Senior Manager People And Culture - Governance Controls And Assurance

Masdar is the UAE’s clean energy champion and one of the largest companies of its kind in the world, advancing the development and deployment of renewable energy and green hydrogen technologies to address global sustainability challenges. Established in 2006, Masdar is today active in over 40 countries, helping them to achieve their clean energy objectives and advance sustainable development. Masdar is jointly owned by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), and under this ownership the company is targeting a renewable energy portfolio capacity of at least 100 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and an annual green hydrogen production capacity of up to 1 million tonnes by the same year.

Job Description

The Senior Manager – P&C Governance, Controls and Assurance plays a critical role in enabling the organisation’s growth and transformation agenda by strengthening governance, controls, reporting discipline and strategic oversight across the global People & Culture (P&C) function.

As the custodian of P&C governance and assurance, the role ensures that people-related priorities - spanning workforce strategy, culture, talent, reward, organisational health and functional investment - are translated into clear, insight-led reporting for executive and Board-level oversight forums, including the Internal People & Culture Committee (IPCC), the Board of Directors and the Board-appointed Nominations & Remuneration Committee (NRC).

The role acts as a strategic connective layer between enterprise strategy, global markets and P&C execution, ensuring that decisions, investments, risks and outcomes across the P&C agenda are effectively governed, consistently reported and aligned to organisational priorities as the business scales globally.

Qualifications

Required

• Strong background in HR/P&C governance, people strategy reporting or Board/Committee interface roles.
• Demonstrated experience preparing senior executive or Board-level material.
• Understanding of core P&C domains (talent, reward, workforce planning, culture).
  
  

Preferred

• Exposure to transformation or growth environments (multi-market/global desirable).
• Familiarity with people- or culture-related governance standards.
• Understanding of assurance frameworks or risk reporting.
  
  

Additional Information

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