HR Business Partner (Product & Digital)

Overview

A dual-focus, hands-on HR Business Partner role embedded within a rapidly scaling technical organization. This position splits its focus between driving technical people structures for the Product & Digital unit and providing comprehensive generalist HR coverage across the broader business. It is ideally suited for an HR professional comfortable working closely alongside product, engineering, and design teams in a fast-paced environment.

Core Responsibilities

1. Technical People Partnering (Primary Focus)

• Career Pathways & Frameworks: Design and document career routes, role levels, and clear progression criteria for technical and digital roles.

• Capability & Skills Mapping: Define competency frameworks, evaluate existing skill gaps, and translate findings into strategic hiring or upskilling initiatives.

• Onboarding & Training: Shape and manage product training bootcamps and continuous upskilling tracks to optimize team onboarding and growth.

• Organizational Design: Partner with leadership to refine product development processes, healthy operational workflows, and clear division of responsibilities.
  

2. Generalist HR Support (Secondary Focus)

• Employee Lifecycle Management: Oversee onboarding, offboarding, contracts, contractual modifications, and core compliance administration.

• Employee Relations & Negotiations: Lead employment offer negotiations and guide leadership through employee relations cases to ensure consistency and compliance.

• Data-Driven Insights: Provide reporting on workforce trends, organizational risks, and opportunities to support leadership decision-making.

Candidate Profile

Essential Criteria:

• Solid generalist HR experience at the HR Business Partner level, including contract management and employee relations.

• Proven track record designing career frameworks, competency matrices, or capability progression models.

• Dedicated experience partnering directly with product, digital, engineering, or design teams.

• Deep understanding of organizational design and agile workflows within knowledge-based environments.

• Strong communication skills with an ability to translate ambiguous goals into clear operational frameworks while working independently.

Desirable Criteria:

• Familiarity with the UAE or wider GCC labor regulations and markets.

• Professional exposure to consulting, govtech, or public policy ecosystems.

• Previous experience developing structured onboarding bootcamps or technical learning paths.