People Business Partner📣 Job Ad

About Tamara

Tamara is a leading fintech platform in Saudi Arabia and the GCC region, focused on building a customer-centric financial super-app. The company serves millions of users and partners with global and regional brands, including SHEIN, Jarir, noon, IKEA, and Amazon, alongside small and medium businesses. Tamara is Saudi Arabia’s first fintech unicorn, supported by Sanabil Investments (a wholly owned company by the Public Investment Fund), SNB Capital, and ********** The company operates from its headquarters in Riyadh, with additional regional and global support offices.

The Role of People Business Partner

Tamara is seeking a People Business Partner to join its People team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves providing tactical and strategic consulting on people and organization development strategies to support business objectives. The People Business Partner will contribute to the development and implementation of HR policies and programs, focusing on employee relations, policy interpretation, performance and compensation management, and talent management.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide HR partnership and support for strategic and tactical initiatives, including day-to-day HR assistance and strategy execution for assigned business groups.
• Foster and maintain effective relationships with leaders and employees, offering guidance on HR and business issues at all levels.
• Influence and coach leaders and managers to achieve business objectives within assigned populations.
• Manage employee relations and act as a change agent by implementing best practices and improving work relationships.
• Manage talent development and succession planning, including identifying performance gaps and training needs for departments, managers, and employees within assigned business groups.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of compliance requirements related to day-to-day employee management, ensuring regulatory compliance, and collaborating with legal/compliance departments as needed.
• Implement HR best practices for key HR processes such as performance management, compensation planning, workforce/capability planning, and talent management.
• Identify training, coaching, and mentoring needs for departments, managers, and employees.
• Partner with other HR team members, including International HR, Immigration, and Payroll, acting as a point of contact and liaison with supported groups to deliver comprehensive HR services.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• 2-5 years of experience in a relevant HR role.
• Proficiency in contributing to the development and implementation of HR policies and programs.
• Strong understanding of HR principles, practices, and regulations.

Skills and Attributes

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Driven, determined, and curious team player with a positive outlook.
• Solution-oriented, able to persevere and find ways through challenges.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals through empathy and respect.
• Comfortable with responding quickly and with urgency, and capable of adapting course without losing momentum.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves working within the People team, collaborating with various business groups and other HR functions.