Senior Human Capital Business Partner

AIQ


Date: 10 hours ago
City: Abu Dhabi
Contract type: Full time
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.

Qualifications

  • 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)

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