People Partner

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic HR partner to department heads across business and tech in the UAE (based in Dubai).
• Design org structures, team models, and job architecture to support rapid growth.
• Lead manager enablement programs including toolkits, training, and ongoing resources.
• Own end-to-end performance cycles: timelines, calibration, execution and feedback.
• Drive promotion processes, growth planning, and succession strategies.
• Advise on high-trust people matters including ER cases, terminations, and policy interpretation.
• Manage engagement survey execution and follow-up with manager-level action plans.
• Identify people-related risks and propose clear, data-informed solutions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to build scalable, repeatable People frameworks.

Requirements

• 5+ years in People Partner / HRBP roles
• Org design experience
• Performance mgmt expertise
• Stakeholder mgmt skills
• Senior coaching capability
• Analytical mindset
• Excellent communication
• Comfortable with hybrid teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a tech company or high-growth startup environment
• Regional exposure to UAE and/or KSA employment practices and laws
• Built People frameworks or programs from scratch (e.g., L&D, engagement, growth mapping)
• Strong judgment handling sensitive and complex people issues

Benefits

• Annual leave and paid time off
• Health insurance (private healthcare)
• Paid leave
• Competitive salary and equity stake opportunity
• Flexible office hours and hybrid working

About the Company

Lean Technologies builds financial infrastructure for MENA. Since 2019 Lean has been the first regulated Open Banking and Open Finance company operating across the UAE and Saudi Arabia, processing large volumes of transactions and connecting millions of accounts. Backed by a recent Series B, Lean is expanding into new markets and products while maintaining a high-performance, mission-driven culture. This role provides senior HR presence in Lean's UAE operations and plays a key part in shaping the organisation as it scales.