HR Operations Specialist (Fixed Term Contract)
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About the Role
The Walt Disney Company seeks an HR Operations Specialist for a 6-month contract in Dubai. You will support HR operations across the MENA region, handling employee lifecycle queries, HR transactions, and process improvements.
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Responsibilities
- Provide timely, accurate support on HR queries across the employee lifecycle via multiple channels
- Process HR transactions and maintain employee records in HR systems, ensuring accuracy and compliance
- Support leave of absence cases, payroll inputs, contract documentation, and benefits administration
- Manage high volume data changes in HR systems (e.g., Workday, SAP)
- Collaborate with internal teams and external providers to resolve queries
- Maintain and update process documentation and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
- Support visa processing and contingent workforce administration
- Deliver high standard of customer service, handling sensitive information with discretion
Requirements
- Degree in HR or related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience in HR Operations, Employee Services, or shared services/customer service environment
- Strong understanding of HR processes and ability to apply policies and local legislation
- Familiarity with HR systems such as Workday, SAP, ServiceNow, and Microsoft Office tools
- Excellent communication skills in English; Arabic is an advantage
- Strong attention to detail, organisation, and ability to manage competing priorities
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Job Summary
- We’re looking for an HR Operations Specialist to join our Employee Services team on a 6‑month contract.
- This role supports day to day HR operations across the MENA region, balancing high volume transactional work with process improvements.
- Based in Dubai office, 4 days a week, with either Monday or Friday working from home.
What You Will Do
- Provide timely, accurate support on HR queries across the employee lifecycle via multiple channels.
- Process HR transactions and maintain employee records in HR systems, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Support leave of absence cases, payroll inputs, contract documentation, and benefits administration.
- Manage high volume data changes in HR systems (e.g., Workday, SAP).
- Collaborate with internal teams and external providers to resolve queries.
- Maintain and update process documentation and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Identify and support Data Subject Requests (DSRs) in line with GDPR.
- Support visa processing and contingent workforce administration.
- Deliver high standard of customer service, handling sensitive information with discretion.
- Assist with reporting, system testing, and identifying process or system improvements.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Degree in HR or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Experience in HR Operations, Employee Services, or shared services/customer service environment.
- Strong understanding of HR processes and ability to apply policies and local legislation (UAE experience is a plus).
- Familiarity with HR systems such as Workday, SAP, ServiceNow, and Microsoft Office tools.
- Excellent communication skills in English; Arabic is an advantage.
- Strong attention to detail, organisation, and ability to manage competing priorities.
- Collaborative approach with strong stakeholder management skills across regions.
- Comfortable working in a fast paced, evolving environment and identifying areas for improvement.
About The Walt Disney Company
- The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences.
- Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
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