HR Business Partner Manager

About the Role

We are seeking a seasoned HR Business Partner Manager to join our team in Dubai on a hybrid work schedule. The ideal candidate will bring 7 or more years of experience, preferably from IT, SaaS, Web3, or startup ecosystems, and will join within 15 days. At VAP Group, we view HR as a strategic partner vital for building outstanding teams, fostering accountability, and encouraging exceptional talent growth—not just as a manager of policies and payroll.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and provide guidance to People Operations and Talent Acquisition teams.
• Develop scalable HR processes for managing a global, distributed workforce.
• Manage end-to-end employee lifecycle activities including onboarding and offboarding.
• Own recruitment strategies across departments to enhance hiring speed, quality of hires, and candidate experience.
• Partner with business leaders to cultivate high-performing teams.
• Oversee the entire performance management cycle, promoting continuous feedback and accountability.
• Collaborate with managers on coaching, improving performance, and talent development.
• Create and implement employee engagement initiatives, including surveys, action plans, recognition programs, and enhancing manager effectiveness.
• Promote a workplace culture that balances high performance with employee wellbeing.
• Drive improvement in business HR metrics such as Employee ROI, Revenue Per Employee, attrition rates, hiring efficiency, productivity, performance scores, and employee satisfaction and engagement.
• Act as a strategic partner with leadership for organizational planning and workforce decisions guided by people analytics.
• Develop HR policies that support speed, ownership, and excellence within the company.

Who You Are

• Experienced HR professional with 7+ years in HR Business Partner or HR leadership roles.
• Background in IT, SaaS, product development, startups, or Web3 is highly desirable.
• Proven experience leading recruitment and people operations teams.
• Data-driven and confident in using business metrics for decision-making.
• Excellent at influencing and partnering with stakeholders and leaders.
• Committed to high standards, ownership, and effective execution.
• Adaptable and thriving in fast-paced, low-bureaucracy environments.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience managing remote or globally distributed teams.
• History of designing performance management frameworks from the ground up.
• Proficient with HRMS, ATS, employee engagement platforms, and people analytics software.
• Experience with organizations undergoing rapid scaling.

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work fully remotely with a global workforce.
• Engagement at the forefront of AI, Web3, gaming, and emerging technologies.
• Chance to shape the people strategy of a growing global company.
• High responsibility and impact, along with rapid career progression.
• Direct collaboration with leadership, influencing key business outcomes.