People and Culture Manager

About the roleGhalioungui Trading is a second-generation Egyptian family business with a strong operational foundation and a clear growth agenda.

People & Culture is one of five core verticals that support that agenda, and we are hiring a Head of People & Culture to lead the function and drive its continued development.This is a senior position reporting directly to the Managing Partner.

The mandate centers on organisational development: evolving how we work, strengthening our people processes, and building the culture and capability that will carry the business into its next phase of growth.Scope of the role

• Organisational development: Lead the design and evolution of the organisation — structure, roles, reporting lines, and job architecture — in line with business strategy.
• People processes: Own and continuously improve the core people agenda across performance management, talent acquisition, onboarding, learning and development, compensation, and succession planning.
• Change leadership: Lead the people side of cross-functional initiatives, partnering closely with the Managing Partner and other vertical leads.
• Team leadership: Lead, develop, and grow the People & Culture team to deliver against the function’s agenda.
• Workforce planning: Partner with leadership on structure, capability, and succession across the business.
• Culture: Steward and strengthen the values, behaviors, and working norms that define Ghalioungui.

Requirements:

• 10+ years in HR or People & Culture leadership roles, with a clear track record of leading organisational development and change in established businesses.
• Depth in organisation design, job architecture, and process design.
• Proven ability to lead change programmes alongside senior stakeholders.
• Experience in mid-market or multi-vertical organisations; family-business or owner-managed exposure valued.
• Strong stakeholder management with the judgement and credibility to partner at senior levels.

Requirements:

• 10+ years in HR or People & Culture leadership roles, with a clear track record of leading organisational development and change in established businesses.
• Depth in organisation design, job architecture, and process design.
• Proven ability to lead change programmes alongside senior stakeholders.
• Experience in mid-market or multi-vertical organisations; family-business or owner-managed exposure valued.
• Strong stakeholder management with the judgement and credibility to partner at senior levels.