HR business Partner

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Business Partnering

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the NEW Business leadership team on all people-related matters.
• Translate commercial objectives into workforce planning talent acquisition and capability-building strategies.
• Design high impact people strategies and programs that enable talent attraction and retention.
• Provide data-driven insights on headcount attrition and productivity to inform business decisions.

Talent & Performance

• Lead end-to-end talent lifecycle activities: attraction onboarding development retention and succession planning.
• Oversee performance management cycles including goal-setting periodic reviews and year-end calibrations.
• Partner with recruitment team and hiring managers to drive efficient high-quality recruitment for the distribution and commercial workforce.

Employee Relations & Compliance

• Manage employee relations cases including investigations disciplinary processes and grievance resolution in compliance with UAE Labour Law and DIFC/Mainland regulations where applicable.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation in countries of operation (with focus on Pakistan India Singapore and Dubai) to ensure business practices remain compliant.
• Advise on employment contracts end-of-service benefits (EOSB) visa and work permit requirements in coordination with the HR operations function.

Culture Engagement & Change

• Champion values and culture within the NEW Business division.
• Manage employee engagement initiatives seek employee feedback and drive action plans; track outcomes.
• Support organisational change initiatives including restructures role redesigns and new market entries.

HR Operations & Reporting

• Maintain accurate HR data and generate regular people metrics reports for the business.
• Partner with HR operations function on payroll inputs benefits administration and policy harmonisation across the region.
• Contribute to the buildout of scalable HR processes and systems as the business grows.

Candidate Profile:

Essential

• 10 years of progressive HR experience with a minimum of 2 3 years in a dedicated HR Business Partner capacity.
• Demonstrated experience supporting a distribution technology or fast-paced commercial business environment.
• Proven ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders without direct authority.
• Act as a coach and trusted advisor to influence business leaders in the areas of organization effectiveness change management and capability building.
• Strong analytical skills - comfortable using HR data and metrics to shape decisions.
• Strong communication and problem solving skills; collaborative working style
• Curiosity business acumen learning agility flexibility to juggle multiple priorities concurrently.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• UAE residency or willingness to relocate to UAE.

Preferred

• Prior exposure to Apple or other OEM distribution ecosystems channel management or retail operations.
• Experience working in a multi-country matrix organisation.
• Familiarity with HRIS platforms

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1