HR Operations & Payroll Specialist

We're excited to be partnering with a leading institution in the UAE that is building a digital-first, AI-enabled financial services organisation from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity to join at an early stage and help shape the people, operational, and service foundations of a business with significant institutional backing and long-term ambition. If you're passionate about HR operations, payroll excellence, and creating exceptional employee experiences, we'd love to hear from you.

As HR Operations & Payroll Specialist, you will play a key role in building and running the bank's HR operations and payroll capability from day one. Working closely with the Director of Human Resources, you'll help create a seamless employee experience while ensuring payroll accuracy, regulatory compliance, and strong people data governance.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end payroll process, including approvals, reconciliation, controls, and disbursement.

• Administer the HRIS and payroll platform, maintaining data quality, workflows, and system controls.

• Coordinate onboarding and offboarding activities, ensuring a smooth employee lifecycle experience.

• Support employment visa processing, Emirates ID administration, labour documentation, and related government requirements.

• Manage employee benefits, insurance programmes, end-of-service provisions, and vendor relationships.

• Produce workforce and HR reporting, including Emiratisation, Nafis, payroll, and operational metrics.

Requirements

• 8+ years of HR Operations and Payroll experience within banking or financial services in the UAE.

• Strong expertise in payroll processing, HR operations, benefits administration, onboarding, and HRIS management.

• Experience building or improving HR operational processes and payroll controls within a regulated environment.

• Deep knowledge of UAE Labour Law, MOHRE requirements, WPS, Emiratisation, Nafis, and pension obligations.

• Experience with HR systems, payroll platforms, workforce reporting, and data management.

• Strong attention to detail, confidentiality, stakeholder management, and service excellence.

Ready to join us Apply today and take the next step in your career.