People Partner

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic People advisor to department heads across all functions
• Own end-to-end performance review cycles, including timeline, calibration, and execution
• Design and deliver manager enablement programmes, including toolkits and coaching
• Advise on high-trust people matters such as employee relations, terminations, and policy interpretation
• Drive promotion processes, growth planning, and succession strategies
• Design organizational structures, team models, and job architecture to support scaling
• Execute engagement surveys and ensure actionable follow-up at the manager level
• Identify people-related risks and propose data-informed solutions

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a People Partner or HR Business Partner in a high-growth startup or tech environment
• Proven expertise in performance management and manager enablement
• Strong ability to coach and influence senior leadership
• Knowledge of UAE and/or KSA labour law and employment practices
• Proficiency with HRIS tools and data-informed decision making
• Experience building People frameworks or programmes from the ground up
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to handle sensitive matters tactfully

Benefits

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity stake in the business
• Private healthcare
• Flexible office hours

About the Company

Lean Technologies is the leading financial infrastructure provider in the Middle East. We power some of the region's largest companies with APIs that enable payments, account verification, and financial data access. Backed by General Catalyst and Sequoia, we are building the multi-product infrastructure powering payments, data, and lending across the MENA region.