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About the Role
Nabat, a climate-tech startup, seeks an HR Manager to own end-to-end people operations. This hands-on senior individual contributor role covers talent acquisition, PRO/government liaison, payroll, compliance, employee relations, and performance management.
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Responsibilities
- Define hiring plans, role scope, job descriptions, and candidate criteria with hiring managers.
- Approve visa and immigration priorities, manage quota usage, and ensure Emiratization compliance.
- Approve payroll calendar, cut off dates, inputs, exceptions, and final payroll sign off.
- Own ER case strategy, grievance and disciplinary decisions, and conflict resolution outcomes.
- Set compensation standards, organizational grading, benefits design, and annual budget.
- Set learning priorities, mandatory training requirements, annual calendar, and budget.
- Set performance cycle policy, timelines, calibration process, and org wide guidance.
- Approve governance and access rules for HR systems and sensitive data extracts.
Requirements
- 7–10 years of progressive HR experience, ideally in a startup, venture, or lean team environment.
- Strong knowledge of UAE labour law, PRO processes, and Emiratization requirements.
- Proven ability to operate independently across the full HR spectrum without a large team.
- Experience managing outsourced HR/payroll providers and holding them accountable to SLAs.
- Commercially minded with ability to balance people first thinking with business pragmatism.
- Excellent judgment on sensitive employee matters, with discretion and professionalism.
- Strong communicator who can engage credibly with leadership, employees, and government bodies.
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About Nabat
- Nabat is a climate tech startup using advanced technology to protect and restore natural ecosystems.
- Operates at the intersection of ecological & environmental sciences, GIS, AI, and robotics.
Role Overview
- The HR Manager at Nabat will serve as the Venture HR Lead, owning end to end people operations.
- This is a hands on, senior individual contributor role responsible for building and running all HR functions.
Key Responsibilities
- Talent Acquisition: Define hiring plans, approve sourcing strategy, lead interviews, manage candidate communications.
- PRO & Government Liaison: Approve visa priorities, manage quota usage, ensure Emiratization compliance.
- Payroll & Compliance: Approve payroll calendar, own sensitive payroll decisions, coordinate with Finance.
- HR Operations: Approve employee leave requests, HR policies, and decide non standard employee cases.
- Onboarding & Offboarding: Approve joiner/leaver decisions, set standards, conduct orientations.
- Compensation & Benefits: Set compensation standards, select insurers, approve policy design.
- Employee Relations: Own ER case strategy, grievance decisions, and conflict resolution outcomes.
- Learning & Development: Set learning priorities, approve curriculum, own leadership development.
- Executive Hiring & Exit: Define executive mandates, approve search strategy, lead negotiations.
- Performance Management: Set performance cycle policy, approve salary review principles.
- HRIS & Data Management: Approve governance rules, sensitive data extracts, and audit responses.
What We're Looking For
- 7–10 years of progressive HR experience, ideally in a startup or lean team environment.
- Strong knowledge of UAE labour law, PRO processes, and Emiratization requirements.
- Proven ability to operate independently across the full HR spectrum.
- Experience managing outsourced HR/payroll providers.
- Commercially minded with people first thinking.
- Excellent judgment on sensitive employee matters.
- Strong communicator with leadership and government bodies.
Why join Nabat?
- Join a well funded early stage tech startup at the intersection of geospatial AI, remote sensing, drone robotics, ecology & agricultural science.
- Relocate to Abu Dhabi with an 'all inclusive' relocation package including visa sponsorship, flights, orientation, and hotel stay.
- Make a real impact on climate change and ecosystem loss.
How To Apply
- Send your resume detailing relevant experience and why you're the perfect fit.
- Hiring process includes screening call, interviews with hiring manager, technical team, senior leader, background check, and offer.
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