Assistant Manager - People & Culture

Role location

• The description states that the role is based in Al Nahda, Sharjah.

Job purpose

Business partnership and talent

• Partner with business leaders, enable managers in goal setting, feedback, and performance conversations, and support fair, timely people decisions.
• Drive talent and performance processes, including OPR, performance cycles, IDPs, and succession planning.
• Improve talent discussions and development planning; provide insights on capability gaps, performance trends, and leadership readiness.
• Support workforce planning, hiring, internal mobility, and talent-pipeline monitoring across roles and markets.

People experience and operations

• Support engagement initiatives, people relations, positive work environments, and consistent reinforcement of organizational values.
• Execute onboarding, transfers, promotions, and exits; simplify processes and maintain accurate HR-system data.
• Identify workflow improvements and reduce friction for employees and managers.

Data, digital, and change

• Use people data and AI-enabled tools to identify trends, improve reporting, and provide forward-looking insights such as attrition risk and talent gaps.
• Drive adoption of digital tools, automation, and AI solutions across P&C processes; support scalable technology-enabled solutions.
• Support enterprise transformations and embed initiatives through communication, manager alignment, and follow-through.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or Business Administration.
• 6–8 years of experience in HR business partnering.
• Experience in multi-unit, frontline, retail, hospitality, or restaurant environments is preferred.
• Familiarity with HR systems, preferably Oracle HCM, is desirable; experience in multi-market or large operational organizations is an advantage.

Key skills

• Business partnering, stakeholder engagement, and translating strategy into practical execution.
• Data-driven thinking, analytical capability, problem-solving, and decision-making.
• Process improvement, operational excellence, planning, organization, and execution discipline.
• Ability to leverage digital tools and AI-enabled solutions and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.