cookiedubai

Hi, I just wanted to ask for your opinion on a proposed salary for a General Manager role that I am hoping to move into the end of this year, unfortunately I do not have the exact details as of yet only top line figures.

The figures I have at the moment are:
Salary of $150k USD pa including car and housing allowance
Bonus up to 30% of base

I would be leading the entry of our company into the UAE market, my company provides external cladding solutions for major projects.

Initially leading a team of 8 people growing to 19 by the end of 2017. T/O at the end of 2017 projected to be over $10mil USD.

I have never worked in the UAE before but have visited many times in the past. I know it is tax free on income but the cost of living is quite high.

Would be grateful for your opinion on these figures and if they are competitive for the UAE.

Thanks in advance,

John

co durham boy

Thats around 46,000 AED Per Month all in . It's not too bad but not great but to be honest it's relative to what you are getting now and what you are prepared to leave behind. Who is covering your set up costs , that's the big question.

The accommodation and car will take a massive chunk out of it , you need a better detailed offer on the specifics of who pays what and when. The all in figures look ok if the firm is going to rent you a place then deduct the balance from your monthly earnings.

Set up costs here are horrendous and people get into trouble because they don't factor that in or calculate the on costs.

More detail needed

iggle

Sounds light, i thought GM's were on mega bucks

scrubbedexpat141

Is your cladding flammable?

iggle

2 weeks ago a new code/standard came out, so all future buildings will be okay, but you can't fix the previous ones...

scrubbedexpat141

Mine's basically tinder. But no swiping.

mission

our GM is on GBP 105k pa basic.


On top of that the company pays for his 3 bed villa in Jumeriah (AED 250k); his DEWA (approx. AED 3-4k per month) and his car (AED 36k-40k pa).

cookiedubai

Thanks for all the feedback, much appreciated!!!

IKnowNothing

Peasant.