HR Business Partner

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Summary: Seeking a Strategic HR Partner to drive people initiatives, aligning workforce capability, performance, and engagement with business objectives in Qatar. Highlights: 1. Strategic HR partnership with business leaders 2. Drive people initiatives across Qatar operations 3. Focus on talent acquisition, performance, and engagement **Overview** ***WELCOME QATAR W.L.L*****.\* is a Doha\-based hospitality and services company offering event management, guest services, and hotel supplies to the hospitality and corporate sectors. We are looking for a \_**Strategic HR partner\*\_ to business leaders; drive people initiatives that align workforce capability, performance, and engagement with business objectives across the Qatar operation. **Key responsibilities** * Strategic partnership * Advise leadership on people strategy, org design, workforce planning, and change initiatives; translate business priorities into HR plans. * Talent acquisition \& workforce planning * Partner with hiring managers on role profiling, sourcing strategy, selection, and onboarding to secure critical talent. * Performance \& talent management * Drive performance management cycles, talent calibration, succession planning, promotion processes, and development plans for key roles. * Employee relations \& engagement * Coach managers on employee relations, disciplinary processes, investigations, grievance resolution, and retention initiatives; lead engagement surveys and action plans. * Compensation \& rewards * Support compensation reviews, market benchmarking, job evaluations, and incentive program design in coordination with People/Comp teams. * Learning \& development * Identify capability gaps, design or source development programs, and coordinate leadership and functional training. * HR operations \& compliance * Ensure HR policy implementation, visa/work\-permit coordination, payroll inputs, recordkeeping, and compliance with Qatar labour law. * Change \& project delivery * Lead or support HR projects (restructures, policy rollouts, cultural programs, M\&A integration) and measure impact. * People analytics \& reporting * Provide workforce metrics and insights (turnover, retention, headcount, engagement) to inform decisions and track HR KPIs. * Stakeholder management * Build credible relationships with business leaders, HR centers of excellence, finance, and external providers. **Qualifications** * Experience: 5\+ years HR generalist/partner experience; prior HRBP experience in Qatar/GCC or multinational environment preferred. * Education: Bachelor’s in HR, Business, or related field; CIPD/SHRM/PHR or equivalent preferred. * Knowledge: Strong understanding of Qatar labour law, expatriate employment practices, compensation frameworks, and performance/talent management. * Skills: Trusted advisor with strong influencing, coaching, stakeholder management, project management, and analytical skills. * Tools: Proficient with HRIS/ATS, MS Excel/PowerPoint; experience with HR analytics preferred. **Success metrics** * Leadership satisfaction with HR partnership: high score on stakeholder surveys. * Talent metrics: reduced time\-to\-fill for critical roles, improved retention of key talent, promotion rate within talent pools. * Employee engagement: measurable improvement year\-over\-year. * Compliance: zero significant labour\-law/visa non\-compliance issues. Pay: QAR25\.00 \- QAR35\.00 per hour Work Location: In person