Regional Human Resources Business Partner - GCC & North Africa

Confidential; Doha; On-site; QAR 437,000 - 692,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an experienced Regional HR Business Partner to support expansion and HR operations across GCC, wider Middle East, and North Africa with a focus on Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Oman, and other regional markets. Based in Qatar, you will collaborate with business leaders and local teams to establish HR operations in new markets and ensure compliance with local labour laws.

You will lead HR processes, recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance management,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience in GCC and North Africa.
• Experience supporting multi-country operations in Middle East and Africa.
• Strong knowledge of core HR areas: employee relations, talent acquisition, performance management, compensation, HR operations.
• Experience supporting business expansion, new entity setup or startup operations is highly preferred.
• Good understanding of labour laws, localisation requirements and employment practices in the region.
• Strong stakeholder-management, communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and travel as required.
• Fluent English is essential; Arabic is highly preferred; additional regional languages are an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to support expansion plans, new market entry and organizational growth across the region.
• Provide end-to-end HR support for operations in GCC, wider Middle East, and North Africa and other countries as required.
• Set up practical HR processes, policies and employee documentation for new entities and growing operations.
• Work with local HR teams, external service providers and legal advisers to ensure compliance with local labour laws and employment requirements.
• Support workforce planning, manpower budgeting, localisation requirements and succession planning.
• Lead and support recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, compensation and HR policy implementation.
• Advise managers on people-related matters, including employee performance, disciplinary matters, employee engagement and retention.
• Maintain accurate HR reports, employee data and regional dashboards for management review.
• Drive consistent HR standards while adapting processes to local market and business requirements.
• Support regional HR projects, process improvements and implementation of HR systems.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

People leadership

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or Business Administration

Master’s degree or HR certification (advantage)

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Regional HR Business Partner to support business expansion and HR operations across the GCC, wider Middle East, and North Africa, with a primary focus on Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Morocco, and Algeria.

Based in Qatar, the role will work closely with business leaders and local teams to support regional growth, establish HR operations in new markets, ensure compliance with local labour laws, and deliver effective HR solutions across multiple countries.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with business leaders to support expansion plans, new market entry and organisational growth across the region.
• Provide end-to-end HR support for operations in GCC, wider Middle East, and North Africa and other countries as required.
• Set up practical HR processes, policies and employee documentation for new entities and growing operations.
• Work with local HR teams, external service providers and legal advisers to ensure compliance with local labour laws and employment requirements.
• Support workforce planning, manpower budgeting, localisation requirements and succession planning.
• Lead and support recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, compensation and HR policy implementation.
• Advise managers on people-related matters, including employee performance, disciplinary matters, employee engagement and retention.
• Maintain accurate HR reports, employee data and regional dashboards for management review.
• Drive consistent HR standards while adapting processes to local market and business requirements.
• Support regional HR projects, process improvements and implementation of HR systems.

Qualifications and Experience

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience in the GCC and North Africa, including HR Business Partner or regional HR management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field. A master’s degree or HR professional certification is an advantage.
• Experience supporting multi-country operations, preferably across the Middle East and Africa.
• Strong knowledge of core HR areas, including employee relations, talent acquisition, performance management, compensation and HR operations.
• Experience supporting business expansion, new entity setup or start-up operations will be highly preferred.
• Good understanding of labour laws, localisation requirements and employment practices in the region.
• Strong stakeholder-management, communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and travel when required.
• Fluent English is essential. Arabic is highly preferred; additional regional languages will be an advantage