People Projects Manager | Dubai, UAE

People Projects Manager

Department: People Tech & Development
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Remote
Reporting To: Maria Nevedrova

Description
Are you passionate about driving impactful change in HR, optimizing business processes, managing complex HR transformation projects, and designing cutting-edge talent management solutions? If so, this role is your perfect fit.

As our People Projects Manager, you will:

• Act as a Project Coordinator, designing and executing rollout strategies for HR and cross-functional projects.
• Bring the mindset of a Product Manager, identifying HR challenges and turning them into flexible and streamlined solutions.
• Leverage your expertise in Talent Management, taking charge of critical areas like performance evaluation, employee development, and succession planning.
• Serve as an HR Generalist, utilizing a deep understanding of key HR metrics and the full employee lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive and coordinate HR transformation projects, including cross-functional initiatives with Finance, Compliance, Information Security, and other Divisions.
• Develop and execute detailed rollout plans for People projects.
• Analyze and optimize HR business processes, ensuring efficiency and automation.
• Design and enhance tools and methodologies for employee evaluation, development, goal-setting, engagement, and retention and overseeing them.
• Craft communication strategies to ensure seamless adoption of changes by employees at all levels.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• A degree in HR, Business Management, or Business Analysis (or relevant professional certification).
• 3+ years of experience in HR project management, with proven success in delivering impactful projects.
• Broad expertise across multiple HR domains (the more diverse, the better!).
• Advanced user knowledge of HRM systems (preferably BambooHR), performance management systems, and task management tools (e.g., Jira, Trello).
• Strong business analysis skills, including process documentation following industry standards.
• Experience with pitch preparation, concept presentations, and defending solutions to senior executives.
• Proficiency in conducting in-depth user interviews.

We're looking for someone who embodies:

• Autonomy: You take full ownership of your projects and think beyond the obvious.
• Entrepreneurial mindset: You're always proactive, solution-oriented, and focused on impact.
• Exceptional communication: You listen actively, present confidently, and defend your ideas with valid arguments.
• Flexibility & self-awareness: You're open to feedback, adaptive to change, and unafraid to challenge the status quo.
• Creativity: You thrive on finding simple, effective solutions to complex problems.