Meet Ahlam.
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"Happy employees lead to happy customers. And happy customers lead to increased profits.
That's the formula."
— VAUGHN AUST
My career
I first started in Compensation & Benefits with Unilever in 2003. What a ride that was!
Here’s my story so far:
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I began my career as a Reward Manager
– Maghreb (in Morocco )
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Then promoted to Learning and Talent Manager
– Maghreb (in Morocco)
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Again promoted to Change Manager
- North Africa (in Morocco)
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Moved to a Senior Human Resources Business Partner
– Maghreb (in Morocco)
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Loved being the Senior Reward Manager
- MENA Region (in UAE)
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Ended as a Regional Reward & Wellbeing Director
- MENA, Turkey, Iran & Russia (in UAE)
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I then began my HR Consultancy
- Bakkal Consultancy (in UAE)
Right after leaving Unilever, I created my Compensation & Benefits consultancy firm in Oct 2022.
My achievements at work
Designed and implemented the Compensation & Benefits strategy across 17 countries, 10k+ employees (Middle East and North Africa, Turkey, Iran, Russia)
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Conducted job evaluations, market benchmarking, market pricing, annual salary review cycles, and C&B educational campaigns
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Designed and Implemented Future of Work models in UAE, KSA and Morocco
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Led various HR Projects in organisational design, capability building, restructuring, talent forums, succession planning, Route-to-Market projects
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Designed and implemented a corporate Wellbeing program across various pillars (financial, physical, mental, emotional and purposeful wellbeing)
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Led Change Management programs for various change initiatives eg. SAP Implementation
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What I bring to the table
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Strong Leadership
Leadership, adaptability, solution-focused mindset
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Experiential insights
A thorough understanding of all HR-related challenges
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Market Knowledge
A strong knowledge of market practices in GCC countries
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Niche Expertise
Technical expertise in Compensation & Benefits
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Diverse Skillset
A diverse and holistic skill-set in all HR areas, not only C&B
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Language Fluency
Fluency in Arabic, English and French
My mission
I help GCC-based organizations, in any industry, to mitigate salary challenges internally and versus their competitors. I’m driven by a sense of justice and equity, ensuring that compensation practices are fair & transparent. I get a strong sense of accomplishment knowing that my expertise makes a difference in people's lives and in the success of organizations.
My vision
My vision is to support organizations in the Gulf region to achieve and sustain success through top talent retention. Their success contributes to the progress of the economy in each of the Gulf countries: UAE, KSA, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.
What I am enjoying now
Indian movies – I’m a big fan.
My morning runs and cross-fit sessions.
Financial wellbeing books, articles, webinars.
Listening to audio books. Just finished “The Power of One More.”
Applying the “Wildfit diet” – healthy food, no harmful ingredients.
My qualifications
MBA in International Business
from “Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées”, Paris, France
Bachelor in Social Sciences and Business Administration
from “Al Akhawayn University”, Ifrane, Morocco