HR Manager - 18 Months Contract Role

Transguard Workforce Solutions continues to lead the UAE market as a trusted partner for innovative and fully integrated HR services. With more than a decade of experience and a highly skilled team, we are proud to support organizations across the region with tailored workforce solutions.

We are currently hiring a HR Manager - 18 months contract role on behalf of a prestigious client, based in their Dubai office.

Job Responsibilities:

• Employee Relations & Business Partnership – strong ability to build trusted relationships, coach leaders, address employee concerns and provide practical HR advice aligned with business needs.
• Ethics & Workplace Investigations – hands-on experience managing complaints, grievances, disciplinary matters and investigations, including interviews, evidence review, documentation, findings and follow-up actions.
• Conflict Management – ability to manage difficult conversations, mediate workplace issues and facilitate practical and fair resolution.
• UAE Employment Practices & HR Compliance – sound knowledge of UAE Labour Law and practical application across disciplinary matters, termination, leave, working hours, contracts and employee rights and obligations.
• HR Governance & Policies – experience implementing and reviewing HR policies, ensuring process compliance and identifying control or process gaps.
• Payroll Governance – understanding of the end-to-end payroll cycle, required inputs, controls, approvals and timelines; ability to oversee timely and accurate delivery without necessarily being a payroll specialist.
• Performance & Talent Management – experience supporting performance management, development, talent discussions, succession planning and retention actions.
• Employee Experience & Engagement – experience coordinating recognition, service awards, wellness, cultural and other employee engagement initiatives.

Experience:

• 7–10+ years of progressive HR experience, ideally including 3–5 years in an HR Business Partner, Senior HR Generalist or HR Manager capacity.
• Strong UAE HR experience with practical exposure to local employment practices and employee relations.
• Experience supporting a multi-functional organization and partnering with employees and leaders at different levels.
• Experience in an industrial, engineering, automotive, manufacturing, distribution or similarly operational environment is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience independently managing complex employee relations matters and sensitive people issues.

Key Skills & Behaviours

• Relationship Building – approachable and credible with employees while able to establish strong partnerships with managers and senior leaders.
• Business Acumen – understands business priorities and provides practical HR solutions rather than operating HR in isolation.
• Judgment & Decision-Making – able to assess facts, risk, policy and context before determining the appropriate HR approach.
• Independence & Ownership – capable of handling matters with limited supervision, taking accountability and following actions through to closure.
• Influencing & Coaching – confident in challenging, advising and coaching managers, including when the HR recommendation differs from the manager's initial position.
• Communication – strong verbal and written communication skills, particularly for sensitive employee matters, investigations and management advice.
• Confidentiality & Integrity – demonstrates discretion, neutrality and professionalism when dealing with sensitive information.
• Organization & Execution – able to manage multiple priorities including employee relations cases, payroll timelines, performance cycles and HR initiatives.
• Responsiveness & Follow-Through – provides timely support, maintains clear ownership and ensures commitments and actions are completed.