Head of Learning & Development | Real Estate

Job Requisition ID: 181364 

About Al-Futtaim

Established in the 1930s, Al-Futtaim is one of the most diversified and progressive privately held regional businesses, headquartered in Dubai. Operating across more than 20 countries, the Group spans automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and health. With more than 40,000 employees, Al-Futtaim represents over 200 of the world’s most recognised brands, including Toyota, Lexus, IKEA, ACE and Marks & Spencer. Driven by its purpose to enrich lives and elevate communities, Al-Futtaim focuses on digital innovation, AI, sustainable growth and strategic partnerships, creating long-term value for customers, communities and partners while building a responsible legacy for future generations.

Overview Of The Role:

Al-Futtaim Real Estate is seeking a Head of Learning & Development to build a true learning organisation and strengthen the capabilities needed for today and the future. The role will align divisional learning with Group priorities and connect development to performance, talent, succession and career growth.

Join a respected, diversified organisation and shape the capabilities behind the future of real estate. You will influence senior leaders and create meaningful development and career pathways across varied professions and markets

What You Will Do:

•    Set the learning strategy: Build a multi-year roadmap that supports business priorities and embeds continuous learning, knowledge-sharing and development ownership.
•    Deliver priority learning: Lead Group and divisional programmes in AI, management, leadership and soft skills.
•    Develop national talent: Create targeted programmes that accelerate capability, readiness, retention and career progression in relevant markets.
•    Build real estate capability: Develop practical learning for Asset Development, Asset Management, Construction and Engineering.
•    Connect learning and talent: Link development plans to talent reviews, succession, high-potential programmes, internal mobility and career pathways.
•    Create accreditation pathways: Partner with professional bodies and internal experts to establish recognised programmes for priority real-estate roles.
•    Lead delivery and impact: Manage the L&D team, budget, platforms, vendors and governance, using data to improve participation, capability and business outcomes.

Required Skills To Be Successful:

•    Strong strategic, commercial and digital learning capability, including learning technologies, analytics and responsible use of AI.
•    Excellent stakeholder influence, team leadership, programme governance, communication and facilitation skills.
•    Fluent English; Arabic is advantageous.

What Qualifies You For The Role:

•    Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organisational Development, Business, Psychology or a related field; a relevant master’s degree or professional certification is preferred.
•    12+ years’ experience in learning, organisational capability or talent development, including at least five years in a senior leadership role.
•    Proven success leading enterprise learning strategies in a complex, multi-business environment; real estate, construction, engineering or another asset-intensive sector is strongly preferred.
•    Experience in leadership development, national talent programmes, career development, succession-linked learning, technical academies or accreditation pathways.

About Al-Futtaim Real Estate

With a legacy of more than six decades in real estate and asset management, Al-Futtaim Real Estate – part of Al-Futtaim – creates real impact on the communities it serves through long-term investment and growth. As one of the region’s leading private developers, the company plans, creates and manages developments across the MENA region.  

Al-Futtaim Real Estate has a diversified, multi-billion-dollar portfolio across the real estate value chain and asset types such as residential, commercial, malls and industries including hospitality, healthcare, infrastructure and education. Flagship mixed-use urban communities include Dubai Festival City and Cairo Festival City.  

Al-Futtaim Real Estate is also responsible for Al-Futtaim Contracting, a fully integrated, end-to-end specialist division operating across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt. The business has delivered industry-leading construction, engineering, technology and FM solutions for more than 50 years.