HR Business Partner

About This Role

Overview
WELCOME QATAR W.L.L**.* is a Doha-based hospitality and services company offering event management, guest services, and hotel supplies to the hospitality and corporate sectors. We are looking for a _**Strategic HR partner*_ to business leaders; drive people initiatives that align workforce capability, performance, and engagement with business objectives across the Qatar operation.

Key responsibilities

• Strategic partnership
• Advise leadership on people strategy, org design, workforce planning, and change initiatives; translate business priorities into HR plans.
• Talent acquisition & workforce planning
• Partner with hiring managers on role profiling, sourcing strategy, selection, and onboarding to secure critical talent.
• Performance & talent management
• Drive performance management cycles, talent calibration, succession planning, promotion processes, and development plans for key roles.
• Employee relations & engagement
• Coach managers on employee relations, disciplinary processes, investigations, grievance resolution, and retention initiatives; lead engagement surveys and action plans.
• Compensation & rewards
• Support compensation reviews, market benchmarking, job evaluations, and incentive program design in coordination with People/Comp teams.
• Learning & development
• Identify capability gaps, design or source development programs, and coordinate leadership and functional training.
• HR operations & compliance
• Ensure HR policy implementation, visa/work-permit coordination, payroll inputs, recordkeeping, and compliance with Qatar labour law.
• Change & project delivery
• Lead or support HR projects (restructures, policy rollouts, cultural programs, M&A integration) and measure impact.
• People analytics & reporting
• Provide workforce metrics and insights (turnover, retention, headcount, engagement) to inform decisions and track HR KPIs.
• Stakeholder management
• Build credible relationships with business leaders, HR centers of excellence, finance, and external providers.

Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years HR generalist/partner experience; prior HRBP experience in Qatar/GCC or multinational environment preferred.
• Education: Bachelor’s in HR, Business, or related field; CIPD/SHRM/PHR or equivalent preferred.
• Knowledge: Strong understanding of Qatar labour law, expatriate employment practices, compensation frameworks, and performance/talent management.
• Skills: Trusted advisor with strong influencing, coaching, stakeholder management, project management, and analytical skills.
• Tools: Proficient with HRIS/ATS, MS Excel/PowerPoint; experience with HR analytics preferred.

Success metrics

• Leadership satisfaction with HR partnership: high score on stakeholder surveys.
• Talent metrics: reduced time-to-fill for critical roles, improved retention of key talent, promotion rate within talent pools.
• Employee engagement: measurable improvement year-over-year.
• Compliance: zero significant labour-law/visa non-compliance issues.

Pay: QAR25.00 - QAR35.00 per hour

Work Location: In person