Ahmed's CV
Ahmed AlShamsi
Senior HR Expert | CIPD, MBA, HRBP
Profile summary
Strategic HR leader with over 10 years of government and enterprise experience driving sectorial support, governance, and policy implementation. Proven track record in aligning human capital frameworks with national talent objectives and leading large-scale change management initiatives. Recognized for impactful decision-making, effective collaboration, and navigating complex labor regulations.
Career highlights
HR Digital Transformation: Integrated HCM and ITSM platforms to digitize service delivery across 5 roles, resulting in automated workflows and reduced manual interventions for global business units.
Policy and Compliance: Authored HR policies and grievance frameworks to ensure full compliance with labor regulations, while advising executive leadership on confidential matters to support organizational decision-making.
Strategic Recognition: Received the 2019 Excellence in HR Innovation award for building automated HR workflow dashboards that optimized workforce efficiency and strengthened succession planning.
Professional Certification: Maintained professional standards through the CIPD certification, supporting the execution of human capital strategies and the management of complex employee relations across 4 organizations.
Key skills
Professional experience
Directs the digital transformation of human resources functions across the organization. Manages a distributed team of onshore and offshore personnel to implement new HR tools and artificial intelligence systems.
- Coordinates the deployment of HR software and AI integrations across global business units.
- Restructures internal HR workflows to align with organizational objectives.
- Facilitates the transition of manual administrative tasks to automated digital platforms.
- Aligns HR service delivery models with business requirements to support employee engagement.
Shapes the human resources strategy for the Department of Health, steering the HR Business Partner team and overseeing the integration of digital service platforms. Influences organizational design and workforce planning while maintaining alignment with labor regulations and internal policy frameworks.
- Ran Employee Relations through a 4-month restructuring with no break in service.
- Led the HR Business Partner (HRBP) team on workforce planning and talent strategy.
- Integrated HCM and ITSM platforms to digitize HR service delivery and shorten SLA turnaround.
- Built a grievance and appeal framework that met labor regulations and improved employee satisfaction.
- Ran HR Shared Services and added automation that reduced manual interventions.
Directed employee relations and policy governance for the organization. Managed the integration of human capital management systems while aligning internal practices with regional labor regulations.
- Implemented a company-wide HCM system to centralize payroll, onboarding, and performance tracking functions.
- Authored HR policies to ensure full compliance with UAE labor law and internal governance standards.
- Redesigned HR service workflows to decrease inquiry resolution time.
Education
aligned with SHRM guidelines
Certifications
Languages
Arabic · Native
English · Fluent