Senior HR Executive – HR Operations

About the role

Britts Imperial University is looking for an experienced Senior HR Executive to join our HR team in Sharjah and manage end‑to‑end HR operations across our UAE campuses. The role involves overseeing the complete employee lifecycle, ensuring compliance with local regulations, and supporting campus leadership on HR matters.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, documentation, background verification, joining formalities and record‑keeping.
• Handle HR operations such as employee queries, letters, contracts, payroll inputs, PF/ESIC, visa, accommodation, travel and IT asset coordination.
• Coordinate with recruitment teams and heads of departments for manpower planning, interviews, candidate feedback, offers and joining.
• Act as the primary HR point of contact for employees, department heads and campus leadership.
• Support employee relations, resolve HR‑related concerns and plan employee engagement activities across campuses.
• Conduct regular campus visits to provide on‑ground HR support.
• Ensure HR compliance and documentation, including RRU/RAKDOC/CAA requirements.
• Collaborate with HR, Recruitment, Payroll, Finance, IT, Academic teams and campus leadership.
• Contribute to HR projects, process improvements and expansion of HR operations to future campuses.

Required profile

• Proven experience in HR Operations or HR Generalist roles.
• Strong knowledge of employee lifecycle management and HR documentation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and employee relations abilities.
• Effective communication, coordination, follow‑up and problem‑solving skills.
• Valid UAE driving licence (candidates with their own car preferred).
• Willingness to travel between UAE campuses approximately once a week.

Required skills

• HR documentation
• IT asset coordination
• Payroll inputs
• HR compliance
• Employee lifecycle management

What we offer

• UAE visa provided by the company.
• Opportunity to work across multiple UAE campuses.
• Exposure to end‑to‑end HR operations and stakeholder management.
• Growth opportunities within a growing education group.