Maha Taher
Global Director-Talent Development
The move
MoveOoredoo Group → Al-Futtaim
TitleGroup Senior Director Talent Development → Global Head of Talent Management - Automotive & Mobility
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageArabic
Years in UAE6.5
Total experience24.0 years
Al-Futtaim headcount10,001+ employees
Al-Futtaim industryHolding Companies
Al-Futtaim HQDubai
Al-Futtaim typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Global Head of Talent Management - Automotive & MobilityJul 2023 — Present
Al-Futtaim· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Group Senior Director Talent DevelopmentJul 2022 — Jun 2023
Ooredoo Group· Contract
- Global Director Learning & DevelopmentDec 2019 — Apr 2021
Hikma Pharmaceuticals· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Regional Head of Talent Management & Learning -Middle East & AfricaDec 2016 — Apr 2019
Thales· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Sr. Group Talent & Learning ManagerOct 2012 — Nov 2016
Qatar Airways· Doha,Qatar
- Talent Development, Customer Experience & Process Improvement ManagerJun 2007 — Sep 2010
Vodafone· Cairo,Egypt
- Regional Program Manager (Yemen, Syria & Lebanon)Mar 2006 — Dec 2006
World Links Arab Region· Amman, Jordan
- Senior Projects SupervisorJun 2003 — Sep 2006
Vodafone Egypt
- Senior Manager-Process & Capability DevelopmentFeb 2001 — Aug 2012
- Contact Center SupervisorFeb 2001 — Jun 2003
- Candidate Relations Manager2000 — 2001
Skill-Link
Education
- Carlton Advanced Management InstituteCertified Learning & Development Manager · Training & Development2011 — Present
- British Psychological SocietyCertified Test User (BPS Occupational Test User Level A&B) · Psychology2016 — 2016
- Design Thinkers Academy AmsterdamDesign Thinking Facilitator · Design Thinking2018 — 2018
- Global Customer ExperienceCertified Customer Experience Manager · Customer Experience Development/Management2011 — 2011
- Vodafone AcademySix Sigma Green Belt · Process Reengineering2010 — 2010
- Cambridge UniversityDiploma in Project Management · Project Mangement2002 — 2003
- Cambridge UniversityDiploma in Training · Training & Development2005 — 2006
- PMI (Project Management Institute)PMP Certification · Project Management2012 — 2014
Languages
- English · Full professional
- Arabic · Native or bilingual
Top skills
Change ManagementTeam LeadershipQuality AssuranceOutsourcingTelecommunicationsManagement
About
Highly skilled and creative senior Talent Management & Learning professional with 20 years of experience across high profile industries. Offer professional expertise & a diverse range of skills within Learning & Development, Talent Management, Digitization/AI integration Strategy for Talent, Performance Management,Change Management, Leadership Development, Succession Management, Culture Change, Diversity & Inclusion, Employee Engagement, Employee Onboarding and HR Project/Process Management. Fortunate to have worked with global organizations in the Telecom,Aviation, Technology, Transport, and Pharma industries.