developing and designing new training courses and associated materials.
• Prepare and manage the annual training and development plan through assessing all departments and sections' training needs in line with the organization's strategic plans.
• Maintain awareness of best practices particularly regarding regional and international best practices in talent management.
• Develop and implement the induction program for the organization.
• Develop statistics, analysis, and reports related to delivered training programs, trainers, and trainees.
• Establish strong relations with universities and colleges to promote the organization for student internships and recruitment.
• Evaluate and assess the effectiveness of existing policies and procedures.
• Design and update the technical competency framework in coordination with various sectors and departments.
• Manage the authority matrix framework (corporate and technical) and ensure authorities are established, communicated, understood, and adhered to by all employees.

• Academic Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resource or equivalent degree.
• Master's degree preferred.

• Certifications:
• Related training and development certifications.
• TNA certificate.

• Professional Experience:
• At least eight years working experience in HR.
• At least four years on managerial level in Training and Development.

Job Title:

Senior Executive

Company Description:

Our company is at the forefront of change, constantly anticipating and adapting to the latest developments in our industry.

From early investments in digital technology to pioneering transformation initiatives, we've always been a leader in innovation.

With an empowered workforce and a passion for growth, we're shaping the future of our clients and guiding them through their own transformations.

Our challenge lies in attracting people with colorful personalities who can harness the potential of digital disruption and help our clients reinvent themselves.

Job Description:

We're looking for a passionate, curious, and organized Senior Executive to join our team.

As a Senior Executive, you'll support the account management team in coordinating projects across various verticals - creative, strategy, production, content, and media.

Key responsibilities will include ensuring project requirements, deadlines, and schedules are on track, as well as playing a lead role in planning campaigns, resourcing, monitoring, and quality control from start to finish.

This role also involves submitting project deliverables, preparing status reports, and establishing effective project plans to ensure smooth execution throughout.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

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4. Experience with project management tools such as Asana, Trello.
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4. Evidence of being solution-driven and innovative with performance delivery.
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Benefits:

This role offers a unique opportunity to work with a dynamic team, driving transformation and growth in a rapidly changing industry.

As a Senior Executive, you'll have the chance to develop your skills, take on new challenges, and make a real impact on our clients' success.

Join us and be part of a team that's shaping the future!

#HIRING: HR Specialist (Talent Acquisition & Management), CONTRACT - Abu Dhabi, UAE

Our client, a leading strategic management services firm, is seeking to recruit an HR Specialist to take ownership of key areas in Talent Acquisition and Management, encompassing areas such as Onboarding and Offboarding, Recruitment, HR Administration as well as Talent Sourcing and Management.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive onboarding program to ensure new hires have a smooth and positive transition into the company.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand job requirements and create effective job descriptions.
• Source and attract qualified candidates through various channels, including job boards, social media, networking events, and employee referrals.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records, ensuring compliance with applicable employment laws and regulations.
• Manage HRIS systems and other HR-related software to streamline HR processes and reporting.

Qualifications are as follows:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Proven experience (5+ years) in HR with a focus on talent acquisition and management.
• Strong understanding of HR best practices, employment laws, and regulations.
• Proficiency in HRIS systems and other HR-related software.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to addressing challenges.
• A keen eye for talent with the ability to identify and attract high-quality candidates.

Competitive salary + family benefits offered.

If this sounds like the role for you, please send over your most updated CV to for more details. Due to a high number of responses, please note that we can only respond to candidates who have met the above criteria.

We look forward to hearing from you!