Head of People

Who We Are

Stake is the MENA region’s most exciting real estate fintech company, combining real estate expertise and innovative financial technology to deliver products that empower everyone to own and build wealth through Real Estate. Launched in 2021 we have grown rapidly, leveraging decades of experience in technology, financial services and global real estate, to launch the MENA region’s first mobile app for fractional real estate investing.

This is just the beginning and we’re currently searching for highly talented individuals to join and help lead our expansion into international markets and new business lines

The People & Culture Team

Our People & Culture team cultivates a vibrant community, where every voice is valued and every idea is empowered

We’re looking for a strategic and hands-on Head of People to lead and build on our People & Culture function as we scale. This is a pivotal leadership role that will shape how we hire, retain, develop and empower talent across all markets that we operate in. You’ll work directly with the Co-Founders to align people initiatives with business goals, ensure operational readiness across markets (especially UAE & KSA) and help build the foundation for long-term growth.

What You’ll Do

Strategic Partner to the Founders

• Be a thought partner to the co-founders and wider leadership team on org design, team structure, performance, and growth.
• Contribute to and help drive company-wide strategy, bringing a people-first perspective to all key business decisions.
• Build a culture of clarity, accountability, and high performance.
• Lead headcount planning, compensation frameworks, and manpower forecasting in partnership with Finance
  
  

People Leadership & Culture

• Own and lead the full People & Culture strategy across the UAE, KSA, and remote teams; ensuring it’s fully aligned with Stake’s overall business goals.
• Build and evolve all People pillars: Talent Acquisition, Performance, L&D, Culture, Engagement, and Total Rewards.
• Continuously evolve our internal levels, compensation bands, and progression frameworks to support scale.
• Run meaningful engagement and performance cycles, not box-ticking exercises.
• Lead with empathy and data, balancing what’s good for people with what’s right for the business.
• Lead employee engagement activities across both KSA and UAE.
  
  

Build for Scale

• Ensure we remain compliant and operationally sound in all markets, especially KSA & UAE.
• Design lightweight, startup-appropriate processes and frameworks that support rapid and scalable growth (performance reviews, engagement action plans, onboarding, recognition).
• Implement systems and tools that improve automation, transparency, and decision-making.
  
  

Team Leadership & Development

• Build, lead and develop a high-performing People & Talent team.
• Coach leaders across the business on how to lead and develop teams effectively.
• Be a cultural ambassador; protecting what’s special about Stake while evolving us for what’s next.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• 10 years’ experience in People & Talent, with at least 3 in building and scaling People functions at fast-growing startups or scale-ups (ideally across multiple markets).
• Proven success building and scaling People functions from scratch across hiring, performance, engagement, L&D, and compliance.
• Strong understanding of org design, headcount planning, compensation frameworks, and talent strategy.
• Deep familiarity with UAE and KSA labor laws and platforms (e.g. Qiwa, GOSI, Mudad) and a track record of ensuring compliance in high-growth environments.
• Experience working directly with founders and senior leaders to shape business strategy and embed it across the organisation.
• Proficiency in designing and rolling out operating rhythms (OKRs, performance frameworks etc.) that drive alignment and execution.
• Clear communicator with high emotional intelligence, strong judgment, and a people-first mindset.
  
  

Why You Should Join Stake

• Hybrid work environment
• Work directly with senior leadership in one of the region’s fastest growing start-ups; you will get exposure to all functions at Stake and have the chance to learn from the very best in the space!
• Generous equity compensation; this aims to bring a high degree of ownership into your work. As Stake grows, you grow with it!
• Budget for learning and development; we want Stakers to constantly strive for personal and professional growth
• Best in class end of service savings scheme; through DIFC-sponsored DEWS programme
• Off-sites and regular team events
  
  

Stake has a high performance culture where the bar is always rising. We bring on brilliant, ambitious and curious people who see the value in Stake and want to grow with us.