HR Leader — UAE Operations, People & Compliance

Boring Company; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid medical, dental, and vis

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Equity for permanent employees

Job summary

The Boring Company is seeking an experienced HR leader to manage benefits, compensation, payroll, onboarding, and employee relations across the UAE. The role requires strong knowledge of UAE labor law and strategic HR leadership.

You will partner with managers, oversee performance, investigations, and ensure compliance while driving HR initiatives and system improvements across multiple UAE locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 5+ years of experience in an HR leadership position.
• 5+ years of HR experience in the UAE
• Strong working knowledge of UAE labor laws and work requirements

Responsibilities

• Point of contact for all HR matters such as but not limited to benefits, compensation, training, payroll, and employee relations.
• Manage performance, investigations, make recommendations for corrective action, and lead terminations.
• Maintain a productive relationship with managers in UAE; meet regularly to discuss morale, areas of improvement, and performance.
• Review and respond to matters complex in nature that have been escalated due to risk, urgency, or severity.
• Manage the integration, configuration, and administration of HR systems.
• Outline team priorities and timelines and manage team performance toward achieving goals.
• Primary point of contact for entire UAE operation.
• Key partner with HR operations on HR systems including onboarding, workers compensation, and LOA management
• Approve time cards, modify pay rates, implement one-off payments, and ensure payment of salaried and hourly employees bi-weekly.
• Facilitate the new-hire onboarding process, including generating offer letters, and auditing background checks.
• Lead HR initiatives and projects.
• Set up and work with legal to outline and comply with legal requirements as required by UAE Labor Law.

Skills

HR leadership

People management

Communication skills

Analytical mindset

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

The Boring Company is seeking an experienced HR leader to manage benefits, compensation, payroll, onboarding, and employee relations across the UAE. The role requires strong knowledge of UAE labor law and strategic HR leadership.

You will partner with managers, oversee performance, investigations, and ensure compliance while driving HR initiatives and system improvements across multiple UAE locations.