HR Operation Lead

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Lead the HR function and supervise assigned team members; develop and implement policies, procedures, SOPs, guidelines, and forms.
• Identify process gaps, recommend controls, and ensure compliance with UAE employment requirements and company policies.
• Manage recruitment for approved vacancies and support manpower planning, organization charts, headcount records, and job descriptions.
• Coordinate onboarding, probation reviews, transfers, contract renewals, and offboarding; lead performance evaluation cycles and KPI development.
• Review evaluations and coordinate performance improvement plans; maintain salary structures, job grades, and ranges, and review salary proposals.
• Verify payroll inputs and oversee attendance, leave, employee records, and HR documentation.
• Handle employee relations matters, complaints, investigations, and disciplinary processes; prepare weekly and monthly HR reports.
• Maintain employee data and HR transactions in Odoo; review workflows and coordinate system improvements, testing, and reporting with the ERP team.
• Maintain confidentiality of employee, salary, and performance information.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 8–10 years of progressive HR experience, including experience leading or coordinating an HR function.
• Hands-on experience with Odoo HR, including recruitment, employee records, attendance, leave, appraisals, and reporting.
• Experience developing HR policies and procedures; knowledge of salary structures, job grading, payroll controls, and compensation reviews.
• Experience leading performance evaluations and developing measurable KPIs; knowledge of UAE employment practices and HR compliance.
• Strong analytical, organizational, reporting, and communication skills; professional integrity, confidentiality, and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

Preferred qualifications

• Manufacturing, engineering, aerospace, or other technical-environment experience is preferred.
• CIPD, SHRM, or an equivalent professional HR qualification is an advantage.

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