Diversity & Inclusion Manager

🌟 We're Hiring: Diversity & Inclusion Manager

📍 Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)

🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time

💼 Experience Level: Mid-Level to Senior

🌐 Work Arrangement: Fully Remote

About Us

We are an inclusive organization committed to fostering a workplace where every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. Our distributed teams collaborate across Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Employee Experience, Corporate Communications, Legal, Compliance, Business Operations, and Executive Leadership to cultivate an equitable, diverse, and high-performing workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Diversity & Inclusion Manager to lead diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) strategies that strengthen workplace culture and support organizational success. The ideal candidate will oversee DEIB programs, inclusive talent initiatives, employee engagement, policy development, and cross-functional collaboration while promoting an environment where diverse perspectives are embraced and employees have equal opportunities to succeed.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) strategies aligned with organizational goals, values, and workforce priorities.
• Lead enterprise-wide DEIB initiatives, including inclusive recruitment, employee resource groups (ERGs), accessibility programs, cultural awareness campaigns, and leadership development initiatives.
• Collaborate with Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Employee Experience, Legal, Compliance, Corporate Communications, Business Leaders, and Executive Leadership to embed inclusive practices across the employee lifecycle.
• Review and enhance HR policies, workplace procedures, and people practices to support fairness, inclusion, accessibility, and equal opportunity.
• Design and deliver DEIB learning programs, workshops, unconscious bias awareness sessions, inclusive leadership training, and employee engagement activities.
• Partner with recruitment teams to strengthen inclusive hiring practices, diverse talent pipelines, and equitable selection processes.
• Develop employee engagement strategies that encourage participation, belonging, collaboration, and psychological safety across the organization.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) including workforce diversity, hiring and promotion trends, employee engagement, retention, inclusion survey results, training participation, accessibility improvements, and program effectiveness.
• Conduct workforce analyses, employee listening sessions, climate surveys, focus groups, and benchmarking studies to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with UAE employment regulations, anti-discrimination requirements, accessibility standards, privacy requirements, and organizational governance policies.
• Manage DEIB budgets, external consultants, training providers, employee resource group funding, partnerships, and strategic inclusion initiatives.
• Drive digital transformation initiatives through Human Capital Management (HCM) platforms, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered workforce analytics, employee engagement platforms, learning management systems (LMS), survey tools, workflow automation, and business intelligence solutions.
• Utilize Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM Cloud, Microsoft Viva, Microsoft 365, Qualtrics, Culture Amp, Power BI, Tableau, Learning Management Systems (LMS), and HR analytics platforms to monitor DEIB performance and generate actionable insights.
• Prepare executive dashboards, diversity reports, workforce analytics, engagement summaries, compliance updates, and strategic recommendations for senior leadership.
• Lead, mentor, and develop DEIB specialists, HR professionals, employee engagement coordinators, and cross-functional teams while fostering a culture of respect, inclusion, collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Organizational Development, Sociology, Public Administration, or a related field.
• Master's degree or professional certifications in Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion, Organizational Development, Change Management, SHRM, CIPD, or equivalent are highly advantageous.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in diversity and inclusion, human resources, organizational development, employee engagement, talent management, or related roles.
• At least 2 years of experience managing DEIB programs, employee engagement initiatives, culture transformation projects, or cross-functional HR initiatives preferred.
• Strong understanding of diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, organizational culture, employee engagement, change management, inclusive leadership, workforce analytics, and employment regulations.
• Experience with Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM Cloud, Microsoft Viva, Qualtrics, Culture Amp, Microsoft Office Suite, Power BI, Tableau, HRIS platforms, LMS platforms, and employee engagement technologies.
• Familiarity with AI-powered workforce analytics, digital employee experience platforms, predictive people analytics, accessibility technologies, workflow automation, and modern HR technology solutions is advantageous.
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, facilitation, coaching, analytical thinking, organizational, project management, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple DEIB initiatives while balancing organizational priorities, employee needs, compliance requirements, budgets, timelines, and strategic objectives.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote environment with distributed teams, virtual collaboration platforms, business leaders, external partners, and global stakeholders.

What We Offer

• Fully remote work arrangement with flexible collaboration across global people and culture teams.
• Competitive compensation package with performance-based incentives.
• Professional development and DEIB leadership growth opportunities.
• Exposure to AI-powered HR technologies, employee experience platforms, advanced people analytics, and innovative workplace culture solutions.
• Collaborative culture focused on inclusion, respect, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Opportunity to shape an inclusive workplace where every employee can contribute, grow, and succeed while helping build a stronger, more diverse organization.