People Lead

Tanqeeb; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Tactical is seeking a seasoned People generalist in Dubai to blend strategy with hands-on delivery across the employee lifecycle. You will advise leaders on people-related matters, shape the People strategy, and drive data-informed decisions that align with business goals.

Key focus areas include onboarding, performance management, and building a compliant, high-performing People team in a fast-moving culture. This role emphasizes stakeholder partnership and scalable HR processes in the UAE.

Qualifications

• 7 years’ generalist HR experience across the employee lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of UAE labour law.
• Experience leading and developing a team.

Responsibilities

• Represent the People function and advise leaders on all people related matters and drive strategic execution.
• Own the People strategy roadmap and translate business goals into People initiatives with dashboards and KPIs.
• Oversee onboarding/offboarding experiences and maintain aligned employee lifecycle processes.

Job description

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 KPIsUse 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.