HR Business Partner

7 Management; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

7 Management is seeking an experienced HR leader to serve as a strategic partner to venue leadership across multi-site hospitality operations in the UAE.

You will bridge centralized HR Centres of Excellence with on-site teams, shaping HR initiatives to align with Group standards while handling payroll, onboarding, ER, and compliance across 3–5 venues.

Qualifications

• Degree in HR or related field.
• 6–8 years HR experience, preferably multi-site hospitality or F&B.
• Strong working knowledge of UAE Labour Law.
• Prior experience managing or coordinating a direct report preferred.
• Proven ability to influence senior operational stakeholders.
• Proficient in WebHR payroll, and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Acts as trusted HR advisor to venue GMs, translating priorities into HR actions across 3–5 venues.
• Oversees onboarding, transfers, payroll coordination, and offboarding.
• Manages an HR Executive and coordinates with venue leadership.
• Partners with TA, L&D, ER, and HR Operations CoEs to deliver group-aligned programmes.
• Drives workforce planning and recruitment for FOH, BOH, and specialist roles.
• Owns monthly payroll inputs for assigned venues, ensuring accuracy and WPS compliance.
• Handles Employee Relations matters and supports investigations per UAE labour law.
• Ensures policy and statutory compliance across venues; provides HR reporting with actionable recommendations.

Skills

Influence senior stakeholders

HR systems

MS Office

Education

Degree in HR or related field

Tools

WebHR payroll

MS Office

Job description

Role Summary Serve as a strategic advisor and trusted partner to venue leadership, translating organisational objectives into practical, high-impact people strategies. The role bridges the centralised HR Centres of Excellence, including Learning & Development, Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, and Human Resources, and operational teams, ensuring HR initiatives, policies, and practices are thoughtfully tailored to the unique needs of each venue while maintaining alignment with Group standards.

Key Responsibilities

• HR Operations: Acts as trusted advisor to GMs across assigned venues, translating operational priorities into HR action. Oversees onboarding, transfers, payroll coordination, and offboarding across 3 5 venues, delegating operational execution to the HR Executive while retaining accountability for outcomes.
• Team Oversight: Manages and develops an HR Executive, ensuring consistent case handling, documentation standards, and day-to-day coordination with venue leadership.
• Collaboration with CoE: Partners with TA, L&D, ER, and HR Operations CoEs to deliver group-aligned programmes suited to the venue's staffing volatility and operating hours.
• Talent Acquisition: Drives workforce planning and recruitment for FOH, BOH, and specialist roles across assigned venues within agreed timelines.
• Payroll: Owns monthly payroll inputs (new hires, transfers, offboarding, leave, deductions) for assigned venues, ensuring accuracy and WPS compliance.
• Employee Relations: Primary HR point of contact for ER matters across assigned venues, partnering with the ER & Legal CoE on investigations and disciplinary processes per UAE labour law.
• Compliance & Reporting: Ensures policy and statutory compliance across venues; prepares headcount, turnover, absenteeism, and ER reporting with actionable recommendations.
• Venue Presence: Conducts regular in-venue inspections and GM check-ins during standard business hours; occasional evening presence may be required to observe live operations relevant to ER or compliance matters.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Degree in HR or related field.
• 6 8 years' HR experience, preferably multi-site hospitality or F&B
• Strong working knowledge of UAE Labour Law.
• Prior experience managing or coordinating a direct report preferred.
• Proven ability to influence senior operational stakeholders.
• Proficient in WebHR payroll, and MS Office.