Senior Human Capital Business Partner

Overview

To partner with business leaders in shaping and delivering Human Capital programs that drive performance, build capability, and enable growth. This role plays a key part in workforce planning, organisation design, and talent development to support AIQ’s transformation journey.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Workforce Planning & Org Design
• Support the design and implementation of org structures, job titles, and grading aligned with business strategy.
• Develop org charts, reporting lines, and spans of control.
• Create and maintain accurate job descriptions that clearly define responsibilities and accountabilities.
• Support integration of Emirati roles in workforce planning. Hiring logistics and compliance tracking are managed by the TA Partner and ER Specialist.
• Compensation & Recognition
• Manage performance review cycles that drive merit increases, promotions, and bonuses.
• Advise on fair pay, offers, and reward strategies aligned to market benchmarks.
• Conduct job and grade evaluations for new or evolving roles.
• Contribute to informal and strategic recognition initiatives.
• Performance Management
• Cascade KPIs and ensure alignment of headcount with business and financial targets.
• Manage the full performance cycle including timelines, tools, and communications.
• Support performance improvement plans and track progress for underperforming employees.
• Talent & Succession
• Support talent reviews, succession planning, and contractor-to-permanent conversion assessments.
• Consolidate and advise on retention strategies.
• Lead executive onboarding and exit processes for business-critical or sensitive roles. Standard onboarding is managed by the ER Specialist.
• Leadership & Capability Development
• Coordinate leadership development programs and learning platforms in conjunction with Presight L&D and external partners.
• Drive leadership engagement and readiness for business challenges.
• Partner with the ER Specialist on company-wide and leadership-led recognition.
• Business Partnership & Advisory
• Act as a trusted advisor to line managers on people planning, team design, and hiring decisions.
• Translate business needs into actionable Human Capital strategies.
• Governance & Compliance
• Prepare content for REMCO, Board, and executive-level reviews.
• Ensure alignment of Human Capital practices with audit, ISO, and internal governance requirements.
• Budgeting & Cost Control
• Partner with Finance to build and monitor budgets for compensation and benefits.
• Culture & Engagement
• Lead follow-up planning after engagement surveys in collaboration with business leaders. Survey execution and reporting are managed by the ER Specialist.
  
  

• 8+ years of progressive HR experience, ideally in a business partner or generalist role
• Expert understanding of core HR areas: performance, org design, compensation, and talent
• Experience working with senior leaders and influencing decisions at leadership level
• Solid judgment and a practical mindset: you know when to escalate and when to just sort it
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• High level of comfort working in fast-moving, complex environments with shifting priorities
• Experience in the UAE market preferred; sector experience in tech, energy, or AI is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or a related field; HR certification (e.g. CIPD)