People Partner

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic HR partner to department heads across business and tech
• Design org structures, team models, and job architecture to support growth
• Lead manager enablement programs, including toolkits, training, and resources
• Support performance cycles from end-to-end (timeline, calibration, execution)
• Drive promotion processes, growth planning, and succession strategies
• Advise on high-trust people matters including ER cases, terminations, and policy interpretation
• Own engagement survey execution and follow-up, ensuring action at the manager level
• Identify people-related risks and propose clear, data-informed solutions
• Collaborate cross-functionally to build scalable, repeatable People frameworks

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a People Partner or HR Business Partner in fast-paced environments
• Proven track record in org design, performance management, and leadership support
• Strong project ownership and stakeholder management across departments
• Able to coach and influence senior managers with confidence and credibility
• Analytical mindset with comfort using data to shape People strategies
• Excellent communication skills: clear, structured, and tactful
• Comfortable working in hybrid and distributed teams across markets

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a tech company or high-growth startup environment
• Regional exposure to UAE and/or KSA labor laws and employment practices
• Built frameworks or programs from scratch (e.g. L&D, engagement, growth mapping)
• Strong judgment in handling sensitive and complex People issues

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Private healthcare
• Flexible office hours
• Meaningful equity stake in the business

About the Company

Lean Technologies is the first regulated open banking and open finance company operating across the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Since 2019, Lean has been on a mission to become the pre-eminent A2A payments company in the Middle East, enabling clients to seamlessly connect to their users’ bank accounts, initiate real-time payments, and retrieve account information. Trusted by leading regional companies such as Etisalat Group, Careem, Binance, Tabby, Tamara, and Tawuniya, Lean has processed billions of dollars and connected with hundreds of thousands of accounts. The company is backed by General Catalyst and Sequoia Capital, further driving its innovation in the MENA financial ecosystem. Lean is dedicated to equal employment opportunity and diversity in the workplace.