Performance & Reward Partner , UAE

HSBC Holdings plc; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC UAE is seeking a Performance & Reward Partner to embed policy and support pay and benefits outcomes across the UAE. You will work with senior HR colleagues and business leaders to ensure fair, competitive rewards aligned with HSBC values and local rules.

You will oversee the annual pay review, provide data-driven inputs to decisions, and ensure clear governance while communicating reward metrics to regulators and external consultants where relevant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required for UAE visa and work permit.
• Experience embedding performance management and reward policies.
• Strong knowledge of compensation structures and market salaries.
• Ability to navigate local regulatory requirements and provide guidance.

Responsibilities

• Embed performance management policy across the UAE in line with global standards.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to align reward approaches with business aims.
• Review reward programmes and design new, compliant, competitive offerings.
• Oversee reward reporting, metrics, and governance for regulators and consultancies.
• Manage the annual pay review cycle, including budgets and system readiness.
• Provide inputs to pay review decisions on- and off-cycle with market data.
• Oversee the benefits proposition, policies, and cost-effective design.
• Shape employee wellness and recognition programs in policy implementation.
• Interpret regulatory changes and coordinate with regulators on requirements.

Skills

Performance management

Reward policy design

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Education

University degree (3+ years)

Job description

Ready to shape performance and reward outcomes across HSBC UAE?

Why HSBC

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world. Guided by our purpose of opening up a world of opportunity, our ambition is to become the world’s most trusted bank globally, putting customers at the heart of everything we do.

The Opportunity

HSBC is seeking a Performance & Reward Partner to embed performance management policy and support pay and benefits outcomes across the UAE.

This role helps ensure reward and recognition approaches remain competitive and easy to understand while staying aligned to local rules and HSBC values.

You’ll work closely with senior business stakeholders and HR colleagues in a matrix environment to provide robust inputs to annual and off-cycle pay decisions including FP ranges and market data.

You’ll also oversee reporting and communication of reward metrics for senior internal audiences and where relevant external consultancies and regulators.

Success means reliable pay review execution, clear governance and defensible decisions that meet policy and regulatory expectations. You’ll help strengthen HSBC’s ability to attract retain and motivate colleagues in a market where employee expectations continue to evolve.

What you'll be doing

• Embedding performance management policy across the UAE in line with global standards and local requirements
• Partnering senior business stakeholders and HR Generalists to align reward approaches with business aims and HSBC values
• Reviewing existing reward programmes and support design of new programmes to keep them effective compliant and competitive
• Overseeing reward reporting and communications including reward metrics for senior stakeholders consultancies and regulators
• Manage the annual pay review cycle including budgets eligibility checks system readiness stakeholder engagement and local rules
• Provide robust inputs to pay review decisions on and off-cycle including FP ranges and market data
• Oversee the benefits proposition ensuring competitive and cost-effective policies day-to-day operations and solution design aligned to Group policy
• Shape employee wellness and recognition propositions supporting implementation of related policies strategies and activities
• Interpret regulatory changes and partner with regulators on performance and reward requirements for the jurisdiction

What we're looking for

• A full-time graduation degree of at least three years is essential for obtaining a UAE visa and work permit. For degrees obtained outside the UAE, valid attestations and equivalency are also mandatory
• Proven experience embedding performance management and reward policies in a regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of compensation structures, job evaluation and market salary methodologies
• Ability to navigate local regulatory requirements and translate changes into practical actions and stakeholder guidance
• Experience in the management of pay review cycles end-to-end including budgets governance and decision quality
• Experience managing oversee benefits plans and applying sound judgement to balance competitiveness and cost-effectiveness
• The ability to produce and communicate reward metrics for senior stakeholders and where relevant external consultancies and regulators.
• Strong data and analytical capability to enforce recommendations and strengthen decision-making
• Operate effectively in a matrix structure through strong partnering and interpersonal skills

Strengthening Reward and Recognition

This role sits at the heart of how HSBC UAE supports colleagues to perform at their best through clear performance management and well-governed reward outcomes. You’ll help businesses make decisions that are valid defensible and aligned to HSBC aims values and local regulatory rules. If you want scope across pay benefits wellness and recognition with close partnership across HR and senior stakeholders this is a chance to make a visible impact.

We support our staff to adopt flexible and alternative ways of working where possible, including working from home and different hours subject to approvals.

HSBC is committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working, and opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. Personal data held by the Bank relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

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