About
Twenty years of HR practice, twelve of them embedded with Middle East boards.
I am a senior HR Business Partner based in Dubai, with twenty years across tourism, real estate, telecommunications, aviation, construction, professional services and sustainable solutions. I hold a UAE Golden Visa, so client work runs without visa friction across the region.
My practice combines three things that rarely sit together. Senior HR judgement built across eight industries. AI-native HR work running since 2023, including recruitment acceleration and predictive workforce analytics at dss+. And Middle East ground truth, including UAE labour law, Emiratisation, and the practical realities of running HR across the GCC and wider EMEA.
I advise C-suite leaders, founders, and HR teams. My work is grounded in evidence, scored against business metrics and written in plain language. I am at my most useful when a senior leader needs a strategic counterpart who can also do the operational work.
The three threads
Twenty years across eight industries
Tourism, real estate, telecommunications, aviation, construction, sustainable solutions, public sector advisory. Strategic adviser to C-suite and Board across each.
AI-native HR operator since 2023
Deployed AI for recruitment acceleration and predictive workforce analytics at dss+. Implemented enterprise-grade AI with PII safeguards.
Middle East ground truth
Dubai-resident HRBP fluent in regional employment law, Emiratisation, trade customs, and the operating realities of HR across UAE, GCC and wider EMEA.
Career
May 2025 to present
HR Business Partner, EMEA
dss+ Sustainable Solutions
Embedded with the HR Director on regional workforce design, talent development and complex employee relations. AI-led recruitment and analytics.
Jan 2025 to Apr 2025
HR Manager (interim)
Sunrise Real Estate
Built the Dubai office business case, including financial analysis and market sizing. Strategic HR support to the CEO across Sharjah and Dubai.
Dec 2021 to Oct 2024
HR Business Partner, UAE, UK, Oman
Meeting Point Tourism, FTI Group
Three-country HRBP coverage. Recruitment, employee relations, succession, payroll oversight, Emiratisation, HRIS and HR budget.
Mar 2014 to Sep 2018
Senior HR Adviser
Dutco Balfour Beatty
Group-wide recruitment for senior roles. Influenced organisational design changes and led HRIS introduction across the construction group.
Feb 2013 to Feb 2014
Senior HR Officer
Workz Group
Business-unit performance deep dives. Led HR transformation in L&D, recruitment and employee relations divisions.
Apr 2008 to Jul 2012
HR Specialist
du telecommunications
Recruitment campaigns for permanent, contractor and temporary roles. Oracle ERP superuser and HR analytics for the executive team.
Dec 2003 to Mar 2008
HR Business Support Officer
Emirates Airline
Global recruitment for start-up operations in China, New Zealand, Seychelles, Korea, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia and India.
Expertise
- Human Resources Strategy
- Performance Management
- Policy and Process Improvement
- Talent Acquisition
- Employee Engagement
- HR Project Management
- HR Business Partnering
- Workforce Planning
- Organisational Design
- Employee Relations
- Rewards and Benefits
- AI in HR
Systems
- Oracle HR
- SAP HR
- HRIS implementation
- Enterprise AI with PII safeguards
Education
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration
Champlain College, USA, 1999 to 2002
Associate's degree in Business Administration
Champlain College, USA, 1998 to 1999
Certificates
- Train the Trainer (Cubiks)
- Management Training (Cubiks)
- Interview Techniques (Cubiks)
Languages: English, Hindi, Konkani
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