About
RewardEdge Consulting is led directly by the person doing the work — combining CIPD-certified reward expertise with more than a decade of hands-on compensation and benefits practice across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and wider GCC.
Muhammad Ahsan Mehboob
I advise organisations on how compensation should be designed, governed and sustained — when fairness, market competitiveness, workforce cost and business performance all have to be managed together. My work focuses on the architecture behind pay: how roles are defined, jobs evaluated, salary ranges built, internal equity protected and exceptions governed.
Compensation is not administration. It is organisational infrastructure. Poorly designed, it creates pay compression, inconsistent offers, uncontrolled exceptions and decisions leaders cannot defend. Properly designed, it creates clarity, cost discipline, workforce stability and trust.
Track record
Before advisory, the work was in-house — building and running the reward systems, not just recommending them.
Redesigned company-wide job grading and salary structures; restructured medical insurance to grading bands for AED 2.5M+ annual savings; led SAP HCM and HRMS rollout; supported M&A HR due diligence across group entities.
Played a lead HR role in geographic expansion, developing local HR operations, expatriate compensation frameworks and localisation strategies across five jurisdictions.
Earlier C&B roles covering grading, payroll governance, performance frameworks and HR policy — the practitioner foundation behind RewardEdge today.
Credentials
Recommendations
From colleagues and managers who worked with Ahsan directly. Verifiable on LinkedIn.
"I had the pleasure of working with Ahsan over the last two years at Eltizam Asset Management Group... Ahsan played an instrumental role in the Inspire and Colliers integration, particularly in the area of SAP and payroll... a subject matter expert in SAP and payroll. I would most definitely recommend Ahsan for any C&B role particularly one that involves ERP implementations."
"I had the pleasure of working with Mohammed for more than seven years. Mohammed always shows a deep understanding of his role and leadership skills when managing his team... working seamlessly with HR, Finance, and other operations to address challenges and find innovative solutions... a reliable and respected colleague."
Work with RewardEdge
A confidential review of your compensation, structure or governance. Scoped on enquiry.