People Services Advisor - Middle East

People Services Advisor - Middle East - 6 month FTC We're looking for a People Services Advisor to join our Dubai team. This is a hybrid role (3 days in the office, 2 days remote). In this role, you’ll help us deliver seamless, first-line HR support and administration to employees and managers across the UAE & Kuwait, ensuring an exceptional employee experience and compliance with local labour laws. What You’ll Be Doing: - Own First-Line HR Support: Act as the primary point of contact for regional HR enquiries, managing ticket escalations on our case management platform. - Deliver End-to-End Employee Lifecycle Operations: Manage onboarding, offboarding, and core data changes in Workday, while supporting monthly payroll preparation and issuing official documentation. - Manage Regional Visa & Immigration Processes: Partner with immigration providers and government relations for visa applications, renewals, and quota submissions. - Ensure Legal & Policy Compliance: Maintain strict compliance with UAE and Kuwait Labour Laws and data protection standards. - Drive Process Optimisation: Identify opportunities to simplify HR procedures and deliver people analytics dashboards. What You’ll Need to Thrive: - Proven experience in an HR administration or People Services role, ideally within the UAE. - Strong working knowledge of UAE Labour Law under MOHRE alongside hands-on experience managing regional visa and sponsorship processes. - Demonstrated experience utilizing Workday or similar enterprise HRIS for data management and lifecycle processing. - Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail. - Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English.