Assistant Manager – HR

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Assistant Manager – HR to lead day‑to‑day HR operations, manage the full employee lifecycle, and ensure compliance with UAE Labour Laws. The role combines operational HR expertise with hands‑on involvement in talent acquisition and payroll coordination.

Key responsibilities

• Manage daily HR processes, policies, and procedures across the organization.
• Oversee employee documentation, transfers, promotions, contract renewals, and exits.
• Coordinate payroll activities, ensuring accurate salary, attendance, leave, overtime, deductions and benefits processing.
• Ensure compliance with UAE Labour Laws, MOHRE regulations and internal policies.
• Handle employee relations, grievances, disciplinary actions and performance management.
• Maintain HR databases, HRMS/ERP systems and ensure data confidentiality.
• Support talent acquisition: manpower planning, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offers and onboarding.
• Prepare HR reports, headcount, attrition, manpower and other MIS reports for management.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field; MBA in HR is a plus.
• 6–8 years of HR experience with at least 2 years in a supervisory or team‑lead role.
• Strong knowledge of UAE Labour Laws, MOHRE regulations and HR compliance.
• Hands‑on experience in payroll coordination, employee relations and lifecycle management.

Required skills

• Experience with HRMS/ERP platforms such as Oracle Fusion or SAP.
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel for HR reporting.