HR & Culture Manager

About the role

Nexus Solutions is looking for an HR & Culture Manager to lead the Group's HR and culture function across recruitment, employee relations, performance, development, culture, people operations and client HR services. The role acts as a trusted partner to the CEO, COO and business leaders, helping them understand the organization, assess talent quality and close capability gaps. It is not primarily an administrative HR role.

Key responsibilities

• Act as a trusted HR adviser to the CEO, COO and business heads, anticipating people's needs and translating business plans into workforce and talent requirements.
• Own hiring quality: assess candidates for capability, judgment, attitude and cultural fit, challenge hiring managers, and lead senior and critical hires.
• Track quality of hire through probation performance, first-year retention and manager feedback.
• Identify capability gaps and underperformance early, build development plans for high-potential employees, coach managers and build succession plans.
• Shape and protect the group's culture, reinforce values through hiring and performance management, and address behaviours that harm team culture.
• Lead complex employee relations matters, oversee disciplinary, grievance and investigation processes, and coach managers on difficult conversations.
• Lead and develop the HR and Recruitment team, set standards and review key HR outputs before release.
• Serve as the senior HR contact for business heads and client leadership, manage client HR relationships and escalate people risks early.
• Document HR policies and processes, keep knowledge of UAE employment law, protect employee data and keep job descriptions and grading current.

Required profile

• 10+ years' HR experience, including 4+ years managing people.
• Generalist HR background across the full employee lifecycle.
• Experience partnering with CEOs, founders or senior leadership, and managing employee relations and sensitive matters.
• Client-facing or multi-business-unit HR experience.
• Degree in a relevant field or equivalent.

Required skills

• Strong interviewing and candidate assessment experience.
• Working knowledge of UAE labor law.
• Nice to have: CIPD Level 5 or above, SHRM or equivalent, experience in fast-growing or founder-led businesses, shared services or outsourced HR, and billable hours and utilization reporting.

What we offer

• Premium medical insurance.
• Performance-based annual bonuses.
• Corporate benefits including gifts for special occasions and team-building activities.