Advisory profile

Eslam ElBahhar

Talent Management, Learning
& Performance Enablement

I build the learning and capability systems that carry an organisation through the whole employee lifecycle. I advise across the GCC and MENA in Arabic and English.

  • Dubai, UAE
  • English & Arabic
Portrait of Eslam ElBahhar
Years of experience
15
Countries of delivery
7
Coaching & development hours
2,000+
Professional credentials
8

Experience across

  • Bayut
  • dubizzle Group
  • GSK
  • PharmaLink
  • DCDC
  • UNESCO (voluntary)
  • Student Union (leadership)
  • Egyptian Armed Forces
01

Profile

The work runs through the whole employee lifecycle: hiring standards and onboarding, competency architecture and career progression, leadership pipelines, performance and engagement.

Across 15 years I've moved from military command to frontline pharmaceutical sales, then to learning and development. Today I lead full-stack talent enablement at one of MENA's largest technology groups. There I built the function into a multivertical team serving thousands of employees in seven countries, with the operating model, governance and HR partnership to sustain it.

Much of my work sits where capability development meets revenue. I've built sales enablement for several sales organisations, each with its own operating model, buyer journey, ramp, coaching and measurement systems. I also help drive AI enablement in HR across the organisation. I own the learning and capability side, and I build the internal applications, dashboards and automations that run underneath the employee experience.

  1. Military commandFirst Lieutenant: units, training, readiness, safety and compliance
  2. Pharmaceutical salesTerritory sales, coaching and scientific liaison at PharmaLink and GSK
  3. Learning & developmentCommercial, clinical and professional skills training
  4. Talent enablementA multivertical function at Bayut and dubizzle Group, serving 7 countries
02

Advisory services

Seven practice areas. Each one ends in concrete deliverables that your team keeps and runs.

01

Sales Enablement & Revenue Capability

The enablement engine behind a sales organisation, from seller competency to pipeline conversion.

  • Revenue-capability diagnostic
  • Seller competency model
  • Ramp model with time-to-productivity targets
  • Manager coaching rhythm
  • Sales upskilling programs
02

AI Enablement & Digital Transformation

Making talent teams capable with AI, and building internal software on platforms the business already owns.

  • Internal applications, built and deployed
  • Live HR and performance dashboards
  • Workflow automation across the employee lifecycle
  • AI literacy and adoption programs
  • Governance and data-security guardrails
  • AI-enabled instructional design
03

Learning & Development Strategy

Building or rebuilding the learning function: operating model, governance, budget and roadmap.

  • L&D maturity assessment
  • Training needs analysis and strategy
  • Governance and learning frameworks
  • Program design and development
04

Leadership Development & Coaching

Leadership programs from frontline to senior level, with executive coaching grounded in Korn Ferry and CBT methods.

  • Leadership success profiles
  • Talent review and succession mapping
  • Multi-tier development programs
  • Executive and leadership coaching
05

Competency & Technical Enablement

Competency frameworks across technical, commercial, leadership and behavioural roles, tied to assessment and progression.

  • Enterprise competency architecture
  • Proficiency standards linked to grading and reward
  • Assessment and calibration methods
  • Critical-skills gap analysis
06

Digital Learning Ecosystems

Selecting, implementing and governing the learning platform so learning can scale.

  • Learning technology and HRIS integration
  • Vendor selection and evaluation
  • Content lifecycle and governance
  • Adoption and change management
07

Performance Enablement & Analytics

Linking learning and capability to business performance, with measurement leaders act on.

  • Capability measurement framework
  • Baselines and targets by function
  • Executive dashboards and reporting
  • ROI and attribution model
  • Quarterly performance review cadence
03

Ways of working

Four ways to engage, depending on what you need.

Advisory Retainer

Ongoing counsel to a CHRO, Head of HR or founder on talent, upskilling and capability strategy.

Ongoing

Project Build

A defined build with a start and an end: a framework, an enablement program, an LMS rollout or an internal application.

Fixed scope

Executive Coaching

Structured one-to-one professional, leadership and executive coaching against agreed goals.

1:1

Design & Delivery

Leadership, sales and professional skills programs in English or Arabic, in person or virtually.

EN · AR
04

Sector experience

Commercial, regulated and public-sector settings, each with its own demands on capability.

5years

Technology & Digital Services

Bayut and dubizzle Group across property, automotive and classifieds, partnering with Sales, Operations, Customer Experience, Tech, BI, Marketing and Finance.

6years

Pharmaceutical & Healthcare

PharmaLink and GSK: territory sales, sales coaching, scientific liaison, and commercial and clinical training in regulated, compliance-heavy settings.

3years

Public Sector & Military

First Lieutenant, Egyptian Armed Forces: commanding units, running training and operational readiness, and owning safety and compliance.

4years

Freelance Training & CSR

Independent training and facilitation for student engagement and community capability building, including voluntary work with UNESCO and other CSR initiatives.

05

Credentials

  • Talent Management & Succession PlanningSHRM
  • Learning & Development ProfessionalSHRM
  • Organisational Design ProfessionalSHRM
  • 360 Leadership CoachKorn Ferry
  • Master TrainerSHRM / HRCI
  • Training ManagerKHDA
  • Cognitive Behavioural TherapySOMAP
  • Bachelor of Veterinary MedicineMansoura University

Advisory & engagements

Let's build the capability that carries your business.

Tell me what you're working on, whether it's a sales team to ramp, a learning function to rebuild or leaders to develop. I'll reply personally.