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Human Capital Strategy
Translating enterprise ambition into a measurable people, talent and capability roadmap aligned to P&L outcomes.
Maged Al Mawardy
Strategic People & Culture Advisor
AI-Driven HR Transformation Expert
HR Operational & Financial Acumen-Driven Leader
20+
Years of Progressive HR Leadership
C Suite
Board & Executive Committee Counsel
GCC
Multi Country Regional Reach
AI Driven
Modern People Function Architect
About
“People strategy is business strategy, and my role is to translate enterprise ambition into culture, capability and measurable performance, powered by AI and governed at the board level. With over two decades of board level human capital leadership across high growth GCC organizations, I serve as trusted counsel to boards and executive committees on culture, organizational design, people analytics and the AI driven future of work. I partner with executive committees to convert enterprise strategy into measurable people, culture and performance outcomes, driving stronger leadership pipelines, higher engagement, lower attrition and measurable lifts in workforce productivity across multi site environments. I bring a rigorous, data led perspective combined with a deeply human leadership philosophy, treating culture, capability and human performance as inseparable from commercial outcomes, and I am recognized regionally for building HR functions that earn and keep their seat at the strategy table.”
Sector Fluency
Retail
FMCG
F&B
QSR
Food Production
Catering
Manufacturing
Diversified Conglomerates
Areas of Expertise
A C suite, AI driven human capital agenda.
Strategic, functional, analytical and AI native mastery across the full enterprise people agenda, from culture and capability to governance and the future of work.
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Organizational Design
Operating models, structures, spans of control and governance engineered for clarity, accountability and scale.
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Culture Transformation
Diagnosing, articulating and embedding cultures that retain talent and unlock discretionary performance.
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HR Transformation
End to end function redesign across people, process and technology, governed for measurable outcomes.
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AI Driven HR
Embedding AI, automation and intelligent agents across the employee lifecycle to lift productivity and decision quality.
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Executive Leadership Development
Board, C suite and senior leader programs that build durable, succession ready capability.
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Succession & Talent Pipelines
9 box governance, critical role mapping and ready now benches for board critical positions.
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People Analytics & Workforce Science
Decision grade workforce data, dashboards and predictive models that earn HR a seat at strategy.
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Workforce Planning
Forward looking demand and supply models that align headcount, cost and capability with growth.
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Employee Experience
Journey led experience design that compounds engagement, retention and discretionary effort.
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Total Rewards & CTC Optimization
Compensation, benefits and cost to company architectures, benchmarked, optimized and defensible.
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Governance, Risk & Compliance
Policy frameworks, controls and labor law fluency tailored to GCC realities.
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Multi Site Workforce Strategy
Frontline workforce models for high volume, multi site retail, FMCG, food and manufacturing operations.
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Change Management
Kotter, ADKAR and bespoke change architectures for enterprise wide programs.
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M&A People Integration
Cultural due diligence, harmonization and post merger integration playbooks.
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Nationalization Strategy
Compliant, sustainable national talent strategies aligned to regional vision and reform.
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Board & ExCo Advisory
Trusted counsel to the board on human capital risk, reward governance and CEO succession.
Strategic Competencies
The capabilities behind the strategy.
A portfolio of strategic, C suite, AI & digital, analytical, functional and regional competencies, built and refined at the executive table of multi site GCC enterprises.
Strategic
01- Enterprise Strategy Translation
- Board & ExCo Decision Making
- Commercial & P&L Acumen
- Future of Work Vision
- Long Range Capability Planning
C Suite Leadership
02- Executive Presence
- Board Influence
- Cross Cultural Leadership
- C Suite Coaching
- Stakeholder Diplomacy
AI & Digital
03- AI in HR Strategy
- HRIS / HCM Architecture
- Automation & Workflow Design
- People Data Platforms
- Self Service Ecosystems
Analytical
04- People Analytics
- Workforce Modeling
- Human Capital ROI
- Predictive Attrition
- Executive KPI Dashboards
Functional Mastery
05- HR Operating Model Design
- Reward & Performance
- Talent Acquisition at Scale
- L&D Architecture
- Employee Relations
Regional Fluency
06- GCC Labor Frameworks
- GCC Regulatory Landscape
- Multi Nationality Workforce
- Arabic & English Bilingual Leadership
- Public & Private Sector Bridges
Education & Certifications
A foundation built for the boardroom.
Chartered and Master's-qualified HR leadership, built on systems thinking and data intelligence. Partnering with C-suite executives across the GCC to align human capital with enterprise strategy and global standards.
Master of Human Resource Management
University of Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Level 7 Diploma in Human Resource Management
CIPD Aligned Postgraduate Qualification
Associate CIPD
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
CHRMP Certified Human Resource Management Professional
Global HR Certification Body
CHRM Certified Human Resource Manager
Professional HR Designation
BSc Computer Science
Foundation in Systems & Data Thinking
Professional Resources
A working library for executive HR leaders.
Formulas, theories, organizational structure references and curated learning materials. Expand the library to explore each collection.
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Let's connect.
For executive advisory, transformation engagements, board work and keynote invitations across the GCC.
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