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Head of People & Talent

UAE - DubaiFull-time2026-08-10 → 2026-11-11
On-site

Core

Build and lead the entire people function (talent acquisition and people operations) across six global hubs, designing the infrastructure for scaling from 180 to 1000 employees.

Role type

Senior Head of People & Talent (Builder)

Builds

Global hiring engine, performance management system, compensation framework, and people operations infrastructure.

Domain

Fintech / Cross-border payments / Regulated financial services

Required skills

Scaling people infrastructure (50-200+), designing performance and compensation systems, global talent acquisition, org design, workforce planning, employment compliance across multiple jurisdictions, equity band design, hands-on recruiting and people partnering.

Preferred skills

Fintech or regulated-industry experience, experience with regulated hiring (fit-and-proper), autonomy in strategy execution.

Technologies

Greenhouse, Rippling

Responsibilities

Design and run the hiring engine and recruiting infrastructure; build global people operations (onboarding, offboarding, benefits, compliance); design and implement a performance system with scorecards and calibration; partner on org design and workforce planning; design compensation and equity strategy; build and lead the people team.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC leading a global function