People Lead

tactical.; Dubai; On-site; AED 380,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

tactical. is seeking a senior HR generalist/People leader to blend strategy with hands-on delivery in Dubai. You will steer the People function, drive policy and system improvements, and partner with leaders to align HR with business goals.

You will own the lifecycle of employees, oversee onboarding/offboarding, lead performance processes, and ensure compliance across UAE labour law while building a strong, collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• 7 years' generalist HR experience across management and the employee lifecycle.
• Experience developing and managing HR policies, processes, employee relations matters, escalations and documentation.
• Experience building and leading a team, plus running performance review cycles.

Responsibilities

• Strategic execution: advise leaders, partner to drive business objectives, guide the People team with clear priorities.
• People strategy, performance and data: own the long-term People roadmap, deliver KPI dashboards, and use data insights for improvements.
• Employee lifecycle: oversee hiring, onboarding, offboarding, communications, and lifecycle touchpoints to align with our values.
• Performance and talent: design and run the performance framework, calibration, and talent reviews.
• Employee relations and culture: act as escalation point and foster a collaborative, accountable culture.
• HRIS: manage People tech ecosystem, ensure data security and process efficiency.
• Policies, benefits, compliance: own policies/benefits strategy, ensure UAE labour law compliance and visa/contracts management.

Skills

HR strategy

People lifecycle

Employee relations

Policy development

Team leadership

HRIS

UAE labour law

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

HRIS systems

Job description

Who You Are

You're a People generalist who blends strategy with hands on delivery.

Who You Are

You're a People generalist who blends strategy with hands on delivery. You can handle sensitive employee relations cases one moment, roll out a new HR system feature the next, and then coach a manager through a performance conversation, all while keeping compliance watertight. You thrive in a fast-moving creative environment and understand how to balance people's priorities with business needs.

What You'll Do

Strategic Execution

• Represent the People function and advise leaders on all people related matters
• Partner with the leads to drive wider business objectives
• Lead, mentor, and develop the People team, setting clear priorities and ensuring high performance

People strategy, performance and data

• Own People strategy roadmap, translate business goals into a long term People strategy
• Define, track and deliver People reports and dashboards covering key KPIs
• Use People data insights to inform strategic decisions and drive continuous improvement

Employee lifecycle

Talent strategy

• Oversee all hiring activity, ensuring efficient, scalable recruitment processes
• Support UAE National hiring initiatives in alignment with business and government objectives

Employee Lifecycle

• Own Employee lifecycle framework
• Oversee onboarding and offboarding experiences, ensuring each process is consistent, compliant, and experience-focused
• Lead onboarding and offboarding meetings with new joiners
• Maintain strong internal communications that keep employees informed and aligned
• Ensure all touchpoints of the employee lifecycle are tracked and experience is aligned with Tactical's values and ways of working

Performance and talent

• Own the design and execution of the performance management framework
• Run performance review cycles, calibration, 1:1 templates, and reminders, ensuring high completion and quality feedback
• Partner with leads to run annual talent reviews
• Partner with managers to set SMART goals and run Performance Improvement Plans

Employee Relations and Culture

• Act as a senior point of escalation for complex employee relations matters
• Serve as a cultural ambassador, ensuring Tactical fosters a collaborative, solutions-focused team culture with clear accountability

HRIS

• Oversee the People technology ecosystem, ensuring data accuracy, security, and efficiency
• Oversee automation and system improvements to create seamless HR processes

Policies, Benefits, Compliance

• Own the Tactical policies and benefits strategy
• Create, review, update and obtain sign off on policies and benefits
• Collaborate with the Operations team to ensure people policies and benefit implementation processes run efficiently
• Ensure 100% compliance with UAE labour law and relevant global policies
• Oversee immigration, visas, and contracts for a global workforce and our freelancer networks

What You'll Bring

• 7 years' generalist expertise across HR management and the employee lifecycle
• Experience with policies, processes, employee relations matters, escalations and associated documentation
• Experience developing and managing a team
• Experience managing review cycles
• Experience working directly with leads to drive wider business objectives
• Manages up effectively, arriving at decisions with a recommended course of action
• Strong knowledge of UAE labour law
• Nice to have:
• Hiring and talent pipelining experience
• Understands global mobility

Why join us?

You’ll have a real opportunity to make an impact on how people experience Tactical, from joining the team, to growing, performing and thriving here. Bring your ideas and People expertise to help us build a place where excellent work and good vibes go hand in hand.