Yousuf Al Araimi
Muscat
Summary
A well-rounded and strategic HR leader with over 15 years of progressive and diverse experience in human resources functions within the Banking and Oil & Gas sectors.
Specialized in enhancing HR departments by implementing best practices that foster a performance-driven culture and boost Employee Engagement. Expert in designing impactful Employee Value Propositions (EVP). Passionate about digitalizing HR and automating services, having successfully led the digital transformation of HR with significant success. Dedicated to Cultural Transformation, leading successful interventions and initiatives that significantly improve organizational culture and positively impact employee morale and productivity.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant General Manager – Head of Human Capital
Oman Housing Bank
01.2023 - Current
- Formulate & drive OHB’s transformational people strategy that is aligned with bank’s overall business strategy
- Formulate OHB’s Manpower plan & drive it with the most effective and efficient ways through addressing the existing as well as the futuristic anticipated requirements of skills, people, systems ..
- Etc
- Design & align OHB’s organizational structure to achieve the strategic objectives of the organization
- Drive the organizational performance through creating a performance-drive culture via implementing the best frameworks that measure employees’ performance and encourage the culture of feedback across the organization
- Oversee the execution of Talent Attraction strategy including Employer Branding initiatives, recruiting the best talents, and creating a superb onboarding experience
- Oversee the creation & implementation of employee experience across all employee touch points
- Oversee the execution of Talent Management & Development strategy including employees’ learning & development programs & initiatives, internship programs, career planning, succession planning and leadership development
- Build & foster a culture of recognition and differentiation based on performance and attitude through implementing the best Rewards & Recognition program
- Create the best working environment that encourages growth, innovation, transparency & integrity
- Act as a strategic advisor to the Board, CEO and Executive Management for all people-related matters
- Build & maintain strategic alliances & partnerships with different stakeholders to achieve bank’s strategic objectives.
VP & Head – Total Rewards & HR Digitalization
Sohar International Bank
03.2022 - 12.2022
- Drive the Total Rewards strategy in line with business strategy aiming at attracting, retaining, and developing talents
- Design and oversee the implementation of a comprehensive and attractive Employee Value Proposition (EVP) that increases employee engagement and boosts organizational performance
- Design, manage, and assess competitive benefits, compensation, and rewards programs that strengthen the organization’s ability to attract and retain employees and deliver desired results to the organization
- Review and design employee incentive schemes to support business strategy and boost employees’ performance and productivity
- Review the existing benefits and suggest enhancements in line with the market and Bank’s strategy
- Conduct Market Surveys and competitive benchmarking of Bank’s existing Value Proposition and provide recommendations and action plans
- Develop & execute retention strategy for top talent & strategic functions
- Measure Employee Engagement through conducting an organizational level survey based on international benchmarking criteria, analyze the results, and design the appropriate interventions to address the challenges
- Lead the digitalization agenda of HR to streamline and automate HR processes aiming at enhancing the service excellence and increasing HR employees’ productivity
- Keep abreast with the latest HR technologies including AI solutions and HR analytics.
VP & Head – Organizational Development
Sohar International Bank
09.2021 - 02.2022
- Drive the Performance Management System of Sohar International to ensure its alignment to Bank’s Vision, Values & Strategy
- Review & redesign the organizational structure to increase productivity, improve communication and inspire innovation
- Oversee the application of Job Evaluation methodology to promote internal and external equity
- Design Succession Planning Framework for Sohar International and oversee its implementation
- Create and maintain the Competency Assessment Architecture
- Oversee the development of Technical Competencies & job ideal profiles for all roles
- Oversee the development of competency-based Job Descriptions
- Drive HR’s Change Management initiatives
- Drive the embedment of competencies into HR lifecycle to ensure full integration of HR functions.
AVP & Head – Talent Planning & Acquisition
Sohar International Bank
07.2020 - 01.2021
- Plan and design recruitment, selection, and onboarding processes
- Oversee identification of critical positions and potential successors as part of Succession Planning exercise
- Transform Recruitment at SI from traditional methodology to social media recruiting using LinkedIn and Gulf Talent platforms
- Design, plan, and execute employer branding activities (Career Fairs, Onboarding Experience)
- Source & interview the C-level candidates including CXOs and share the shortlisted with CEO & Management members for final interview
- Conduct a Psychometric assessment for C-level candidates, extract the personality analysis & ideal profile report and share with CEO with some insights to consider while interviewing the candidates
- Oversee the onboarding process of C-level candidates including CXOs ensuring that they are equipped with everything they need to start working smoothly including the organizational culture brief
- Oversee the sourcing of candidates qualified for open positions
- Strengthen the relations with local and international Universities to ensure a continuous supply of talented graduates for training & job opportunities
- Conduct the HR induction session for all new joiners.
Project Manager - Oracle HCM Cloud Implementation (10 modules)
Sohar International Bank
04.2020 - 11.2020
- Leading two of Bank's Strategic Projects aiming at transforming HR digitally and driving the automation across all processes
- Below are my responsibilities in both projects: Decision making on Bank's behalf in business requirements & all related aspects of the project
- Giving a one-to-one weekly brief to the CEO on the project status
- Giving a monthly brief to the Business & Technology Committee on the project status
- Monitoring closely the progress of project's milestones, ensuring the timelines are met as planned
- Representing HR in the Weekly Project Status meetings with vendors, IT, PMO & Oracle consultants
- Leading a project team of 3 HR senior members & 16 Champions from all Divisions
- Ensuring the system goes live on time via eliminating all possible delays
- Leading HR team in conducting the UAT of 10 modules & ensuring all issues raised are closed by the vendor
- Conducting a Sanity test on all modules before going live
- Approving the payment releases based on successful completion of each milestone.
Compensation Specialist
Occidental of Oman Inc. (OXY)
09.2014 - 05.2017
- Set the monthly compensation tasks plan for Compensation team and assign responsibilities to each team member
- Participate in the annual salary survey conducted by Hay Group, analyze the results, and provide recommendations for Top Management
- Review company's policies and discuss with Employee Relations Section and Legal Department their alignment and compliance to Omani Labor Law
- Prepare job offers to new hires, and route accepted offers for approval up to the company's GM
- Provide HR Management with a bi-weekly attrition and retention analysis and recommend actions as & when required
- Manage the employees' welfare program 'Namaa' and enhance its exclusive offers and discounts
- Manage the housing loan interest reimbursement scheme through cooperation with the participating banks and undertake a thorough reconciliation and checking on all payments before sending the consolidated file to Payroll for final process
- Act as a focal point for HR Communication Theme, aiming at improving the communication within HR team.
Manager - Compensation & Benefits
Bank Sohar
06.2013 - 08.2014
- Assist Chief Manager – Compensation & Benefits to supervise Bank's Payroll, ensuring that Payroll related reconciliations are carried out as per Payroll process, and payment of staff benefits are handled efficiently as per HR Policy.
- Run the monthly staff payroll through Oracle HRMS then credit employees' accounts with salaries using Finacle Core Banking application.
- Administer Oracle HRMS & troubleshoot the functional & technical issues in coordination with IT support.
- Supervise the process of staff loans & credit cards and other benefits.
- Carry out an on-going evaluation of HRMS and recommend enhancements to ease the workflow of HR functions and increase their productivity and efficiency.
- Conduct continuous auditing on the payroll & Pension Fund system with internal auditors every month.
- Supervise the work of Compensation Officer and provide him with on job training sessions.
- Participate in salary survey conducted by Hay Group, analyze the results and provide recommendations for HR Management.
Assistant Manager - Compensation & Benefits
Bank Sohar
07.2010 - 05.2013
Officer - Compensation & Benefits
Bank Sohar
06.2008 - 06.2010
Education
The National Leadership Programme (Etimad) -
Ministry of Labor And Centre For Creative Leadership (USA)
USA02.2022
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Merit
University of Strathclyde
Scotland, United Kingdom11.2016
Bachelor of Arts in Translation (English-Arabic) -
Sultan Qaboos University
Oman11.2008
Skills
Strategic Planning
Workforce Planning
Performance Management
Succession Planning
Competency Framework
Talent Acquisition
Total Rewards
Employer Branding
Psychometric Assessment
Project Management
Employee Engagement
Public Speaking
Websites
Certification
- SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), Society for Human Resource Management (USA), 07/2022
- Certified in Organization Restructuring Master Class, SHRM, Organizational Design Community, and HRCI, 12/2021
- Certified Hay Job Evaluation Practitioner, Korn Ferry, 11/2019
- Certified PPA Practitioner, Thomas International, 05/2018, License No: 3005055107111
- Certified Psytech Testing Assessor, Psytech International Limited, 10/2017, License No: PSY/PTC/7279
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) - USA March 2021 to Present
Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA) – UK March 2022 to Present
Timeline
Assistant General Manager – Head of Human Capital
Oman Housing Bank
01.2023 - Current
VP & Head – Total Rewards & HR Digitalization
Sohar International Bank
03.2022 - 12.2022
VP & Head – Organizational Development
Sohar International Bank
09.2021 - 02.2022
AVP & Head – Talent Planning & Acquisition
Sohar International Bank
07.2020 - 01.2021
Project Manager - Oracle HCM Cloud Implementation (10 modules)
Sohar International Bank
04.2020 - 11.2020
Compensation Specialist
Occidental of Oman Inc. (OXY)
09.2014 - 05.2017
Manager - Compensation & Benefits
Bank Sohar
06.2013 - 08.2014
Assistant Manager - Compensation & Benefits
Bank Sohar
07.2010 - 05.2013
Officer - Compensation & Benefits
Bank Sohar
06.2008 - 06.2010
The National Leadership Programme (Etimad) -
Ministry of Labor And Centre For Creative Leadership (USA)
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Merit
University of Strathclyde
Bachelor of Arts in Translation (English-Arabic) -
Sultan Qaboos University
- SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), Society for Human Resource Management (USA), 07/2022
- Certified in Organization Restructuring Master Class, SHRM, Organizational Design Community, and HRCI, 12/2021
- Certified Hay Job Evaluation Practitioner, Korn Ferry, 11/2019
- Certified PPA Practitioner, Thomas International, 05/2018, License No: 3005055107111
- Certified Psytech Testing Assessor, Psytech International Limited, 10/2017, License No: PSY/PTC/7279
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