Global People Advisor & HR Strategy Partner

Teneolinkedin; Dubai; On-site; AED 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Teneo is seeking a People Advisor to join its Global People Team. You will collaborate with Business and Regional People Partners to drive talent strategy and ensure compliance with local employment laws across the Middle East and Asia Pacific.

You will advise on performance and ER matters, support process improvements, and provide analytics to inform leadership. The role requires cross-geography coordination, strong communication, and a proactive, improvement-driven mindset.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of generalist HR experience in professional services or financial services.
• Experience working in matrix organisations with multiple lines of responsibility and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation across Middle East and/or APAC markets.
• Ability to work seamlessly across multiple geographies and time zones.
• Local CIPD qualification is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Advise employees and managers on HR policies and processes, integrating legislative knowledge and general best practice.
• Collaborate with People Partners on cyclical processes such as annual performance management and compensation planning, managing timelines and communications, ensuring quality delivery.
• Build relationships with key business stakeholders and enable growth and development through coaching and sharing best practices.
• Manage low to medium complexity ER cases end-to-end, ensuring compliance with legislation and internal policies.
• Drive the annual People Engagement Survey process with timelines, communications, completion tracking, and insights.
• Conduct follow-up interviews with departing employees and analyze turnover data for insights.
• Act as a continuous improvement and change champion, identifying opportunities to improve policies and processes.
• Provide analytics to drive business improvement and enhance employee engagement and attrition.
• Collaborate with global and regional Talent Acquisition, People Operations and Learning teams for cohesive support and experience.
• Support local learning and development needs with the Global Learning team.
• Support planning and rollout of region-wide engagement initiatives focused on wellbeing and culture.

Skills

HR policies & processes

Coaching & development

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Project management

Time zone coordination

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Psychology

CIPD qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Teneo is seeking a People Advisor to join its Global People Team. You will collaborate with Business and Regional People Partners to drive talent strategy and ensure compliance with local employment laws across the Middle East and Asia Pacific.

You will advise on performance and ER matters, support process improvements, and provide analytics to inform leadership. The role requires cross-geography coordination, strong communication, and a proactive, improvement-driven mindset.