Job Description

Role Purpose:

The People Partner Associate (HRBP) plays a key role in supporting our client's people and organizational agenda, partnering closely with leadership to enable business growth, strengthen culture, and build a high-performing, structured organization. This role combines hands-on HR ownership (employee lifecycle, recruitment, and operations) with supporting strategic people initiatives, including performance management, employee engagement, and organizational development. The role contributes to shaping a performance-led, engaged, and resilient organization, aligned with our client's values of excellence, innovation, and accountability.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Partnership: Collaborate with leadership to understand business needs and support the implementation of people strategies that enable growth, strengthen culture, and drive a high-performance environment.

Talent & Performance Management: Support and coordinate the performance management cycle, including goal setting, reviews, and follow-through. Guide managers on feedback, performance, and team effectiveness while supporting performance improvement where needed.

Employee Relations & day to day operations: Act as a key point of contact for employees, managing day-to-day HR matters and supporting employee relations in line with UAE labor law.

Engagement & Culture: Lead employee engagement and culture initiatives, including check ins, employee surveys, and well-being initiatives. Translate engagement insights into action plans that strengthen culture and reinforce our client's values.

Organizational Development: Support organizational structure, role clarity, and workforce planning. Contribute to identifying capability gaps and supporting talent development and succession discussions.

Compensation & Benefits: Support compensation and benefits processes in coordination with Finance, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with company policies and market practices.

Talent Acquisition & Employer branding: Own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing and selection through to onboarding. Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies while maintaining an active talent pipeline. Build & drive the company's employer branding initiatives across universities, professional networks, and external platforms to strengthen the company's presence and attract top talent.

HR Operations & Compliance: Own day-to-day HR operations including employee documentation, contracts, and records. Ensure HR processes are accurate, consistent, and compliant with UAE labor law and company standards.

Change Management: Support the rollout of key organizational and people initiatives, ensuring clear communication, coordination, and follow-through to drive adoption and consistency across the business.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field is required.
• A minimum of 5 to 8 years of progressive HR experience, with proven expertise in both HR Business Partnering and end-to-end HR roles.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with experience in using HR data and metrics to guide decision making.
• Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Exceptional communication, influencing, and negotiation skills to build strong, trusting relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• In-depth knowledge of UAE labor laws and regulations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and follow through.
• Positive, collaborative, and service-oriented mindset.
• Embodies the company's values:
  o Excellence: Striving to exceed expectations
  o Innovation: Driving creativity and progress
  o Diversity: Championing inclusivity and belonging
  o Ethical: Acting with integrity and transparency
  o Accountability: Owning outcomes and supporting the team
  o Loyalty: Demonstrating commitment to the business and the team