People Partner

About the Job

Lean is scaling fast, with 130+ employees across our markets, and our People function is evolving to match that growth. We’re hiring a senior People Partner to take ownership of areas such as org design, manager enablement, and performance management, and ensure our leadership and teams are set up to thrive as we grow.

You’ll partner directly with cross-functional department heads, support high-quality decision-making around team structure and talent, and lead the development of frameworks that drive performance, clarity, and culture. Based in Dubai or Riyadh, this role is also critical in providing senior HR presence in our largest offices and most complex teams.

You’ll be joining a small, lean team: this is not a layered HR function. You’ll work closely with senior leaders, and your ability to build trust, influence decisions, and operate with autonomy will be essential to success.

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

Minimum qualifications

• 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

Desired 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

NB. While we think the above experience could be important, we’re keen to hear from people that believe they have valuable experience to bring to the role. If you identify with the team and mission, but not all of our requirements, then please still apply!!

Why Join us?

Lean is the first regulated open banking and open finance company operating across the UAE and Saudi Arabia.  Since 2019 we've been on a mission to become the pre-eminent A2A payments company in the Middle East - enabling our clients to seamlessly connect to their users’ bank accounts to initiate real-time payments and retrieve account information. Our products have garnered the trust of some of the leading companies in the region, including the likes of Etisalat Group, Careem, Binance, Tabby, Tamara, Tawuniya, and more.

To date, Lean has processed billions of dollars, and our products have connected with hundreds of thousands of accounts across the region. We've recently announced our $67.5 million Series B funding round led by General Catalyst, following earlier investment from Sequoia Capital. This funding marks a major milestone for Lean and the financial ecosystem across the MENA region. At Lean, we’re committed to driving the next generation of financial innovation by making financial data and payments more accessible and transparent for businesses and consumers alike.

To that end, we're always on the lookout for talented, driven, and entrepreneurial candidates to join us in our mission of enabling the next generation of financial innovation. If you're motivated by solving hard problems and leaving a lasting legacy while you're at it, Lean's where you need to be.

Not only do we offer competitive salaries, private healthcare, and flexible office hours, but we also insist that every member of the team hold a meaningful equity stake in the business to ensure long-term alignment. We'd love you to join us for this journey!

Lean is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

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