HR Business Partner

Role and team

Responsibilities

• Advise senior management on HR initiatives that align with organizational strategic goals and objectives.
• Align HR policies and programs with business-unit or regional needs to promote engagement, retention, and performance.
• Coach leaders and managers on HR matters, including performance management, compensation, and benefits.
• Analyze HR metrics and data, identify trends and opportunities, and provide data-driven recommendations to senior management.
• Implement HR strategies aligned with business objectives, provide guidance on policies and practices, and support organizational effectiveness and employee experience.

Role requirements

• Proven experience partnering with senior business leaders to align people strategies with business objectives and drive organizational performance.
• Strong business acumen and ability to translate commercial priorities into effective people solutions.
• Experience leading and supporting organizational change, workforce planning, talent management, succession planning, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Strong coaching, consulting, stakeholder management, influence, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making, with ability to use data and insights for recommendations and outcomes.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed, global environment and navigate sensitive, complex matters.
• Fluent English is expected.

Highly desirable qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Organizational Development, or a related field is highly desirable.
• An HR certification and/or postgraduate qualification in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, or Business Management is highly desirable.
• Experience supporting regional or global teams in a complex multinational organization is highly desirable.
• Experience partnering with leaders across multiple countries and cultures within EAME is highly desirable.
• Arabic is an added advantage.

Skill descriptors

• Decision making and critical thinking, including analyzing situations and reaching informed decisions.
• Data gathering and reporting, including the tools, techniques, and processes for collecting and reporting data.
• Employee relations knowledge, including applicable rights, obligations, and legal requirements in employee negotiations.
• Knowledge of HR policies, standards, and procedures.

Work arrangement and travel

• On-site presence is required five days a week.
• Travel is 10% of the time.
• Relocation is not offered.

Employer offering

• The employer describes training, mentors, global experience, a competitive salary package, work-life balance, and growth opportunities.