ZARA SHEIKHA

• Strategic HR Leadership & Business Partnership: Partnered with executive leadership across UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and MENA to drive organizational growth, implement workforce planning, succession strategies, and data-informed HR decisions. • Talent Acquisition & Onboarding Excellence: Successfully navigated complex regional hiring landscapes, securing 100% mid-to-senior level staffing within 90 days while enhancing induction programs and talent integration. • Policy Development & Compliance Leadership: Architected and implemented robust HR policies, employee handbooks, and compliance frameworks aligned with local labour laws, ensuring operational efficiency and legal adherence. • Performance & Employee Engagement Champion: Designed performance evaluation systems, competency scorecards, and incentive structures, boosting retention by 25% and fostering a high-performance, engaged workforce. • Compensation & Benefits Innovator: Designed structured compensation, performance-based bonus, and incentive plans, enhancing retention by 25% and fostering high employee motivation. • Employee Engagement & Organizational Development Leader: Executed structured succession planning, workforce planning, and engagement strategies, driving a high-performance, empowered workforce.

• Strategic Workforce Planning & Organizational Design: Directed workforce planning across multiple clinical and non- clinical functions, aligning talent strategies with organizational growth and operational needs. • HR Operations & Talent Development Leadership: Orchestrated end-to-end HR operations, including talent mapping, succession planning, and employee development programs to build a high-performing workforce. • Employee Relations & Retention Champion: Enhanced employee engagement and managed conflict resolution, reducing turnover by 80% through proactive grievance management and fostering a positive workplace culture. • Regulatory & Licensing Compliance Leader: Administered 100% of clinical staff licensing processes, ensuring timely DHA/MOH approvals and adherence to healthcare regulatory standards. • Policy & HR Systems Optimization: Led HR policy reviews, compliance initiatives, and digital HR system enhancements, improving operational efficiency and governance. • HR Strategic Alignment: Successfully aligned HR strategies with evolving regulatory requirements and talent retention priorities, strengthening organizational effectiveness in a high-pressure healthcare environment.

• Strategic Program Development & Onboarding Excellence: Designed and implemented global HR programs and policies in recruitment, performance management, and employee orientation, improving onboarding efficiency by 95%. • Talent Identification & Succession Planning: Partnered with leadership to identify high-potential employees and drive succession planning, ensuring seamless career progression across multiple regions. • Data-Driven Recruitment Strategy: Conducted strategic recruitment analysis, refining global hiring processes and achieving a 20% increase in quality of hires. • Workforce Planning & Organizational Design: Led workforce planning initiatives, optimizing headcount forecasting, role alignment, and job architecture across global teams. • Diversity, Inclusion & Employee Engagement Leadership: Developed and implemented Equal Opportunity policies, employee networks for Disability, Pride, and Gender Inclusion, driving a 30% increase in participation and fostering an inclusive culture. • Performance Management & HR Analytics: Oversaw performance review cycles, implemented KPIs for L&D and onboarding programs, and developed strategic HR dashboards to support data-driven decision-making across global operations.

• Team Leadership & Recruitment Excellence: Supervised a recruitment team of four, efficiently closing over 10 roles within two months through focused coordination, follow-through, and high-performing team management. • Role Clarity & Organizational Alignment: Reviewed and refined job descriptions and requirements across all functions, ensuring consistency, clarity, compliance, and alignment with organizational goals. • Insight-Driven Talent Planning: Compiled and analysed recruitment data to optimize hiring strategies, improve stakeholder communication, and accurately forecast talent needs and referral opportunities. • Talent Acquisition Strategy & Execution: Delivered rapid recruitment projects with structured role definitions, developed a company-wide recruitment playbook, and authored the Employee Handbook to standardize processes and guide managers. • Process Optimization & Cost Efficiency: Streamlined workforce planning and recruitment workflows, cutting time-to-fill by 40% and reducing cost-per-hire by 18% through strategic sourcing and process improvements. • Strategic Workforce Alignment & Employee Resource Development: Supported the executive team in aligning workforce strategy with operational priorities while enhancing internal consistency and employee resource development across hiring functions.

• Strategic Workforce Planning & Productivity: Collaborated on workforce planning initiatives, enhancing productivity, role clarity, and talent development across the organization. • Compensation Strategy & Market Benchmarking: Led compensation benchmarking and role restructuring projects, improving pay competitiveness by 5% and strengthening employee retention. • Role Alignment & Organizational Efficiency: Overhauled job descriptions across 25+ roles and departments, reducing mismatched responsibilities by 30% and enhancing operational clarity. • Talent Acquisition & Hiring Impact: Directed focused recruitment drives, placing 15+ candidates in critical roles, reducing time-to-hire by 40%, and improving overall talent quality by 25%. • Internal Talent Development & Succession Planning: Designed and implemented competency-based development programs, promoting 15% of new hires and supporting structured succession planning. • Performance Management Leadership: Implemented performance management systems aligned with individual KPIs and business objectives, driving accountability and measurable organizational outcomes.

• Healthcare Recruitment & Talent Acquisition: Led end-to-end 360° recruitment for healthcare roles, managing structured shortlisting, interviews, onboarding, and engagement initiatives, improving time-to-hire and retention. • HR Operations & Compliance Excellence: Managed HR operations, visa processing, labor permits, and health insurance for 100+ employees with 100% accuracy, ensuring full regulatory compliance. • HR Policy Development & Implementation: Partnered with senior leadership to draft and implement HR policies and procedures, resulting in a 25% improvement in employee compliance and process clarity. • Employee Handbook & Job Frameworks: Designed comprehensive employee manuals, HR policies, and structured job frameworks to standardize practices and enhance organizational clarity. • Policy Evaluation & Organizational Impact: Conducted detailed HR policy reviews and proposed updates, driving a 15% increase in workplace productivity and stronger inter-team collaboration. • People Insights & Analytics Leadership: Conducted exit interviews and HR analytics reporting to provide actionable insights for leadership, informing talent strategy and workforce planning decisions.