Mohamed Ahmed Al Mansoori

Mohamed Ahmed Al Mansoori

HR & Organizational Development

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Profile summary

Strategic HR and Organizational Development executive with 23 years shaping workforce outcomes across the GCC. Known for leading enterprise structural reviews, job architecture design, and End-to-end talent management initiatives. Committed to driving organizational effectiveness through strategic workforce planning, governance, and cross-cultural team leadership.

Career highlights

Organizational Design and Restructuring: Led structural reviews of organizational architecture, conducted structural diagnostics, and produced workforce planning recommendations upon which restructuring decisions were based.

Talent Acquisition and Recruitment: Managed the recruitment team across full lifecycle operations, implemented ATS driven sourcing, and supported Emiratization targets through structured screening.

Compensation and Benefits Strategy: Directed monthly payroll and pension cycles in coordination with Finance, developed payroll policies, and maintained ISO 9001 quality standards.

Performance and Job Architecture: Developed and standardized job descriptions, role mandates, and competency frameworks while designing SMART performance objective frameworks with tiered rating criteria.

Key skills

SkillsOrganizational Design & Restructuring Workforce Planning & Manpower Rationalization Compensation, Benefits & Payroll Talent Acquisition & ATS Implementation Job Architecture & Competency Frameworks Employee Relations & Engagement HR Policy, Governance & Compliance Performance Management Systems Emiratization & National Development Executive Advisory & Stakeholder Management Organizational Development Workforce Planning Total Rewards Performance Management Employee Relations Job Architecture Payroll Operations Pension Cycles Recruitment Operations HR Policy

Professional experience

Project Manager – Organizational Development, Human ResourcesJan 2022 - Present
Abu Dhabi Mobility (formerly Integrated Transport Centre)Abu Dhabi, UAE

Defined organizational development strategy, steering Abu Dhabi Mobility structural design across licensing, regulatory, traffic operations, technology, and strategy functions. Reports to leadership while overseeing functional clarity, job architecture frameworks, and enterprise workforce planning.

  • Shaped the structural review of organizational architecture, establishing directorate, department, and section design, mandates, and job architecture.
  • Conducted structural diagnostics that surfaced mandate overlaps and ambiguities, translating findings into redesigned structures and clearer reporting lines.
  • Owned enterprise job architecture by developing and standardising job descriptions, role mandates, and competency frameworks across all roles.
  • Designed SMART performance objective frameworks with tiered rating criteria, strengthening the link between individual goals and institutional outcomes.
  • Influenced adoption of artificial intelligence tools in human resources operations to accelerate structural analysis, role description development, and policy drafting.
Head of Recruitment SectionJan 2020 - Jan 2022
Abu Dhabi Mobility (formerly Integrated Transport Centre)Abu Dhabi, UAE

Reported to executive leadership while managing recruitment operations across the organization. Built hiring manager partnerships across multiple departments to align talent acquisition with business objectives.

  • Implemented ATS-driven sourcing and structured screening.
  • Supported Emiratization to increase UAE-national representation against organizational targets.
  • Built recruitment dashboards and metrics that informed workforce planning decisions.
Head of Organizational Development SectionJan 2017 - Jan 2020
Abu Dhabi Mobility (formerly Integrated Transport Centre)Abu Dhabi, UAE

Guided the organizational development section, reporting to executive leadership and directing internal change operations. Shaped departmental performance frameworks, formulated staffing requirements, and structured operational reporting lines across the organization.

  • Integrated an enterprise organizational structure in direct partnership with executive directors, embedding clearer functions and reporting lines.
  • Directed the organizational development team through change initiatives, formulating statements of function, job descriptions, and manpower requirements.
Head of Compensation & BenefitsJan 2014 - Jan 2016
Abu Dhabi Mobility (formerly Integrated Transport Centre)Abu Dhabi, UAE

Guided total rewards strategy for the organization, directing salary structures, bonus programs, and allowance frameworks. Aligned compensation policies with performance management systems while advising internal stakeholders on pay decisions. Steered monthly payroll and pension cycles in coordination with Finance to ensure regulatory compliance.

  • Developed payroll policies and supervised payroll staff to improve processing efficiency and audit readiness.
Head of Employee AffairsJan 2013 - Jan 2014
Abu Dhabi Mobility (formerly Integrated Transport Centre)Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Maintained ISO 9001 quality standards and operated Oracle HRMS across payroll, training, and self-service functions.
  • Administered employee loans and allowances alongside the employee recognition program.
Senior Employee Relations Officer, HR & Admin DivisionJan 2007 - Jan 2013
ADNOC GasAbu Dhabi, UAE
HR AssistantJan 2002 - Jan 2007
EtisalatAbu Dhabi, UAE
  • Assisted with employee onboarding and recruitment processes.
Project Manager – Organizational DevelopmentJan 2022 - Present
Human Resources /
Head of Recruitment Section /Jan 2020 - Jan 2022
Organizational Design & Restructuring ▪
  • Implemented applicant tracking system driven sourcing and structured screening processes to shorten time-to-hire and strengthen candidate quality.
  • Built recruitment dashboards and metrics that informed workforce planning decisions and improved sourcing effectiveness.
–Jan 2017 - Jan 2020
Head of Organizational Development Section
ADNOC Gas Abu Dhabi, UAE /Jan 2007 - Jan 2013
Senior Employee Relations OfficerHR & Admin Division
Etisalat Abu Dhabi, UAE /Jan 2002 - Jan 2007
HR Assistant

Education

Higher DiplomaJan 2006
Higher Colleges of Technology

Applied Media Studies

  • Abu Dhabi, UAE - 2006

Certifications

Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP)
CIPD - Blocks 1 & 2
Leadership Effectiveness for ManagersCPD

Languages

Arabic · Native

English · Professional