HR Business Partner (Fractional role)

Overview

Our Client is a fast-growing tech startup building innovative, scalable products with a distributed team across the region. As we scale, we're looking for a hands-on HR Business Partner to help shape our people strategy, support leaders, and ensure our culture grows as fast as our business.

This role is ideal for a senior HR professional who enjoys working closely with founders and managers, values flexibility, and thrives in a startup environment.

Role Overview

The HRBP will act as a strategic and operational partner to leadership, supporting the full employee lifecycle while ensuring HR practices are pragmatic, compliant with UAE labour law, and aligned with a high-growth tech culture.

This is a fractional, remote role, with occasional in-person meetings if required (UAE).

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with founders and leadership on people strategy, workforce planning, and org design
• Coach managers on performance management, employee engagement, and team effectiveness
• Support scaling initiatives including hiring plans, role design, and capability building

Core HR Operations

• Own and manage HR policies, processes, and documentation
• Ensure compliance with UAE Labour Law (contracts, terminations, leave, disciplinary matters)
• Oversee onboarding, offboarding, and probation processes
• Manage employee relations issues with a pragmatic, people-first approach

Performance & Culture

• Design and support performance management frameworks suitable for a startup environment
• Help embed company values, culture, and feedback practices
• Support engagement initiatives and internal communications

Talent & Growth

• Partner with Talent Acquisition (internal or external) on hiring strategy and interview frameworks
• Support career development, learning initiatives, and succession planning (as the company scales)

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive HR experience, with HRBP experience in tech, startups, or scale-ups
• Strong working knowledge of UAE Labour Law
• Experience supporting remote or hybrid teams
• Comfortable working independently in a lean, fast-moving environment
• Strong stakeholder management and coaching skills
• Practical, solution-oriented mindset (not overly bureaucratic)
• Excellent communication skills in English (Arabic is a plus, not required)

What We Offer

• Part-time flexibility (hours to be agreed)
• Fully remote role, UAE-based
• Opportunity to work closely with founders and shape HR from the ground up
• A dynamic, entrepreneurial environment with real impact