Rewards Specialist

We're Hiring:
Total Rewards Specialist

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ali & Sons Holding is seeking an experienced Total Rewards Specialist to join our Group HR team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly analytical HR professional to play a key role in shaping and enhancing our Total Rewards framework across a diversified group of businesses. The successful candidate will contribute to compensation and benefits, job architecture, workforce planning & budgeting, HR analytics, and reward governance initiatives that support the attraction, retention, and engagement of top talent.

We are looking for a commercially minded professional with strong experience in Compensation & Benefits, Total Rewards, Workforce Planning & Budgeting, or HR Analytics. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of salary benchmarking, job evaluation, grading structures, incentive programs, and manpower budgeting, coupled with strong analytical and stakeholder management skills.

• Support the design, implementation, and administration of compensation, benefits, recognition, and incentive programs
• Manage key annual reward processes, including merit increases, bonus cycles, promotions, and salary reviews.
• Maintain and enhance the Group's job architecture, job evaluation, classification, and grading frameworks.
• Conduct salary benchmarking, market analysis, and internal equity reviews to support data‑driven reward decisions.
• Support annual manpower planning and budgeting activities, including workforce forecasting, headcount costing, and budget analysis.
• Develop Total Rewards dashboards, analytics, and reports to provide insights on workforce costs, reward effectiveness, and market competitiveness.
• Contribute to the implementation and optimization of Oracle HCM Fusion Total Rewards and Compensation modules.
• Develop and maintain Total Rewards policies, governance frameworks, and best practices across the Group.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in Compensation & Benefits, Total Rewards, Workforce Planning, or HR Analytics.
• Demonstrated experience in job architecture, job evaluation, grading structures, and compensation program design.
• Strong understanding of salary benchmarking, incentive programs, workforce costing, and manpower budgeting.
• Advanced Excel skills with proven experience in data analysis, modelling, and reporting.
• Experience with Oracle HCM Fusion, SAP Success Factors, or similar HR systems.
• Professional certifications such as CCP, GRP, CIPD, or SHRM are an advantage.

If you are passionate about building fair, competitive, and data‑driven reward programs while contributing to strategic initiatives, we would love to hear from you.